The Institute for European History at the University of Mainz (IEG) invites applications for 10 research fellowships for international PhD-students for a research stay in Mainz from June 2011 or later. The proposed projects should require a research stay in Mainz for at least 6 months. Application deadline: February 18, 2011.

The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) has recently published a call for application for its Junior Visiting Fellowship for a scholar from UKRAINE for the Term 2011/2012. The program which is organized in cooperation with the Center for Urban History of East Central Europe in Lviv supports research on the legacies of Europe in the history of Ukraine. Topics include modern intellectual, cultural, social and political history. Deadline for applications: January 31, 2011.

The Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam (Center of Contemporary History Potsdam) invites applications for the position of a Research fellow (m/f) (TV-L E 13/E 14). Candidates for this position should hold a Ph.D. in the Humanities and Social Sciences with a focus on East European and East Central European contemporary history. Further, candidates should have an international record of research experience and relevant experiences in project coordination and research fund raising. Excellent knowledge of English and one East Central European language and basic knowledge of German are required for this position. Deadline for applications: November 19, 2010.

The Department of History of the University of Alabama invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Modern German/Central European history. The successful candidate will be expected to teach the department’s Western Civilization survey, as well as upper-level and graduate courses in his/her area of specialty. Deadline for application: November 15, 2010.

Applications are invited for the post of Research Associate in the Department of Slavonic Studies at University of Cambridge working with Dr Alexander Etkind. This vacancy has arisen as a result of an award from the Newton Trust (Cambridge UK) for the collaborative research project “Memory at War: Cultural Dynamics in Poland, Russia and Ukraine”. Deadline for applications: May 18, 2010.

The Karen Johnson Freeze Fellowship Fund is an initiative of the Foundation for the History of Technology (SHT) and the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) to encourage research in the field of history of technology by early career scholars in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, in particular in Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, the Ukraine, and Turkey. Deadline for applications: May 12, 2010.

The Faculty of Historical Sciences at Bochum University is seeking to fill the position of a professor for the History of the Ottoman Empire and Turkish History in the Department of History (W2 on the German professorial scale) by October 1, 2010. Deadline for application: March 31, 2010.

The German Studies Association is searching for an editor for its flagship journal, the German Studies Review, the world's leading journal of interdisciplinary German Studies. The new editor will succeed Professor Diethelm Prowe, who will retire at the end of 2011. The editor will be chiefly responsible for the content of the GSR and, with help from the editorial board, will make final determinations about that content. Deadline for application: April 1, 2010.

The Institute of European History (IEG) in Mainz awards 10 fellowships for international PhD-students for a research stay in Mainz from June 2010 or later. The IEG promotes research on the historical foundations of Europe – comparative or transnational resp. transcultural projects dealing with European communication and transfer processes, as well as projects on concepts and perceptions of "Europe" and "Europeaness" in the period since c. 1450. The cultural, intellectual, religious, and philosophical dimensions of European history are covered as well. Deadline for submissions: February 12, 2010.

Applications are invited for a lectureship in Modern European History to undertake research, teaching, administration and other activities supporting the work of the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust Studies and the School of Historical Studies of the University of Leicester. Deadline for applications: January 31, 2010.

22 January 2010 is the Early Admissions deadline for the History MA and PhD Programs at Sabanci University (Istanbul, Turkey). Depending on the first-round results, there may or may not be a second round of admissions in June 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.

The European University Institute (Florence) is looking for candidates with a distinguished record of scholarly publications and experience in postgraduate teaching and doctoral supervision, to fill Two Chairs in 19th- and 20th-Century History (HEC5, HEC8). The Department of History and Civilization invites applications for two Chairs in 19th- and 20th-Century History, including the following two fields of specialization: (1) Global or Colonial History, (2) History of European Integration. Deadline for applications: January 8, 2010.

The History Department at CEU (Central European University) Budapest offers fellowships for 1year and 2year MA programs. The programs start in September 2010. Deadline for applications is January 25, 2010.

The Centre for Area Studies at the University of Leipzig invites applications for 8 positions for post-docs (researcher, TV-L 13, for a period of 4 years, starting as soon as possible). Deadline for applications: November 30, 2009.

10 DFG-funded doctoral research studentships are offered by the International Research Training Group "Baltic Borderlands: Shifting Boundaries of Mind and Culture in the Borderlands of the Baltic Sea Region" with the starting date on 1st January 2010 (subject to approval from the DFG). Value of the studentship: € 13,236 p.a. (consisting of monthly: € 1,000 maintenance grant plus a € 103 grant for books and other materials). Application deadline: November 4, 2009.

The Institute for Advanced Study, School of Historical Studies is an independent private institution founded in 1930 to create a community of scholars focused on intellectual inquiry, free from teaching and other university obligations. Scholars from around the world come to the Institute to pursue their own research. Those chosen are offered membership for a set period and a stipend. The Institute provides access to extensive resources including offices, libraries, subsidized restaurant and housing facilities, and some secretarial services. Application deadline: November 1 2009.

At the Faculty for Historical and Cultural Studies and the Faculty for Social Sciences of Vienna University, the Initiative College (Initiativkolleg / IK) European Historical Dictatorship and Transformation Research financed by Vienna University is awarding internationally up to 12 doctoral stipends (c. €1,199.10/month gross). Beginning 1 October 2009; duration 36 months. Deadline for application: August 14, 2009.

An der Historisch-kulturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät und an der Sozialwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Wien schreibt das von der Universität Wien finanzierte Initiativkolleg (IK) Europäische historische Diktatur- und Transformationsforschung bis zu 12 Promotionsstipendien (ca. 1.199 EUR/Monat brutto) international aus. Beginn 1.10.2009, Dauer 36 Monate. Bewerbungsschluss ist der 14. August 2009.

The Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM; Instytut Nauk o Czlowieku), Vienna has issued a call for applications for the Bronisław Geremek Fellowship 2009-2010. The Bronisław Geremek Fellowship program is to foster study and reflection of Polish national heritage in the context of European tradition. The fellowship enables a young Polish doctoral or post-doctoral researcher to become a member of the international, multidisciplinary scholarly community of the IWM to work on a research project of her/his choice. Deadline for application: May 15, 2009.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago invites applications and nominations for the "Stefan and Lucy Hejna Family Chair in the History of Poland" and the "Stefan and Lucy Hejna Family Chair in Polish Language and Literature." Application deadline: April 3, 2009.

The Department of History and Civilization at European University Institute invites applications for the fourth year doctoral programme in History and Civilization. Deadline for applications: January 31, 2009.

The Central European University is seeking a candidate for the position of a full time Coordinator at the History Department. Application deadline: October 10, 2008.

The Medieval Studies Department of the Central European University (CEU) advertises an opening for a senior appointment (Associate or Full Professor) in Medieval and Early Modern East-Central/Eastern European History. Application deadline: October 15, 2008.

The Department of History at The City College of New York (CUNY) seeks a tenure-track assistant professor of the history of Eastern Europe from 1700 to the present, including Russia and the Soviet Union. While the geographical and period specializations are open, the department is particularly interested in candidates with broad teaching interests. Application deadline is November 15, 2008.

A glimpse to the other side: Hampden - Sydney College (Virginia, United States) offers an Assistant Professor, tenure-track position beginning Fall 2009. Deadline of application: November 15, 2008.