Trachtenberg was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow in 1966–1967, a Guggenheim Fellow in 1983–1984, a German Marshall Fund Fellow in 1994–1995, and an Adjunct Research Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government's Center for Science and International Affairs in 1986–1987.
Trachtenberg held positions as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow (1966–1967), Guggenheim Fellow (1983–1984), German Marshall Fund Fellow (1994–1995), and Adjunct Research Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government's Center for Science and International Affairs from 1986 to 1987.