Deadline- March 31, 2013
All eligible applicants are invited for Fernand Braudel-International Fellowships for Experienced Researchers(IFER) Post DOC Research program in the fields of humanities and social sciences. This program is funded by European Union, the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR), the Institute for SHS at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Fritz Thyssen Foundation (Cologne), and is carried out in collaboration with the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD).
Fellowship offers-
- The amount of the monthly stipend for room & board and living expenses is €2,000 (euros).
- The cost of medical insurance is covered for researchers hosted in France.
- Travel expenses (return travel fare) between the researcher’s country of residence and France will be covered, subject to prior approval.
- Upon request, additional funding may be granted to cover documentation costs or participation in scientific events held in France (or in the host country).
Documents required-
- An application form
- Curriculum vitae
- List of publications
- Detailed research project proposal (5-8 pages long, plus a bibliography of 2 pages maximum), in English or French.
- Copy of the doctoral diploma
- Summary of the applicant¡s doctoral dissertation (2 pages maximum) in English or in French.
- Two (2) letters of recommendation from scientific scholars from France or elsewhere.
- A welcome letter from the director of the institution or research laboratory that agrees to host the applicant and direct his/her research for the duration of the fellowship.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Applicants must reside outside France and belong to a non-French research institution (university, academy of sciences, or other research organism).
- Foreign candidates that reside in France or have resided there in the year preceding the deadline for applications are not eligible. Lecturers, fellowship-holders and those holding teaching positions in a French institution or research centre are considered to be French residents.
- Applicants must hold a PhD (or equivalent) as at the date of application (i.e. dissertation successfully defended).
- The application must be submitted within six years of defending their doctoral dissertation. Exceptions may be granted for some cases of career breaks (e.g. interruptions due to maternity leave, illness, etc.).
- Applicants must be fluent in one of the working languages of the host laboratory; fluency in French or English is preferable.
- Any laboratory in which the applicant has already worked at any time during his/her scientific experience (including during doctoral studies) is not eligible as a host laboratory.
- Due to the limited number of fellowships available, applicants residing abroad but that completed their doctoral studies in France are not given priority.
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