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Debbie
> ZENTRUM FUER ZEITHISTORISCHE FORSCHUNG SUMMER
> FELLOWSHIPS
>
> The Zentrum fuer Zeithistorische Forschung (ZZF) in
> Potsdam, Germany,
> is pleased to invite applications for up to _three
> Summer
> Fellowships_ in 2008 to study German and European
> History after 1945.
> These two-month fellowships provide an opportunity
> to pursue
> individual research in the Berlin/Brandenburg area
> and to participate
> in the intellectual life of one of Germany's major
> research centers
> on History. Founded in 1996, the ZZF has a broad
> interest in
> Contemporary European History with a special focus
> on the GDR and the
> Federal Republic, East-West German relations, and
> the Cold War in
> Europe. Its Library holds approx. 75,000 items and
> subscribes to more
> than 100 periodicals.
>
> Applicants must have at least _postdoctoral status_
> and show an
> outstanding academic record. They are expected to
> pursue their own
> research, but preference will be given to those
> applicants whose
> interests relate to one of the major research groups
> at the ZZF and/
> or their individual projects. Further information on
> the thematic
> clusters of the ZZF can be found at
> http://www.zzf-pdm.de <http://www.zzf-pdm.de/> .
> Recipients
> will be assigned to a research group and asked to
> present their
> current project in a seminar or colloquium.
>
> Stipends vary between EUR 4,000 and EUR 10,000 for a
> two month grant
> period, depending on experience and scholarly
> eminence. The non-
> renewable funding is supposed to cover all expenses
> including travel,
> housing, and insurance. Fellows are expected to
> reside in Berlin or
> Potsdam for two consecutive months between May and
> September 2007.
> The ZZF will provide office space, access to the
> Internet and other
> relevant facilities.
>
> The application deadline is January 5, 2008.
> Decisions will be
> announced not later than February 15, 2008. Clear
> priority will be
> given to Non-German applicants. Ph.D. by time of
> appointment is
> required. All applications must include
>
> 1. A letter of interest;
> 2. A curriculum vitae (including a list of
> publications);
> 3. A project proposal not exceeding five
> pages (1,500 words);
> 4. One letter of recommendation.
>
> Applications should be sent to:
>
> Summer Fellowship
> Mr. Achim Saupe
> Zentrum fuer Zeithistorische Forschung
> Am Neuen Markt 1
> 14467 Potsdam
> Germany
>
> No applications or recommendations by E-mail or fax
> will be accepted.
> The letter of recommendation may be send under
> separate cover. For
> further information on the Zentrum fuer
> Zeithistorische Forschung,
> please refer to http://www.zzf-pdm.de
> <http://www.zzf-pdm.de/> . Additional inquiries
> about the
> fellowship program should be directed via E-mail to
> Mr. Achim Saupe
> ([log in to unmask]).
>
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