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The Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum is now accepting applications for the 2007 Dorot
Foundation Summer Research Assistantships for Graduate Students. The
deadline for applications is March 23, 2007. Please share this
opportunity with your colleagues and students. Pease find our research
assistantship announcement pasted below. Please feel free to post the
attached flyer at your department.





The Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies of the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum supports scholarship in the field of Holocaust studies;
promotes the growth of Holocaust studies at North American universities
and the development of strong relationships between American and foreign
scholars of the Holocaust; and seeks to ensure the ongoing training of
future generations of scholars specializing in the Holocaust.



The Center is accepting applications for graduate student summer
research assistant fellowships. Recipients will participate with the
Center's staff scholars and program directors in four special research
projects. Summer 2007 recipients will:



o Research sources, write and edit entries on Nazi-run ghettos
for the second volume of the Center's Encyclopedia of Camps, Ghettos and
other Detention Sites in Nazi-Dominated Europe. In addition to English,
fluency in German, Polish, Russian, Yiddish, or Hebrew is required.



o Conduct research for the Center's Archival Studies Publication
Project on "Jewish Responses to Persecution" by identifying, describing,
and annotating primary and secondary source materials in the Museum's
archives and library for possible inclusion in the series. In addition
to English, fluency or good reading knowledge in German, Polish,
Romanian, Yiddish, French, or Hebrew is required. Candidates should have
some experience with computer databases including Access and Excel.



o Conduct research and writing on Jewish resistance in occupied
Europe, including but not limited to materials relating to the
activities of Jewish youth movements and underground organizations.
Applicants should have fluency or a good reading knowledge in at least
one of the following languages: Hebrew, Yiddish, German, Polish, or
French, as well as some experience with computer databases including
Access and Excel.



o Content analysis and description (in the form of finding aids
and/or databases) of newly acquired archival collections from Slovakia,
Czech Republic, Russia, and the ex-Soviet Republics. Fluency in Slovak,
Czech, German, or Russian is required.



In addition to their involvement in these research projects, awardees
will participate in the broad range of scholarly and public education
programs offered by the Museum during the summer months.



Each fellowship will last for three months during the June-August
timeframe. Awardees will receive a stipend of $2,000/month. The Center
will provide one roundtrip airline ticket to and from Washington, D.C.
for travel within North America. Applicants must be currently enrolled
in or admitted to a graduate degree program at a North American
university. The Center is unable to provide visa assistance for non-U.S.
citizens.





Application Procedure:

Applicants should submit a resume, a personal statement of no more than
two pages in length, and one letter of recommendation from a faculty
member or dean at his/her institution that speaks to the applicant's
qualifications for one of the projects listed above. The personal
statement must specify the project for which the applicant is applying
and explain the significance of the requested fellowship to the
applicant's professional and/or academic goals. Application materials
must be received by March 23, 2007. All applicants will be notified of
selection results by early April 2007.



Application materials should be sent to: Dr. Lisa Yavnai, Director,
Visiting Scholar Programs, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW,
Washington, DC 20024. Inquiries may be addressed to Dorot@...
<mailto:lzaid@...> or via telephone at 202-314-7829.



The Graduate Student Summer Research Assistant Fellowship Program has
been made possible through the generosity of the Dorot Foundation.



Please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like more information
about the Dorot Foundation Summer Research Assistantships Program for
Graduate Students.



Sincerely,

Traci Rucker





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Traci Rucker

Program Assistant, Visiting Scholar Programs

Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW

Washington, D.C. 20024-2126

Tel: (202) 314-7829

Fax: (202) 479-9726