Call for Applications are invited for Robert Bosch Fellowships on South Eastern Europe.
These Fellowships will enable junior and senior scholars to spend six months at the IWM in Vienna to pursue their research projects while working in residence at the Institute. The fellows will receive a stipend to cover all expenses related to their stay in Vienna (travel, accommodation, health insurance, incidentals). The IWM will offer the fellows with a personal office including access to internet, in-house research and administrative facilities. In addition to this, fellows will be provided free of charge with standard consumable supplies and lunch in its cafeteria.
Visiting Fellows will receive a stipend in the amount of EUR 4,000 per month. Junior Visiting Fellows will receive a stipend of EUR 1,500 per month. The 6-month research term must be completed between January and December 2013. Robert Bosch Fellows will be members of the international and multidisciplinary scholarly community at the IWM.
Eligibility:
The IWM accepts applications from countries of ex-communist South-Eastern Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia.
Applications are accepted from researchers who:
•Are citizens of or permanently reside in one of the above-mentioned countries or,
•Are affiliated with a university or research institution in the region
Visiting Fellows must have obtained a PhD in the humanities or social sciences and must hold a senior academic or research position, at least Associate Professor Level or equivalent. Junior Visiting Fellows must currently pursue their doctoral degree or have recently obtained a PhD in the humanities or social sciences. Projects should be related to South-Eastern Europe and address political, social, cultural or economic issues of topical relevance, in accordance with the research priorities of the IWM. Scholars with little or no international experience are especially invited to apply.
Deadline for application is September 20, 2012.
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