“Get it
Published
”
Fellowship
Program
at
t
he Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin
01 July 2015
-
01 December 2015
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin (MPIWG),
Department III
Artefacts, Action
,
and
Knowledge
(Director: Prof. Dagmar Schäfer),
together with the IHNS, CAS
is offering
two
fellowships for
outstanding
scholars who (will) have submitted their PhD thesis between September 201
4
and July 201
5
The fellowships are open to
students
whose research topic i
s
related to
the
History
of Science
, T
echnology and
Medicine
, or Science and Technology Studies
. The
working
language of the MPIWG is English
. C
andidates are
expected to be able to present and discuss their work and that of others in
that
language.
The scholarship is
dedicated to advance publications of
young
Asian
research
ers
in the
H
istory of S
cience.
Candidates are expected
to have finished their thesis and be in a positi
o
n to devote
five months
to writing and preparing an article in
English
for
j
ournal
publication.
Regular meetings will be held to support both the writing process and
academic
development
.
The fellowships
will
run from
01 July 2015 to 01 December 2015
.
Applicants should submit the following materials
in English
as one single
PDF
-
document:
1.
Official proof for the completion of your PhD thesis
/or confirmation of your university of thesis
submission
.
Brief description of dissertation
2.
Curriculum vitae and list of publications.
3.
Title, abstract and outline of intended essay (maxim
um 750 words).
4.
English writing sample.
5.
A letter of recommendation from
a
previous supervisor.
Applications
will be accepted until
May
1
,
2015
.
In addition to the PDF application, please provide the following
information in the body of your e
-
mail:
1.
the position for which you are applying
:
“Get it
Published
”
Fellowship
Program
2.
complete postal address
3.
affiliation/current position
4.
discipline in which PhD
was
awarded
5.
title of dissertation
6.
name and email address of dissertation advisor
Descriptions
of the research p
roject
s of Department III
are to be found under
:
http://www.mpiwg
-
berlin.mpg.de/en/research/projects/departmentSchaefer
Fellowships are endowed with
a
monthly stipend
according to the guidelines of the MPG
For further
information please contact
Chaonan Zhang
czhang@mpiwg
-
berlin.mpg.de
Applications from women are especially welcome. The Max Planck S
ociety is committed to promoting more
handicapped individuals and encourages them to apply. Finalists may expec
t a decision by
May
20, 2015
.