Центр Высших исследований Холокоста при Мемориальном Музее Холокоста (США, Вашингтон) приглашает аспирантов и исследователей подавать свои заявки для участия в семинаре, который пройдет в Мемориальном Музее Холокоста в Вашингтоне 22 июня - 1 июля 2015 г.

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UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies


CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Dissertation & Thesis Development Workshop: The Holocaust in the Soviet Union

June 22-July 1, 2015
Washington, D.C.

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust
Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum invites
applications for a Dissertation & Thesis Development Workshop that is
focused on the Holocaust in the Soviet Union.  This workshop will be
held from June 22-July 1, 2015 at the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum in Washington, D.C.

This workshop will help prepare early doctoral students interested in
the Holocaust in the Soviet Union for successful academic careers.
Participants from North America and the former Soviet Union, with the
guidance of scholars in the field, will discuss pre-circulated project
proposals and research strategies.  Participants also will attend
sessions devoted to central career development issues such as archival
etiquette, grant writing, and publishing.  In addition, participants
will have ample opportunity to conduct research in the Museum’s
extensive library and archival collections, including more than 4.7
million pages of microfilmed and paper documents related to
experiences of WWII and the Holocaust in the Soviet Union.

The Museum welcomes applications from early Ph.D. students who are
enrolled in relevant academic disciplines at universities in Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and
Uzbekistan.  Please note that we are accepting applications from
students in these countries only.  Applicants should clearly
articulate a dissertation topic focusing on the Holocaust as it
occurred in the Soviet Union, but should not yet have conducted
significant archival research or have started writing.

Applications must be submitted in English and include: (1) the online
application form; (2) a current curriculum vitae; (3) a maximum
1000-word summary of the dissertation topic; and (4) a confidential
recommendation letter from the applicant’s advisor that addresses the
applicant’s potential and relevant interests, background, training,
and qualifications.  For details, see the application form available
at ushmm.org/diss-workshop.

The online application form should be submitted electronically; the
remaining application materials may be sent by email attachment or fax
to Dr. Elana Jakel, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced
Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum;
ejakel@ushmm.org; Fax 1-202-479-9726.  To preserve the confidentiality
of recommendation letters, faculty recommenders must send their
letters directly to Dr. Jakel; recommendation letters cannot be
submitted by applicants.  All application materials must be received
by Sunday, March 1.  We will notify applicants of our decision by
April 1.

Participants must be in attendance each day of the workshop.  Workshop
sessions will be conducted in English.  Participants will be required
to submit a 10-page dissertation proposal in English for
pre-circulation by Friday, May 15.

The Museum will accept a maximum of 8 international participants.
Awards include (1) a stipend toward the cost of direct travel to and
from each participant’s home institution and Washington, D.C.; (2)
shared lodging for the workshop’s duration; and (3) a stipend toward
the cost of meals, local transit, luggage surcharges, and other
incidental expenses, which will be distributed after the workshop’s
conclusion via international wire transfer.  It is the sole
responsibility of each participant to acquire the appropriate visa to
enter the United States and to pay for any costs associated with
securing that visa.