Visiting Fellowships and Junior Visiting Fellowships

The Körber Foundation and the Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (Institute for Human Sciences, IWM) jointly award Visiting Fellowships and Junior Visiting Fellowships on "History and Memory in Europe". The objective is to support projects that contribute to a transnational perspective on modern European history. Interdisciplinary approaches are highly welcome. The Körber Fellows are invited to spend 6 months at the IWM during the academic year 2005/2006 to pursue their research project while working in residence at the Institute. The fellows will receive a stipend to cover accommodation, living expenses, travel, health insurance and incidentals. Candidates for the Körber Visiting Fellowships must be citizens of any European country or permanently reside in Europe must have obtained a Ph.D. in history or another discipline in the humanities or social sciences with a research focus related to the objective of this programme must hold a senior academic position (at least equivalent to associate professor level) and must substantiate their expertise in the field with their publication record. Candidates for the Körber Junior Visiting Fellowships must be citizens of any European country or permanently reside in Europe must currently pursue their doctoral degree or have recently obtained a Ph.D. in history or another discipline in the humanities or social sciences with a research focus related to the objective of this programme must not be older than 35 years. Please visit www.iwm.at/f-koerb.htm to learn more details about the application procedure, deadline and other important information.
Deadline: 15.12.2004

Contact: Maria Nicklas
Tel: +43/1/313 58-108, Fax: +43/1/313 58-30
Adress: Spittelauer Lände 3, A-1090 Wien, http://www.iwm.at/f-koerb.htm