Call for Expressions of Interest for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships 2024

The Italian-German Historical Institute (ISIG) of the Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) in Trento is an advanced research centre that promotes research in early modern and contemporary history, with particular emphasis on transnational history.

ISIG invites expressions of interest from postdoctoral researchers with an excellent track record of research and publications to apply for Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) Individual Fellowships, awarded by the European Commission, to be hosted at ISIG. Priority will be given to applicants whose profiles fit closely with existing research interests and projects at ISIG. Selected candidates will be offered both academic advice and administrative support from ISIG and the FBK Research Office with regards to the proposal development.

For eligibility criteria please consult the MSCA IF Guide for Applicants.

We welcome expressions of interest in line with the research strengths of ISIG, in particular regarding the following areas:

Early Modern History:

• Environmental history, with a specific focus on managing nature, timber frontier, urban metabolism, and water resources management (contact Katia Occhi: )
• Economic and social history, with a specific focus on family firms and timber merchants (contact Katia Occhi: )
• History of urban space (contact Massimo Rospocher: and Sandra Toffolo: )
• History of mobility (contact Sandra Toffolo: )

Contemporary History:

• Visual history (19th-20th century) (contact Maurizio Cau: )
• History of political and legal thought (19th-20th century) (contact Maurizio Cau: )
• History of crime and female violence (20th-21th century) (contact Cecilia Nubola: )

Early Modern and Contemporary History:

• History of the Society of Jesus, 16th-19th century: the realities of daily life (e.g. food culture; life in professed houses, novitiates and colleges) and the self-representation of the Society of Jesus in manuscript and printed sources (e.g. journals, books, correspondence) (contact Claudio Ferlan: )
• Communication, information, and media history (contact Massimo Rospocher: )

How to apply

Please contact the person you would like to propose as your host supervisor (see email addresses above). If you are unsure whom to contact, please contact the director of the Italian-German Historical Institute, Massimo Rospocher ().

Potential candidates are asked to submit:

1. A short CV
2. A two-page research proposal
3. A short statement with indication of why ISIG would be the ideal host institution to conduct your research

Deadline: Please submit your expression of interest by 31 May 2024.

We will inform you about the outcome of your expression of interest by 30 June 2024 at the latest. If selected, our scientific team and research funding services will provide support for the preparation of the application.

TRATTAMENTO DATI PERSONALI
Ai sensi dell’art. 13 del Regolamento UE n. 2016/679 (GDPR), i dati personali forniti verranno trattati per la gestione del presente bando e della graduatoria, per la successiva eventuale erogazione del contributo/riconoscimento/premio e per le altre finalità compatibili con le modalità di valutazione, tramite strumenti manuali, informatici e telematici comunque idonei a garantire la sicurezza e la riservatezza dei dati stessi.
Il conferimento dei dati è obbligatorio ai fini della valutazione dei requisiti di partecipazione, pena l’esclusione dal presente bando. Il punto di contatto presso il Titolare è il Centro ISIG i cui dati di contatto sono: (e-mail: ). Leggi l’informativa completa in merito al trattamento dei dati personali