Postdoctoral fellowships at Max Planck Institute for the History ofScience in Berlin

["Dagmar M. Meyer" <dmeyer@DROPMEmariecurie.org>]

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The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, Dept.
III (Hans-Joerg Rheinberger) announces

postdoctoral fellowships

for up to two years, beginning 1 October 2006. Projects related to the
history and epistemology of the life sciences are particularly welcome.

Outstanding junior scholars (Ph.D. awarded no earlier than 2001) are
invited to apply. Fellowships are endowed with a monthly stipend
between 1900 and 2300 EUR (fellows from abroad). Women are especially
encouraged to apply. The Max Planck Society is committed to employing
more handicapped individuals and especially encourages them to apply.
Candidates are requested to send a curriculum vitae, publication list,
research prospectus (maximum 1000 words), a sample text, and two
letters of recommendation no later than

December 1, 2005

to:

Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Administration, PD-III
Wilhelmstr. 44
10117 Berlin, Germany.


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The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin announces
a

Karl Schaedler postdoctoral fellowship

for an outstanding junior scholar. The fellowship is financed from the
"Liechtenstein-Foundation for History of Science". Applicants should
work on projects in the history and epistemology of biology that can
contribute to the on-going project "A Cultural History of Heredity". A
description of this project can be found at
http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/HEREDITY/. The fellowships are open to
scholars of all nationalities, but applications from countries of the
European Community and Switzerland are especially encouraged.

The stipend is 2000 EUR per month over a two years period. Women are
encouraged to apply. Qualifications being equal, precedence will be
given to candidates with disabilities. The fellowship begins with
January 1, 2006 or according to individual arrangements. Applicants for
the fellowship are invited to send a curriculum vitae, a brief research
proposal (maximum 1000 words), a sample text (chapter of the
dissertation or published article) and two letters of recommendation

by November 1, 2005

to:

Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Administration, "Karl-Schaedler"
Wilhelmstrasse 44
10117 Berlin
Germany