The Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) Sofia, Bulgaria is an independent institution promoting excellent scholarship and academic cooperation for research in the Social Sciences and the Humanities. It aims to attract young talents as well as outstanding senior scholars by offering institutional conditions conducive to innovative research, intellectual creativity and dialogue, thereby supporting the formation of new regional elites. Through its strong interdisciplinary and international orientation it seeks to integrate national and regional scholarship in cross-cultural research on pan-European and global scale.
CAS (Sofia) has issued a Call for Applications for its 2012/2013 In-Residence Advanced Academia Fellowships in the fields of the humanities and the social sciences.
The Centre invites outstanding scholars to pursue their individual research projects during in-residence periods of up to five months. The invited Fellows participate in the intellectual life and the scholarly community of the Centre (Bulgarian and foreign fellows) while working on projects of their own choice. Fellows receive adequate material and intellectual support and can profit from the Centre’s wide international networks, international seminar- and guest-lecturer programme. CAS Sofia assists Fellows in all practical matters concerning travel, residence and research in Sofia.
Fellowship Provisions
For the academic year 2012/2013 CAS Sofia provides in-residence fellowships of two- to five- month duration to post-doctoral non-Bulgarian researchers. Junior as well as Senior scholars are invited to apply.
The selected Fellows are entitled to:
- A monthly stipend of 700 euro (liable to 10% income tax) to cover living expenses related to the stay in Sofia.
- Accommodation in Sofia, comprising living quarters and working space. The Fellows will also have free access to the CAS library and electronic resources/databases.
- Travel allowance (400 euro)
- Research expenses (100 euro p.m.)
Eligibility
– Candidates must
– Be non-Bulgarian citizens;
– Have completed a PhD in the fields of the humanities and social sciences;
– International research experience (participation in projects and refereed conferences) and publications in peer-reviewed academic editions are strong advantages.
Working Language
As an international academic institution CAS conducts most of its work in English which is also the language of the presentations of research results. Therefore, a good command of English is highly desirable.
Selection Criteria
– High quality of the candidate’s academic portfolio and publications, participation in international research;
– Innovative research proposal with significant contribution;
– Interdisciplinary and/or comparative approaches are an advantage.
Last date for submission of application is October 1, 2011
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