Post-doctoral Fellowships in the Humanities at Universities and Research Institutes in Germany and the U.S.
The post-doctoral fellowships at U.S. universities are provided i.a by the Volkswagen Foundation. Up to 12 fellowships per year can be funded. Grants will be made to the German institution that employs the respective candidate. The respective target group are promising young scholars in their post-doctoral research phase based at German institutions who want to strengthen their research capacity in a specific field of the humanities which can be expected to have a strong impact on their individual research profile and expertise. Scholars who work in an interdisciplinary field are especially encouraged to apply. The grants will be awarded for 9 - 12 months and cover a monthly salary as paid by German universities (Arbeitgeberbrutto approx. 60,000 Euro) or a post-doctoral fellowship (2,100 Euro per month). The applicants should have finished their Ph. D. between one and no more than five years ago.
Deadline: 02. October 2012
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Source: VolkswagenStiftung SAFIR: CS
