Humboldt University announces International Research

International Research Fellowships: The International Research Center for “Work and Human Life Cycle in Global History” at the Humboldt University Berlin and funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) invites scholars to apply for International Research Fellowships (5 stipends for senior scholars and 5 stipends for postdoctoral candidates).

Candidates especially from the disciplines of history, anthropology, law, sociology, political science, and area studies are welcome to apply.

Applicants should be at the postdoctoral level or senior scholars.

Postdoctoral candidates should have received their doctorate within the last five years. Proposed projects should employ a historical and transregional perspective.

The project should focus not only on work/labor, but on life course as well. Possible topic areas are, among others, the household, loss of work, and free and unfree work.

Fellows will receive a monthly stipend, which can be individually negotiated. They are obliged to work at the International Research Center in Berlin.

A fully equipped office will be provided as well as organizational help for visa, housing, etc.

For more information and application, see: International Research Fellowships Website