Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology

Supported by the Excellence Initiative, the Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology has been established as a joint institution of the Department of History and the Department of Sociology at Bielefeld University. The Graduate School is offering with effect from 1 April 2010

3 PostDoc Research Grants (reference number 2010-02) for research projects with interdisciplinary content and a theme chosen by the applicant. The PostDoc grants will be awarded for 2 years.

Requirements: Applications for all grants are invited from graduates with a PostDoc qualification with an interdisciplinary focus. Applicants for a

PostDoc grant should hold an outstanding doctoral degree in a

humanities or social science subject, preferably history, sociology,

social anthropology, or political science.

Applications:

Applicants are asked to submit a statement of motivation (max. 400

words), a proposal for a research project (max. 4,000 words), a CV, all

degree documents and the names and addresses of two academic referees.

All applications should reach the Bielefeld Graduate School in History

and Sociology online (www.uni-bielefeld.de/bghs/stipendien) by 1 December 2009.

Please use the above mentioned website for details on the electronic application

process. Please also note that the Graduate School will not consider

applications sent by mail.

For more information on the Graduate School's Programme please visit

www.uni-bielefeld.de/bghs. If you have any questions, please contact

the administrative office of the Bielefeld Graduate School in History

and Sociology: bghs@uni-bielefeld.de