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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, one of the leading research universities in Europe,  with  a  more  than  500-year-long  tradition,  is  advertising  up  to  five  research fellowships  for  scholars  active  in  global  history. The  university  is  committed  to  the highest  international  standards  of  excellence  in  research  and  teaching.  Fellows  will be  based at the interdisciplinary Munich Centre  for Global History. During their stay, they  will  work  on  a  research  project  in  global  history  or  its  neighbouring  fields. Fellows  have  no  teaching  obligation.  They  are  expected  to  work  on  their  research projects  and  actively  engage  with  the  scholarly  community  at  the  university  and particularly at the centre.  The  fellowships  are  open  to  postdoctoral  researchers  from  all  disciplines.  Scholars who  are  already  advanced  in  their  academic  careers and  have  a  strong  international track  record  are  explicitly  encouraged  to  apply.  Depending  on  the  situation  of  the applicant  and  the  character  of  the  project,  the  duration  of  the  fellowship  will  be between one and three months.Fellowships for the summer term 2020 should be taken up between mid-April and the end of July 2020. The fellowship entails economy travel to and from Munich, a monthly living allowance, free housing  in a  furnished studio apartment in Munich as  well as office  space at the Munich  Centre  for  Global  History.  Health  insurance or  other  social  benefits  are  not part of the fellowship and the responsibility of the fellow.  Applications  will  include  a  letter  of  motivation,  a  short  outline  of  the  research  to  be done  during  the  fellowship  (1-2  pages)  and  a  CV. Please  also  include  information  as to  the  preferred  time  and  duration  of  the  fellowship.  All  application  material  should be send electronically as one PDF-file to Dr Susanne Hohler (susanne.hohler@lmu.de) until 31 May 2019. Enquiries  should  also  be  directed  to  Dr  Hohler  or  to  the  centre’s  founding  director Professor  Roland  Wenzlhuemer  (roland.wenzlhuemer@lmu.de).  More  information  on the Munich Centre for Global History can be found at www.globalhist.geschichte.uni-muenchen.de. 