The “Human Abilities” Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (www.humanabilities.de) in Berlin announces 1 postdoctoral fellowship in history of philosophy (preferably in medieval or early modern philosophy) and 1 postdoctoral fellowship in contemporary philosophy for the duration of twelve months, starting from 1 October 2026. Applicants should pursue a postdoctoral project related to human abilities and with a focus in at least one of the Centre’s main research fields: metaphysics, epistemology, or philosophy of action.
What we expect:
The Centre aims to bring together scholars from different fields in philosophy with an interest in human abilities, both systematically and historically. Applicants should pursue a postdoctoral project related to human abilities and with a focus in at least one of the Centre’s main research fields: metaphysics, epistemology, or philosophy of action. Applicants need to have completed their PhD within 5 years prior to the starting date of the fellowship.
We offer:
• An inspiring working environment with philosophers working within different fields.
• A scholarship of 2.500€/month for twelve months, starting from 1 October 2026.
• A shared office in the heart of Berlin on Schönhauser Allee 10-11, 10119 Berlin.
The application should include the following documents (in English):
• your CV;
• a one-page research proposal within the purview of the project;
• a writing sample in the form of one philosophical paper (published or unpublished).
Please send your application as one single PDF document (document title: [Yoursurname]_fellowship 2026) by e-mail to the academic coordinator of the Centre, Sanja Dembić, human-abilities@hu-berlin.de„>human-abilities@hu-berlin.de. Deadline for applications: 27 March 2026
