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Two Research Fellow Positions in Modern and Contemporary History

We are hiring 2 full-time Research Fellows in modern/contemporary history starting June 1, 2026. Deadline to apply is January 11, 2026.

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Visiting Fellowships at the GHI

Deadline: January 12, 2026 | The GHI is now accepting applications for its 2026-2027 visiting fellow program for European and North American scholars…

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Ulrike von Hirschhausen named next Director of GHI Washington

On October 1, 2025, historian Ulrike von Hirschhausen will become director of the German Historical Institute Washington, succeeding Simone Lässig.…

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Watch recording of our event "Empire's Mistress: The Labor of Love in Imperial Circuits"

If you were unable to watch our event "Empire’s Mistress: The Labor of Love in Imperial Circuits" live, it is now available on our Vimeo channel.

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Watch recording of Peo Hansen's lecture "Eurafrica: The Colonial Origins of the European Union"

If you were unable to watch Peo Hansen's lecture "Eurafrica: The Colonial Origins of the European Union" live, it is now available on our Vimeo…

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Maritime Missions: Religion, Ethnography and Empires in the Long Eighteenth Century

Conference report by Jenna M. Gibbs (GHI / Florida International University) and Sünne Juterczenka (GHI / University of Göttingen)

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