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Dear all, below some funding opportunities for research on the metropolis, based in Berlin. best, Lyn Dr Lyn Marven Lecturer in German School of Languages, Cultures and Area Studies Modern Languages Building University of Liverpool Chatham Street Liverpool L69 7ZR Tel: +44 151 794 2783 http://www.liv.ac.uk/soclas/ <http://www.liv.ac.uk/soclas/> ________________________________ From: H-NET Urban History Discussion List on behalf of Wendy Plotkin Sent: Thu 21/06/2007 18:30 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: FUNDING: Doctoral/Postdoctoral Fellowships [Center for Metropolitan Studies (CMS), Berlin/Germany] From: Florian Urban <[log in to unmask]> DOCTORAL AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS AT THE CENTER FOR METROPOLITAN STUDIES (CMS), BERLIN/GERMANY The interdisciplinary "Transatlantic Graduate Research Program Berlin New York: History and Culture of the Metropolis in the 20th Century," which is supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG), calls for applications for 12 doctoral fellowships (1.000 Euros/month) 2 post-doc fellowships (1.416 Euros/month) for the period 2008-2010. The fellowships start on January 1, 2008 and are granted for three years (doctoral fellowships) or two years (post-docs) respectively. The Graduate Research Program is a joint project of six universities from Berlin (Technical University, Humboldt University, Free University) and from New York (Columbia University, Fordham University, New York University). It aims to stimulate innovative interdisciplinary and comparative research on the metropolis in the 20th century. The call addresses junior researchers from historical, social, political, cultural, and spatial sciences whose research focuses on one of the three central clusters of the Graduate Research Program: Resources of the metropolis: culture science - economy Metropolitan infrastructures Governance Projects with a historical perspective are preferred. The Transatlantic Graduate Research Program is characterized through joint classes and supervision by professors from both Berlin and New York. It is situated at the Center for Metropolitan Studies (CMS) at the Technical University Berlin. The fellows are asked to live in Berlin and actively participate in the program. The curriculum comprehends interdisciplinary seminars, research colloquia and workshops as well as a stay abroad. Please check the CMS website (http://www.metropolitanstudies.de <http://www.metropolitanstudies.de/> ) for more detailed information. To apply, researchers need a relevant research proposal, good knowledge in both languages of the program (German, English) as well as an excellent university degree which allows the participation in the program at Ph.D. or postdoctoral level. Applications of young researchers from outside Germany are especially welcome. The application has to include the following documents: 01. a cover sheet (for download see the CMS website); 02. a curriculum vitae 03. photocopies of university certificates; 04. a project proposal (max. ten pages); 05. a one-page abstract; 06. a time-table 07. two letters of recommendation, to be sent to the CMS directly. Please check our website for further information on the application procedure. Send your applications in German or English, both as a hard copy and per e-mail until to the spokesman of the Graduate Research Program. Deadline is August 1, 2007. Prof. Dr. Heinz Reif Center for Metropolitan Studies / TU Berlin Sekr. TEL 3-0, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 7 10587 Berlin, Germany, and over e-mail to: [log in to unmask] For questions please check the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section at on our website first. For urgent remaining questions, please contact Dr Oliver Schmidt by e-mail at [log in to unmask] _________________________________________ Prof. Dr. Florian Urban Center for Metropolitan Studies Technische Universität Berlin H-Urban: http://www.h-net.org/~urban/ (including logs & posting guidelines) Posting Address: [log in to unmask] / mailto:[log in to unmask] (Click)