Research Centre Ukraine / Max Weber Foundation
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The Research Centre Ukraine is an academic institution within the Max Weber Foundation’s international network, dedicated to fostering research in the humanities and social sciences abroad.
#CfP Spaces of the #Holocaust: Occupation Regimes, Borders, and Local Experiences on the Territory of #Ukraine 📍#Conference in #Lviv | co-organised by @rcu-mws-ukraine.bsky.social 📅 10–11 December 2026 | Apply by 15 September 2026 www.lvivcenter.org/wp-content/u...
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Application Deadline Extended Due to technical issues with the application links that occurred over the past 48 hours, the application deadline for both positions has been extended to September 12, 2026.
The Research Centre Ukraine / Max Weber Foundation invites applications for three full-time postdoctoral research positions. Submit your application by 7 September 2026. More details and the application link are available via karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/3...
We warmly invite you to a presentation of the book «Das wilde Feld. Front und Hinterland in der Ukraine» with the participation of the authors — military photographer Dominic Nahr and journalist Ivo Mijnssen. 7 September 18:30 Dim42. The Dark Forest @maxweberstiftung.de
Final day to apply for our Outreach and Communications Officer position in Lviv! More details and the application link are available via: karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/f...
Call for Applications: Outreach and Communications Officer
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Research Centre Ukraine / Max Weber Foundation@rcu-mws-ukraine.bsky.social · last mo.The Research Centre Ukraine (RCU) / Max Weber Foundation invites applications for a part-time (50%) position of Outreach and Communication Officer. More details and the application link are available via karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/f... @maxweberstiftung.de
The Research Centre Ukraine /Max Weber Foundation invites applications for the full-time position of Academic Coordinator. Please submit your application by 5 September 2026. More details and the application link are available via karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/2... @maxweberstiftung.de
The Research Centre Ukraine (RCU) / Max Weber Foundation invites applications for a part-time (50%) position of Outreach and Communication Officer. More details and the application link are available via karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/f... @maxweberstiftung.de
Last week, together with Marci Shore @marcishore.bsky.social and Ulyana Kyrchiv, in a conversation moderated by Daria Badior, we reflected on what it means to look beyond established narratives through the biographies of Irena Kronska and Petro Ravych. @maxweberstiftung.de @iwm.at
From July 12 to July 19, we were glad to welcome participants to the Summer School, "Diversity and Marginality in the Black Sea Region," in Chișinău, Moldova! @maxweberstiftung.de
Celebrating 50 Years of the Gerda Henkel Foundation! We are grateful to the @gerda-henkel-stiftung.de for its continued support of Ukrainian academia, including several programmes at the Research Centre Ukraine / Max Weber Foundation. @maxweberstiftung.de
Applications for the Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants 2026 are now open! Research Centre Ukraine / Max Weber Foundation would be happy to host you in Lviv! Application deadline: October 4, 2026 More details are available via the link: www.maxweberstiftung.de/en/careers/f... @maxweberstiftung.de
A few moments from last week's lecture by Lada Nakonechna (University of Kassel / documenta institute), this year’s fellow of a joint German-Ukrainian Program by the Research Centre Ukraine / Max Weber Foundation and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences @badw.de @maxweberstiftung.de
Research Centre Ukraine / Max Weber Foundation together with other German–Ukrainian academic institutions at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 in Gdańsk. Happy to meet our partners from VUIAS/ @wiko-berlin.bsky.social and looking forward to closer cooperation ahead! @maxweberstiftung.de
Three remarkable days of inspiring exchange at the symposium for documentation and archiving initiatives «The Most Documented War:Polyphony of Stories» @maxweberstiftung.de
“Hospitable Sea, Hostile Shores? Disentangling Histories of Connections and Conflicts in the Black Sea Region” The workshop was held at our sister institution, the Orient-Institut Istanbul Max Weber Foundation on May 14. @maxweberstiftung.de
Last week in Bucharest, scholars from across Europe gathered for the international workshop “Black Sea Region in War and Under Occupation: Diversifying Sources for Teaching and Research” at the Elie Wiesel National Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania @maxweberstiftung.de
How do we write a history of places shaped by many layers, voices, and lived experiences? We discussed this last week in Lviv with the editor of the anthology "Lviv: A City of Many Sides", Jagoda Wierzejska (University of Warsaw). @maxweberstiftung.de
Last week, we were delighted to welcome Elżbieta Kwiecińska (Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences) and Petro Dolhanov (Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv) at the RCU office in Lviv @maxweberstiftung.de
Reading in Times of AI: What lies ahead? Last week in Lviv, we reflected on how practices of reading are changing in the age of artificial intelligence and what this transformation means for the present and future of the humanities. @maxweberstiftung.de
CfA: Summer School “Diversity and Marginality in the Black Sea Region” Dates: July 12–19, 2026 Location: Chișinău, Moldova Application deadline: April 1, 2026 Full details are available via the link: www.maxweberstiftung.de/en/newsfeed/... @maxweberstiftung.de
Reading in Times of AI: What lies ahead? A conversation with Klaus Benesch, Yaroslav Prytula, Daria Badior, and Natalie Nougayrède. 16 March 2026, 18:30 Venue: Lviv, 79005. Akademika Bohomol'tsya St, 6. Conference Room - first floor (no prior registration is required) @maxweberstiftung.de
We are looking for a colleague to support our team in Lviv! Full position details and application instructions are available via the online application portal: karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/6... Deadline: 18 Feb 2026
The Most Documented War: Polyphony of Stories June 4-6, 2026 Lviv, Ukraine We invite you to join us in discussing the symphony of different voices and narratives. Deadline for the registration is 26 January 2026. You can register via the link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Delighted to announce the second edition of our Methodology Seminar! The academy is funded by the Connecting Art Histories initiative of the Getty Foundation @gettymuseum.bsky.social , supported by the Bibliotheca Hertziana — Max Planck Institute for Art History @bhmpi.bsky.social , and the RCU.
Congratulations to Iryna Klymenko, director of the Research Centre Ukraine, on being awarded the Max Weber Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. This distinction recognises her outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences. @maxweberstiftung.de
Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (BAdW)@badw.de · 9mo agoDie BAdW hat bei der Feierlichen Jahressitzung sieben Forschende für herausragende Beiträge ausgezeichnet – von Klimaforschung bis Rechts- und Kulturwissenschaft. Herzlichen Glückwunsch an alle Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger! #BAdW #Wissenschaft badw.de/die-akademie...
The Max Weber Foundation's International Research Prize is coming to Ukraine! Art historian Stefaniia Demchuk was nominated by the Research Centre Ukraine and has been awarded this year's prize by the Foundation. We extend our warmest congratulations to Stefaniia!
Max Weber Stiftung@maxweberstiftung.de · 10mo agoDie MWS verleiht den Internationalen #Forschungspreis an die ukrainische Kunsthistorikerin Stefaniia Demchuck. 👏 Der Preis unterstützt Forschende zu Beginn ihrer wissenschaftlichen Karriere — inkl. 5.000 € und Open-Access-Publikation. 📚🌐 Mehr erfahren 🔗 www.maxweberstiftung...
The Max Weber Foundation’s Research Centre Ukraine and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences (@badw.de ) invite applications for the German-Ukrainian Fellowship Programme for Humanities and Social Sciences Scholars 2025/26 Deadline: 25 November 2025 @maxweberstiftung.de
This week, the inaugural Methodology Seminars for Art History in Ukraine: Epistemologies, Agencies, and Margins took place in cooperation with the Bibliotheca Hertziana @bhmpi.bsky.social and with the generous support of the Getty Foundation.
🇺🇦This week we welcome 12 Ukrainian art historians for the Methodology Seminars for Art History in Ukraine: Epistemologies, Agencies, and Margins. During their stay they present their work-in-progress and take part in a series of intense workshops with renowned scholars. Buon lavoro!
Last week, the Research Centre Ukraine in Lviv had the honor to co-host the workshop “Overlooked: Revisiting the Histories of Ghettos in Occupied Territories of Contemporary Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Moldova”, co-organized with the Center for Urban History and the Warsaw Ghetto Museum.
