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Department/Research Group

The Department “Knowledge Systems and Collective Life”, led by Prof. Dr. Etienne Benson at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG), offers:

collaborative research fellowships (3-6 months) 

on the topic of environmental knowledge in times of crisis

starting February 1, 2027, or later.

The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science is a research institute of the Max Planck Society located in Berlin. The Department “Knowledge Systems and Collective Life” (KSCL) is one of its two current departments. Dept. KSCL uses historical and ethnographic methods to study the relationship between knowledge systems and forms of collective life. One of the main research themes of the department is “Environmental Knowledge in Times of Crisis.” Research on this theme is pursued through individual and collective projects th...