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.

The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin (Department II; Director: Prof. Lorraine Daston) seeks an outstanding junior scholar for a three-year position (to begin no later than 1 September 2009) as Research Fellow in conjunction with the research project The Sciences of the Archive. Application deadline: November 17, 2008.