CFA: Research at German Memorial Sites and Documentation Centers on the History of National Socialism and the Holocaust (Deadline: March 23, 2015)

CFA: Research at German Memorial Sites and Documentation Centers on the History of National Socialism and the Holocaust- Washington DC 10/15
Deadline: March 23, 2015

Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies of
the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Zentrum für
Holocaust-Studien am Institut für Zeitgeschichte München

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Workshop on Research at German Memorial Sites and Documentation Centers
on the History of National Socialism and the Holocaust

Monday-Friday, October 26-30, 2015

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Jack, Joseph and Morton
Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies and the Center for
Holocaust Studies at the Institute for Contemporary History in Munich
(Zentrum für Holocaust-Studien am Institut für Zeitgeschichte München)
are pleased to invite applications for a Workshop on Research at German
Memorial Sites and Documentation Centers on the History of National
Socialism and the Holocaust. The workshop will take place from October
26-30, 2015, at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in
Washington, DC. Applications are welcome from all staff members engaged
in scholarly research at German memorial sites and documentation centers
on the history of National Socialism and the Holocaust.

The aim of this workshop is to (1) discuss contemporary challenges
facing staff engaged in high-level research at such sites today; (2)
acquaint staff members engaged in research at such sites with the
teaching and research resources and programs of the Museum’s Mandel
Center and (3) to acquaint Museum staff with research trends at such
sites, so as to identify areas of common concern around which
partnerships can be built. The week will consist of three days of
discussions among participants and two days for individual consultation
and to explore the resources of the Museum.

Participants will be asked to come prepared to discuss major new
research projects underway at their memorial sites/documentation centers
and with ideas for partnered projects between their memorial
sites/documentation centers, the Center for Holocaust Studies at the
Institute for Contemporary History in Munich, and the Museum’s Mandel
Center. Participants will include staff from the Mandel Center and the
Munich Center as well as members of the United States Holocaust Memorial
Council’s Academic Committee.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Staff members engaged in scholarly research in German memorial sites and
documentation centers on the history of National Socialism and the
Holocaust are invited to submit an application. Directors of memorial
sites/documentation center are also invited to apply. Applications
should indicate any previous experience they have had with the United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Applications must be submitted in English and include:
– A Letter of Intent from the applicant discussing the research projects
he/she is engaged in at his/her memorial site/documentation center.
– An up-to-date CV.
– A Letter of Reference from the Director of the memorial
site/documentation center in which they are employed. In instances where
the applicant holds the position of director, a letter of reference from
the board to which they are responsible should be included.

Inquiries and applications should be addressed to:

Suzanne Brown-Fleming, Ph.D.
Director, Visiting Scholar Programs
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, DC 20024-2126
Sbrown-fleming@ushmm.org
202.314.7802 (Telephone)
202.479.9726 (Fax)

AND

Dr. Andrea Löw
Stellvertretende Leiterin
Zentrum für Holocaust-Studien am
Institut für Zeitgeschichte
Leonrodstr. 46 b
80636 München
Germany
(T) 0049-89-552790710
loew@ifz-muenchen.de

All application materials may be sent by mail, fax, or email attachment.
All application materials must be received by March 23, 2015. Selected
participants will be notified by late April 2015.

For participants, awards include (1) economy-class travel to and from
each participant’s home city/institution and Washington, DC up to the
amount of $1,250; (2) lodging for the summit’s duration; and (3) $250
toward the cost of meals, local transit, luggage surcharges, and other
incidental expenses. Participants are responsible for making their own
travel arrangements. Participants are encouraged to explore the most
cost-effective airline carriers and must submit a receipt for
economy-class airfare between their home/institution and Washington, DC
in order to be reimbursed, not to exceed $1,250. Air travel
reimbursement and the $250 stipend will be distributed within 4 weeks of
the seminar’s conclusion via direct deposit.

Participants are required to attend the full duration of the summit.

This workshop is made possible by the generous support of the Curt C.
and Else Silberman Foundation and the Bundesministerium für Bildung und
Forschung.