The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin (MPIWG)
offers a limited number of two-month pre- and postdoctoral fellowships
for outstanding junior scholars in the final stage of completing their
dissertations or within 4 years of having received the doctorate.
Dissertation topics should The Max Planck Institute for the History of
Science, Berlin (MPIWG) offers a limited number of two-month pre- and
postdoctoral fellowships for outstanding junior scholars in the final
stage of completing their dissertations or within 4 years of having
received the doctorate. Dissertation topics should be related to the
ongoing research project in Department II Learned Practices of Canonical
Texts (Organizers: Anthony Grafton, Glenn Most); project description at
http://www.mpiwgberlin.mpg.de/en/research/projects/DeptII_GraftonMost_Canonical.
This research project examines historically and comparatively the
scholarly practices associated with canonical texts especially in the
following linguistic traditions: ancient Greek; Latin; Hebrew; Arabic;
the languages of the Indian subcontinent; Chinese. The fellowships will
run from 1 July 2012 - 31 August 2012 and will include funds to cover
round-trip travel between the fellows home institution and Berlin and a
stipend for living expenses during this period.
The description of the project can be found at
http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/research/projects/DeptII_GraftonMost_Canonical
The website of MPIWG is:
http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/news/jobs.html
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