Background:
The International Research Center “Work and Human Lifecycle in Global History” at Humboldt University in Berlin, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) invites scholars to apply for 10 to 15 international research fellowships (senior scholars and postdoctoral candidates) for the 2013-2014 academic year.
The Center conducts research into work with a special focus on work as a concept and on its performativity. Although the end of the work society has occasionally been proclaimed in western industrial societies, it takes nothing more than a glimpse at these societies to realise that this claim is simply based on a narrow definition of work as wage labour. Trans-cultural perspectives and definitions that go beyond purely instrumental descriptions of the concept of work confirm its high social, cultural and economic value as well as the large variety of categories with which it is possible to approach the subject.
Fellows will receive a monthly stipend, which can be individually negotiated, and are obliged to work at the research center in Berlin. A fully equipped office will be provided as well as organizational help for visa, housing, etc. During the fellowship, candidates are also encouraged to introduce their work to wider audiences within Berlin’s scientific community.
Eligibility:
Candidates especially from the disciplines of history, anthropology, law, sociology, political science, and area studies are welcomed to apply. Applicants should be at the postdoctoral level or senior scholars. The IKG centre would like the proposed projects to employ a historical and transregional perspective. Also, please do not only focus on work/labour, but also on life course. Possible topic areas are, among others, the household, loss of work, the relationship between work and non-work, as well as free and unfree labour. We welcome proposals about all regions of the world and especially those that look at comparisons, conflicts, relations between different regions. A global history perspective is not required; keeping an open mind to such ideas, however, is highly desirable. The fellowships will begin on 1 October 2013 and end on 31 July 2014. Shorter fellowship terms will be possible.
Deadline: 31 August 2012
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