Post-docs at the Max Planck Institut, Berlin
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The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, Department II (Lorraine Daston), announces two postdoctoral fellowships for up to two years, starting date September 1, 2013. Outstanding junior scholars are invited to apply.
The fellowship will be awarded in conjunction with the following two Working Group research projects:
Historicizing Big Data
[http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/projects/projects/DeptII_Aronova_Oertzen_Sepkoski_Historicizing]
Science in Circulation
[http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/research/projects/DeptII_Science_in_Circulation/index_html]
Candidates should hold a doctorate in the history of science or a related field at the time the fellowship begins; the Ph.D. degree should have been awarded in 2010 or later.
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science is an international and interdisciplinary research institute (website). It is expected that candidates will be able to present their own work and discuss that of others fluently in English. Applications may however be submitted in German, English, or French.
Fellowships are endowed with a monthly stipend between 2.100 € and 2.500 € (fellows from abroad) or between 1.468 € and 1.621 € (fellows from Germany). Candidates of all nationalities are welcome to apply; applications from women are especially welcomed. The Max Planck Society is committed to promoting more handicapped individuals and encourages them to apply. Postdoctoral fellows are expected to participate in the research activities at the Institute.
Candidates are requested to send a curriculum vitae, publication list, copies of certificates (PhD), research prospectus (maximum 750 words), a sample text, and two reference letters (which may be submitted separately) no later than February 18, 2013 to:
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Administration, Postdoc Dpt. II
Boltzmannstr. 22
14195 Berlin, Germany
Electronic submission is also possible: rheld@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de For questions concerning the research project and Department II, please contact Dr. David Sepkoski; for administrative questions concerning the position and the Institute, please contact Claudia Paaß (paass@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de), Head of Administration, or Jochen Schneider (jsr@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de), Research Coordinator.
Candidates may expect a decision by March 18, 2013.
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