Writing Fellowships at the Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity

The Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Department for Socio-Cultural Diversity is offering: Two 6-months Writing Fellowships.

These Residential Fellowships are intended for junior and senior scholars who are writing-up their own research, for publication in books or top ranked journals, on topics relevant to the Department’s interests (see website). Fellows will be full members of staff with administrative, IT and library support at the Institute. They should participate in academic and social activities of the Institute, where the working language is English.

Requirements:

Ph.D. in Social/Cultural Anthropology, Geography, Sociology or Political Science.

The Fellowships will commence in September 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. Please send your application to Jutta Esser (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) before the deadline of 31 July 2016.This should include a cover letter and statement of research, publication plans, CV including a list of publications, names and email addresses of two references and two writing samples.

The Max Planck Society wishes to increase the participation of womenwherever they are underrepresented; therefore, applications from womenare particularly welcome. Following its commitment to an equal opportunities employment policy, theMax Planck Society also especially encourages persons with a disability tosubmit their applications.

For further information please contact Professor Steven Vertovec, Directorof the Department, via his Secretary at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For more information on the Institute and Department, see: www.mmg.mpg.de

Contact:

Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity/ Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung multireligiöser und multiethnischer Gesellschaften Hermann-Föge-Weg 11, D-37073 Göttingen, Germany tel. +49/0 551 4956-0, fax +49/0 551/4956 173, www.mmg.mpg.de

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