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Call for ApplicationsThe Institute for the History and Future of Work (Institut für dieGeschichte und Zukunft der Arbeit - IGZA) is a foundation recentlyestablished by Dr. Horst Neumann in Wolfsburg and Berlin. It supportsthe study of historical developments, present problems and futureperspectives of work and labour. Presently, one of its research fieldsis dealing with the history, present varieties and future possibilitiesof working time (Arbeitszeit) in a cross-epochal historicalperspective.In cooperation with the international research center "Work and HumanLifecycle in Global History" (re:work) at Humboldt University of Berlin(funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research) the IGZAinvites scholars from different disciplines to apply for researchfellowships in order to study aspects of the history of the workingtime, in Berlin during the academic year 2017-2018. Three fellowships,clustered in a thematic group, will be awarded. Applications are due on22 January 2017.Candidates:We welcome candidates from various disciplines including history,anthropology, law, sociology, political sciences, geography, economics,and area studies. Applicants should be at the postdoctoral level orsenior scholars. Applications should focus on questions related to workand working time. Possible topic areas are, among others, theseparability and entanglements of working time and other dimensions oflife time in past and present, the length, extension and reduction ofworking time, tensions, conflicts and negotiations related to workingtime, work processes and the measurement of time in agriculture,industries and service occupations, employment, unemployment and rhythmsof life, the relationship between work and non-work/leisure, religiousprescriptions and interpretations of work and working time,gender-specific problems of defining and limiting working time, workingtime and life course, labour rights and labour movements, the reductionof working time from 3000 yearly hours to 1500 in the last 150 years,the transition from crafts and manufacture period to industrialcapitalism. We also encourage applications focusing on work and timestructures in Pre- and Early History.We welcome proposals with respect to different historical periods anddifferent regions of the world and especially those that look atcomparisons, conflicts, relations between different regions. A globalhistory perspective is not required; keeping an open mind to suchapproaches, however, is highly desirable.The fellowships will begin on 1 October 2017 and end on 31 July 2018.Shorter fellowship terms will be possible. Fellows will receive amonthly stipend to be determined. This is a residential fellowship.Fellows are obliged to work at re:work in Berlin. A fully equippedoffice at re:work will be provided as well as organizational help forvisa, housing, etc. During the fellowship, we also encourage fellows tointroduce their work to wider audiences within Berlin's scientificcommunity. The fellows will be fully integrated in re:work's fellowcohort of the year 2017/18, including colloquiums, workshops, and allother joint activities. Fellows at re:work work on topics related towork and life course in a global perspective. Further information aboutthe center, you will find on re:work's website:http://rework.hu-berlin.de.Application procedure:Please use the electronic form on the rework website (or access the linkdirectly https://rework.hu-berlin.de/de/call-for-appl.html).You will be asked to provide information regarding your biography, theresearch project you intend to work on during your fellowship as well asdetails on your current research. Applicants should provide the names oftwo referees in addition to that.Please note that we can only accept electronically submittedapplications!Application deadline: 22 January 2017For further information, please contact:Institut für die Geschichte und Zukunft der ArbeitAlte Jakobstrasse 14910969 BerlinDr. Philipp Staab: staab@igza.orgFor further information about re:work, please contact:Dr. Felicitas HentschkeHumboldt-Universität zu BerlinIGK Arbeit und Lebenslauf in globalgeschichtlicher PerspektiveGeorgenstr.23, 10117 BerlinT (030) 2093 702 06felicitas.hentschke@asa.hu-berlin.dehttp://rework.hu-berlin.de/