Prof. Dr. Manfred Berg
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Curt Engelhorn Chair in American History at the University of Heidelberg
Adress:
University of Heidelberg
Department of History
Postfach 10 57 60
69117 Heidelberg
Phone: +49 (0) 62 21 - 54 22 76
E-Mail: manfred.berg@zegk.uni-heidelberg.de
Office Hours (Room 041, Department of History):
Students are invited to schedule a consultation via E-mail. Students are invited to direct questions to Professor Berg via email (manfred.berg@zegk.uni-heidelberg.de).
Concerning the deadlines for bachelor- and master theses as well as Zulassungsarbeiten please refer to the information given by the respective examination office.
Publications
Curriculum Vitae
Academic career
- 1985: M.A. in Modern History (University of Heidelberg)
- 1988: Ph.D. in Modern History (University of Heidelberg)
- 1998: Habilitation in Modern History (Free University of Berlin)
- 1989-1992: Assistant Professor at the History Department of the John F. Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies, Free University of Berlin
- 1992-1997: Research Fellow at the German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C.
- 1998-2000: Adjunct Professor at the History Department of the John F. Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies, Free University of Berlin
- 2000-2001: Visiting Professor of Anglo-American History at the University of Cologne
- 2001- 2002: Visiting Professor of American History at the History Department of the John F. Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies of the Free University of Berlin
- 2002-2003: Visiting Professor of American History at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
- 2003-2005: Executive Director of the Center for U.S. Studies at the Leucorea Foundation, University of Halle-Wittenberg
- 2007-2008: Chair of the History Department, Heidelberg University
- 2009: Lewis P. Jones Visiting Professor, Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina
- 2010-2012: Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Heidelberg University
- 2013-2014: Chair of the History Department, Heidelberg University
- Since 2005: Curt Engelhorn Professor of American History at the University of Heidelberg
- 2017-2020: Speaker of the DFG Graduiertenkolleg 2244: Authority and Trust in American Culture Society, History, and Politics
Administrative Service
- Speaker of the History Department of Heidelberg University (2007-2008, 2013-2014 and 2019-2020)
- Dean of the Philosophy Faculty at Heidelberg University (2010-2012)
- Member of the Committee on Administering Doctorates of the Philosophy Faculty at Heidelberg University (since 2012)
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Heidelberg Center for American Studies at Heidelberg University (since 2005)
- Member of the Heidelberg University Senate Committee for the Safeguarding of Good Scientific Practice (2015-2019)
- Research Council of the Field of Focus 3 at Heidelberg University (2017-2020)
- Member of the Senat of the Hochschule für Jüdische Studien Heidelberg (2012-2018)
Memberships and Professional Activities
- Organization of American Historians
- Verband der Historikerinnen und Historiker Deutschlands
- Deutscher Hochschulverband
- Advisory Board of the European Journal of American Studies
- Willi Paul Adams Award Committee of the Organization of American Historians (2006-2010)
- Academic Advisory Board of the Roosevelt Study Center, Middelburg, NL (2006-2017)
- Program Committee of the Organization of American Historians for the Annual Convention of 2011, Houston, Texas (2008-2011)
- Program Committee of the Society of Historians of the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era (2013-2016)
- Academic Advisory Board of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Amerikastudien (2015-2021)
- Academic Advisory Board of the Hochschule für Jüdische Studien Heidelberg (2017-2020)
- Elected Member of the Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften (since 2019)
Expert Opinions for Journals and Institutions
- Amerikastudien/ American Studies
- American Studies Journal
- European Journal of American Studies
- Journal of American History
- Journal of American Studies
- Journal of Military History
- Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
- Journal of Southern History
- Leviathan
- Memory Studies
- Perspectives on Politics
- Race and Justice
- Zeithistorische Studien/ Studies in Contemporary History
- Zeitschrift für Politik
- Zeitschrift für Weltgeschichte
- Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung
- Daimler und Benz Stiftung
- Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
- Deutsch-amerikanische Fulbright-Kommission
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Deutsches Historisches Institut, Washington, D.C.
- Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
- Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften
- Historisches Kolleg, München
- Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton
- Irish Research Council
- Österreichische Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Fritz Thyssen Stiftung
- Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
- US-Israel BinationalScience Foundation
- Volkswagenstiftung
Academic Awards and Distinctions
- Ruprecht Karls Prize for best doctoral dissertation, University of Heidelberg (1990)
- David Thelen Prize, Organization of American Historians (2006)
- Distinguished Historian Award of the Society of Historians of the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era (2016)
- Heidelberg University Yearly Award for distinguished accomplishments in research and teaching (2016)
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2024-06-21
