The Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaften in Vienna/Austria offers residential fellowships for advanced study in interdisciplinary humanities and culture studies during the academic year 2012–2013.
Senior Fellowships are designed to support excellent scholars, who are well advanced in their Academic careers.
Eligibility:
• Qualified scholars are eligible without regard to nationality, institutional, or departmental affiliation; although preference is given to applicants of international repute who have published significant papers in recognized refereed journals and books that establish the author as a leading expert in his/her academic field.
• Applicants must have a Doctorate or a Ph.D. at the time of application.
Duration and Funding:
• Senior Fellowships will be granted for one academic semester (1 October 2012–31 January 2013 or 1 March–30 June 2013).
• Fellowships entail a monthly stipend of maximum € 2.325,-(€ 75,- per day), office space at the IFK equipped with electronic facilities
• Including internet access as well as one-time travel costs to and from Vienna
• Free accommodation in a studio apartment (35 m2)
• The IFK will not contribute to retirement or health benefits.
Areas of Special Interest:
Most of the fellowships are unrestricted. Several, however, are designated for applications related to the two IFK research foci – "Cultures of Evidence" and "Certainty Undermined – Life-worlds and Knowledge in Transition".
General Criteria of Evaluation
• Applications will be peer-reviewed by the IFK's International Academic Advisory Board.
• Final decisions will be taken in regard to the requirements of the yearly scholarly program.
How to Apply:
Applications may be submitted either in German or English.
NB: The IFK discourages proposals that are either exclusively theoretical or exclusively empirical in character. It supports projects that combine empirical investigation with thoughtful theoretical work. Research proposals that present a clearly formulated problem, demonstrate familiarity with the scholarly field(s), and develop an interdisciplinary methodological framework stand the best chance of approval by the International Academic Advisory Board.
Application deadline:
1 July 2011 (postmark)
Decision notification:
December 2011
http://www.ifk.ac.at/tl_files/files/Application%20Forms/RF-SF-Formular%202011.pdf
It is advisable to submit your application before the deadline. If you need further information, please post below. Good luck!