POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS HIP ANNOUNCEMENT (HISTORY OF ANCIENT SCIENCE) EXZELLENZCLUSTER 264 TOPOI The Formation and Transformation of Space and Knowledge in Ancient Civilizations Cluster Agency (Dahlem) Freie Universität Berlin Hittorfstr. 18 14195 Berlin, Germany fon : +49.30.838 - 57271 fax: +49.30.838 - 53770 Cluster Agency (Mitte) Humboldt - Universität zu Berlin Hannoversche Str. 6 10115 Berlin, Germany fon: +49.30.2093 - 99073 fax: +49.30.2093 - 99080 A Postdoctoral fellowship in research group (D - 1) Space of Nature: The Exact Sci- ences of the Cosmos of Excellence Cluster 264 Topoi, starting October 1, 2015, is now open to applicants who have obtained exemplary results in their doctoral stud- ies in History of Science, Classics, Assyriology, Egyptology, or another branch of Ancient Eastern Mediterranean philology. Pursuant to DFG guidelines, the fellowship will be awarded for two years and will include a stipend of 1853 euros per month (including research allowance). A child allowance will be made available in accordance with DFG guidelines. The successful recipient will pursue an original research project on the history of ancient science (e.g. astronomy, astrology, divination, medicine, mathematics) or its social or institutional context. The research will be conducted as a member of the research group D - 1, which focusses on the history of the exact sciences in the East- ern Mediterranean (e .g. Babylonia, Greece, Greco - Roman world, Ptolemaic Egy pt) between 500 BCE and 200 CE. The project advisor will be Prof. Dr. Mathieu Ossendrijver (Humboldt University Berlin, Institut für Philosophie). Application Applications, together with the documents listed below, should be emailed to ruti.ungar@topoi.org by August 25, 2015. For more information, please visit www.topoi.org Application documents: - Cover letter - Curriculum Vitae - Project plan and schedule - Official copies of degree certificates - Two letters of recommendation - List of publications