Call for papers for outstanding young researchers in the History of Science / History of Knowledge or related disciplines on March 6, 2008, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin.
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, the Free University Berlin and the
Humboldt University Berlin intend to strengthen their collaboration in the field of the History of
Science / History of Knowledge and related disciplines. The aim of this initiative is to develop
Berlin as an international center for the History of Science. Among other activities, a call for
applications will be published in the near future, in order to identify two young scientists as
heads of Independent Research Groups at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science,
conjointly appointed as professor at each of both Universities for the five-year duration of the
Research Groups.
The international colloquium „History of Science / History of Knowledge: Interdisciplinary
Perspectives of Young Researchers" aims to achieve an overview of the long-term potential of
various fields of the History of Science / History of Knowledge and to identify those research
questions which are most challenging for the future development of the discipline. We offer
highly-qualified junior researchers an opportunity to discuss with internationally renowned
scholars the research projects that they expect will be most promising for the History of Science
/ History of Knowledge. The organizers of the colloquium expect new impulses for their further
planning of a center for the History of Science in Berlin to emerge from the colloquium.
This call for papers is especially aimed at junior scholars (not more than five years past the
doctorate) who have an excellent research record in the History of Science / History of Knowledge, or alternatively do research in natural sciences, human sciences, engineering, in the humanities or social sciences or in interdisciplinary research fields (such as Area Studies,
Cultural Studies, History of Technology) but with a strong focus on the History of Science /
History of Knowledge. We expect applicants to have received a doctorate, followed by post-
doctoral research and/or university experience of a minimum of two years and a maximum of
five years, and with a strong record of relevant publications in internationally renowned journals
or comparably forms as recognized by their home disciplines.
In order to apply, please send a short summary of the paper you would present (30 min.) if
accepted (maximum 2,000 characters), a CV with a list of publications as well as the names of
at least two referees in the field of the History of Science / History of Knowledge or a related
discipline, by November 15, 2007 at the latest (by email only) to:
Jochen Schneider
ResearchCoordinator
Max Planck Institute for History of Science