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Call for Applications
Theme: Culture and Climate / Culture and Conflict / Culture and
Economics
Type: Scholars in Residence
Institution: Goethe-Institut
Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI)
Location: Munich and Essen (Germany)
Date: 2013/2014
Deadline: 8.4.2013
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The Goethe-Institut and the Institute for Advanced Study in the
Humanities (KWI) are pleased to announce the annual call for
applications for the program “Scholars in Residence”.
Young international researchers in the humanities, cultural and
social sciences are invited to apply.
About the program:
Scholars in Residence is a residency program for young academic
researchers that promotes the exchange of scholarly research and
provides guest residencies for researchers in the humanities,
cultural studies and social sciences to visit their colleagues in
Germany and abroad.
Young scholars are given the opportunity to forge intensive
relationships with other researchers, to pursue joint projects and to
develop long-term bilateral collaborations within an international
context.
The program partners a foreign scholar and German scholar who focus
on projects that bear upon the program’s annual research themes.
Within the focal subject matter, one academic from abroad and one
German academic will form a duo team.
The Scholars in Residence research themes for 2013/2014 are:
- Culture and Climate
- Culture and Conflict
- Culture and Economics
Residency in the host country lasts between six and eight weeks. The
scholar from abroad will travel to Germany as of October 15, 2013,
the German scholar will travel to his/her partner’s country as of
January 1, 2014.
Application:
The call for applications addresses young academics from the
humanities, the cultural, and the social sciences. You can apply
individually or already submit a partner application (German
applicant and overseas applicant).
Eligibility:
- PhD students and Postdocs
- Fluency in English (German is not required for participation)
Required documents in English or German:
- Curriculum Vitae and list of publications (doc, docx or pdf file)
- Passport photograph (jpg or gif file)
- Three-page abstract of (doc, docx or pdf file)
- your research project related to one of the program’s
research themes o the relevance of your research project to
the public
- your openness to intercultural dialogue, international
research exchange and interest in interdisciplinary issues
- Brief letter explaining your motivation for a guest residency and
your interest in the academic sphere in the host country as well as
potential requests for contacts with young academics in the host
country (doc, docx or pdf file)
Please apply only using our online application.
Application deadline: 8 April 2013.
Participation Requirements:
In the host country, you will be expected to
- give a lecture on your chosen topic and participate in research
seminars, conferences and/or attend workshops
- forge relationships with colleagues in your area of research and
get to know the research community
- publicize your research
- serve as a contact person
In your home country, you will be expected to
- assume responsibility for your partner and introduce him/her to
the research community in your country through a program you have
organized
- as a foreign participant, you should stay in contact with the local
Goethe-Institut and be available as a contact person for
consultation on projects
- Register free of charge in the Alumni-Portal Deutschland
(http://www.alumniportal-deutschland.org), which gives you the
opportunity to save a list of your skills and contacts, add to them
as necessary, and use them for your personal and professional
development.
Program Benefits:
- Travel expenses: All participants will be reimbursed for
round-trip tickets to the host country
- Accomodation in the host country
- daily allowance of € 350.00 per week
Living expenses, public transport and health insurance are paid for
by the participants. Should you require assistance in filing for
health insurance, the Goethe-Institut will be happy to assist you.
Contact:
Jennifer Endro
Goethe-Institut e.V.
Section 31 – Science and Current Affairs
Dachauer Str. 122
80637 Munich
Germany
Wmail: [email protected]
Apl. Prof. Dr. Friedrich Jaeger
Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI)
Goethestraße 31
45128 Essen
Germany
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.goethe.de/uun/wwm/wuz/srv/en10409229.htm
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