Junior and Senior Research Fellowships (GCSC Gießen)
- Ort: Gießen
- Disziplinen: Medien-/Kulturwissenschaft
- Sprachen: Sprachenübergreifend
- Frist: 12.05.08
International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC)
at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU)
Junior and Senior Research Fellowships
Application Information
To facilitate research in the study of culture, the “International Graduate Centre for the Study
of Culture” (GCSC), funded by the German government's Excellence Initiative, grants up to
two Senior Research Fellowships and up to two Junior Research Fellowships per year. For
qualified scholars at any stage of their academic career after their PhD, the GCSC offers the
opportunity to do research free of university obligations, to discuss their work with doctoral
students and colleagues, and to establish long-term research co-operations. Applicants from
all nationalities and institutional affiliations who have a proven record of excellent research in
the study of culture are eligible.
Research projects should reflect the international research context, open up innovative
perspectives on the study of culture, and follow an interdisciplinary research design. Fellows
are asked to contribute to the development of the GCSC’s research profile and to the
mentoring programme for PhD students by presenting their current research at least once in a
public lecture, and by holding a master class (Senior Research Fellows) or a workshop (Junior
Research Fellows) related to their current research.
Candidates must have an innovative research project that contributes to the GCSC research
profile and is thematically linked to at least one of the following research areas: Memory
Cultures; Culture and Narration; Culture and Performativity; Visual Culture; Culture, Language
and the New Media; Culture and Identities; Political and Transnational Culture(s); Cultures of
Knowledge, Research and Education (Please see our website for details: www.unigiessen.
de/cms/fbz/zentren/ggk/gcsc/research). Applications may be submitted either in
German or English. They will be evaluated according to the criteria of excellence in research,
familiarity with ongoing international research, a well-defined research question and an
interdisciplinary methodological framework.
The GCSC is currently seeking one Junior Research Fellow for each of the following academic
semesters:
October 2008 – February 2009
April 2009 – August 2009
October 2009 – February 2010
The GCSC is currently seeking one Senior Research Fellow for each of the following academic
semesters:
April 2009 – August 2009
October 2009 – February 2010
Candidates from all disciplines who are engaged in the Study of Culture and can relate to the
GCSC’s research profile are eligible.
Duration and funding
Senior Research Fellowships will be granted for one to four months during an academic
semester (April-July 08 or October 08-February 09). They entail a monthly stipend of € 2.350,-
as well as one-time travel costs to and from Giessen. The GCSC will provide office space
including a PC with internet access, access to the JLU-library and the support of a student
assistant (20h/month), as well as free accommodation in Giessen. The GCSC does not
contribute to retirement or health benefits.
Junior Research Fellowships will be granted to post-doctoral scholars for two to four months
during an academic semester (April-July 08 or October 08-February 09). Fellowships entail a
monthly stipend of € 1.500,- as well as one-time travel costs to and from Giessen. The GCSC
will provide office space including a PC with internet access, access to the JLU-library and the
support of a student assistant (20h/month), as well as free accommodation in Giessen. The
GCSC does not contribute to retirement or health benefits.
Application Deadline and Decision Notification
Application deadline: May, 12th 2008
Decision notification: June, 9th 2008
Please use our application form which is available online and gives you further information
about the required documents for a complete application:
www.gcsc.uni-giessen.de
Justus-Liebig-University Giessen | International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture
Alter Steinbacher Weg 38 | 35394 Giessen | Germany
Phone: +49-641-99-30041 | Fax: +49-641-99-30049 | gcsc@uni-giessen.de
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