The Hamburg International Graduate School for the Study of Regional Powers at the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), University of Hamburg invites applications for 8 Ph.D. scholarships starting 1 April 2010, for a duration of three years. The programme is open to young academics in the fields of international relations/international political economy and comparative area studies. Applicants must have an excellent M.A. or equivalent degree in hand by the time of appointment. We strongly encourage young candidates from abroad to apply. Deadline for applications: January 3, 2010.

The Center for the Humanities at Temple supports the work of talented new voices in interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. We invite applications for the External Humanities Fellowship program in 2010-11, renewable for a second year. Fellows pursue their own research, participate in the activities of the Center, and teach one course per semester, with no teaching in the first semester. The successful applicant will demonstrate strong interdisciplinary research potential and show evidence of exemplary teaching. Deadline for applications: January 25, 2010.

The Albert and Rachel Lehmann Graduate Studentship in Jewish History and Culture
in association with Brasenose College offers fellowships for the academic year 2010/2011. Deadline for applications: March 12, 2010.

The German Historical Institute, Washington, DC, a center for advanced scholarly research, seeks a full-time editor for its English-language book projects in comparative history and the history of consumption and consumerism. Deadline for applications: December 2, 2009.