Applications are invited for The Käte Hamburger Kolleg/Centre for Global Cooperation Research fellowships beginning in 2016. The institute particularly encourages female researchers and scholars from the Global South to apply. Fellows will join the Centre for a period of six to twelve months, working language at the Centre is English. Fellowships include a working space in fully equipped offices and a competitive stipend commensurate with the applicant's level of professional experience, starting at the Postdoctoral level. The application deadline is 31st October 2015.
Study Subject(s): Fellowships are mainly offered in the fields of the humanities and social sciences, but may also be granted to scholars in economics, law, social psychology and the natural sciences. In the latter case, the proposed research project must not require laboratory facilities and should relate to the humanities and social sciences, in particular questions of global cooperation. The Centre's research in 2016 will focus on Prospects and Pitfalls of Equality, Democracy, and Legitimacy in World Society.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for undertaking postdoctoral research programme.
Scholarship Provider: The Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research is a research institute of the University of Duisburg-Essen, sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.Scholarship can be taken at: Germany
Eligibility: The institute especially interested in projects that bring together theoretical insights on democratic legitimacy and participation, cultural pluralism and social equality with empirical research on their challenges and crises. The institute particularly encourages female researchers and scholars from the Global South to apply.
Scholarship Open for International Students: International applicants are eligible to apply for this fellowship. The institute particularly encourages female researchers and scholars from the Global South to apply.
Scholarship Description: The Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research is pleased to announce its Call for Applications for Fellowships beginning in 2016. Fellows will join the Centre for a period of six to twelve months, working language at the Centre is English. Fellowships include a working space in fully equipped offices and a competitive stipend commensurate with the applicant's level of professional experience, starting at the Postdoctoral level. The Centre's research in 2016 will focus on Prospects and Pitfalls of Equality, Democracy, and Legitimacy in World Society. They invite theoretical and conceptual contributions, discourse and narrative analysis, and also welcome empirical case studies on global and other negotiation processes beyond the nation-state.
Number of award(s): Not Known
Duration of award(s): Fellows will join the Centre for a period of six to twelve months. The Centre is able to provide funding for respective field research of up to three weeks in selected cases.
What does it cover? Fellowships include a working space in fully equipped offices and a competitive stipend commensurate with the applicant's level of professional experience, starting at the Postdoc level.
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: Applications (in English only) should contain a cover letter, your CV with publication list, a concise research proposal (3-5 pages) plus one relevant publication. Please indicate your preferred period of stay. Please submit your application electronically using website.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 31st October 2015.
