FELLOWSHIPS at the Centre for Empire Studies (CES)┋(Post)Colonial Histories and Global Entanglements
The Centre for Empire Studies: (Post)Colonial Histories and Global Entanglements (CES) at the University of Münster welcomes applications for fellowships for a period of up to six months starting 1 October 2025.
The Centre for Empire Studies. (Post)colonial Histories and Global Entanglements (CES) is an interdisciplinary centre for postcolonial empire studies. The CES is seated at the Department of History at the University of Münster. Its aim is to analyse empires and imperiality as historical phenomena. The Centre participates in international research, contributes to the substantiation of ongoing political debates and to societal self-understanding. The Centre’s research focuses on three thematic areas:
- Imperial and post-imperial societies and cultures
- Trans-imperiality
- Mobility and global interdependence
Early career researchers (doctoral candidates, postdocs or non-German equivalents without tenure) from the humanities and social sciences whose research projects are clearly linked to the objectives of the CES (specifically, to at least one of the three thematic areas of focus) are invited to apply. The CES focuses on the disciplines of history, English studies, American studies, Sinology and Romance studies, though applications from other disciplines in the humanities and social sciences are also welcome. To learn more about the aims of the Centre and its research perspectives, visit our website at: https://www.uni-muenster.de/Geschichte/en/histsem/ces/Centre_for_Empire…
YOUR TIME AT THE CES
At the CES in Münster, we offer you an inspiring research atmosphere with a special focus on interdisciplinary and cross-epochal exchange. Both German and English are the working languages at the CES.
During your fellowship, you will actively participate in the Centre’s events and have the opportunity to present and discuss your research project with the other fellows and members of the Centre. A Fellow Workshop is also planned for this purpose, which you will help to organise. However, the focus of the fellowship is to give you enough time to concentrate on your research topic. A workplace will be made available to you.
DURATION AND CONDITIONS
Fellowships are awarded for a maximum of six months. The fellowship starts on 1 October 2025; it is not possible to start later. During your fellowship, you must be exempt from your teaching and administrative duties at your home university without salary continuation and concentrate on working on your research topic. Regular presence in Münster is required. Please note that this means, for example, that extended archival visits to other locations are not possible during the fellowship.
The fellowships are paid out as an individually calculated stipend; it is not possible to cover the costs of a teaching replacement at your home university. The individually calculated fellowship consists of a base amount (€1,800 per month for doctoral candidates, €2,500 for postdoctoral researchers) and a family allowance (€100 per month for your spouse/registered partner, €400 per month for the first child under the age of 18 and €100 for each additional child under the age of 18 up to a maximum cap of €800 per month).
APPLICATION MODALITIES
Applications are open to particularly qualified or otherwise outstanding early career researchers (doctoral candidates, postdocs or non-German equivalents without tenure) who are conducting relevant research on the central themes of the CES. The application must include the following:
- letter of motivation (1-2 pages) including how many months of fellowship funding you are applying for
- a project proposal (approx. 1,500 words) outlining your research project and explaining its connection to the CES research programme and to at least one of the Centre’s three thematic fields. It should also describe the project’s relevance and contribution to current academic debates and state the planned aims of the fellowship. Please also explain how you envisage your activities at the CES and intend to organise your time there.
- curriculum vitae (max. 5 pages)
- university transcripts
- for candidates who have already completed their doctorate, the doctoral certificate or the provisional certificate issued following the defence
- list of publications, if applicable
Please send all documents digitally in a single PDF file to ces@uni-muenster.de by 31 March 2025. Fellows are selected by the CES General Assembly on the recommendation of the Executive Board.
CONTACT AND FURTHER INFORMATION
For more information on the Centre, please visit our website https://www.uni-muenster.de/Geschichte/en/histsem/ces/Centre_for_Empire_Studies.html or contact us at ces@uni-muenster.de.
Contact Information
Centre for Empire Studies: (Post)Colonial Histories and Global Entanglements Münster (CES)
University of Münster
