Call for Applications: KWI International Fellowships & Thyssen@KWI Fellowship

Types of Fellowships

• KWI international Fellowships: The KWI fellowship program is designed for excellent researchers from the humanities, cultural studies, and the social sciences. The institute provides fellows with modern infrastructure, office space, technical support and offers a library service, event and research management as well as administrative and communicative support. They invite applications from research fellows who have completed their PhD and have up to six years of post-doctoral experience.
• Thyssen@KWI Fellowship: The Thyssen@KWI Fellowship is integrated into the fellowship program and addresses excellent researchers from the humanities, cultural studies, and the social sciences. It is most generously funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. International researchers are invited to apply as well as scholars of German nationality if they provide excellent international contacts and work experience.

Benefits

• KWI international Fellowships
  • Selected fellows will receive a fellowship contract (not a full-employment contract) and a monthly allowance of 4.000 € (pre-tax). This allowance is intended to cover rent, insurances and living expenses. Partial reimbursement of travel expenses for arrival at and departure from KWI is also possible. Fellows are responsible for covering any additional travel expenses, such as those related to conferences, using their allowance.
  • Duration: KWI international fellowships from 1 April 2024 until 30 September 2024.
• Thyssen@KWI Fellowship
  • The Thyssen@Fellow will receive a fellowship contract (not a full-employment contract) and a monthly allowance of 4.000 € (pre-tax). This allowance is intended to cover rent, insurances and living expenses. Partial reimbursement of travel expenses for arrival at and departure from KWI is also possible. Fellows are responsible for covering any additional travel expenses, such as those related to conferences, using their allowance.
  • Duration: Thyssen@KWI Fellowship from 1 March 2024 until 30 September 2024.

Expectations

• KWI international Fellowships
  • The fellowship should be dedicated to research linked to the programmatic agenda of KWI. Various project formats are possible: You might devote your time in Essen to finishing a book or a special issue, to finalizing a research proposal or setting up a research group. They also welcome plans to establish or substantiate collaborations with the universities of the Ruhr Alliance.
  • They expect the fellows to be present at least 3 days a week. Fellows will be expected to participate in entry and exit interviews.
  • Fellows are requested to actively take part in the Colloquium, lectures, conferences, reading groups and other academic events at KWI. Moreover, they expect the fellow to contribute to the KWI Blog. They also encourage fellows to organize a workshop during their fellowship.
  • Fellows are invited to actively take part in academic events at KWI and will have the opportunity to design outstanding discussion formats with prominent researchers.
  • Fellows are not expected to teach, but always welcome to inspire the teaching laboratory with new ideas or participate in lecture series and seminars at surrounding universities.
  • Publications deriving from the time of residence should mention KWI.
  • Knowledge of German is not required since the Fellowship Programme relies on a strong command of English.
  • They expect successful applicants to begin their fellowship on the announced starting date (April 1). Due to the semester schedule and the design of the fellowship programme, the start and end of the fellowship are not negotiable.
• Thyssen@KWI Fellowship
  • Candidates will have a completed PhD plus several years of postdoctoral experience. They expect applicants to work on a project that differs from their PhD research.
  • International researchers are invited to apply as well as scholars of German nationality if they provide excellent international contacts and work experience.
  • Candidates will have a strong scientific track record (including publications in respected international journals or other comparable publications; participation in and organization of international conferences). They welcome applications from candidates with a proven record of third-party funding and/or with experience in science communication and/or public humanities.
  • The fellowship should be dedicated to research linked to one or more of KWI’s focus areas and consistent with its interdisciplinary agenda. Various project formats are possible: You might devote your time in Essen to finishing a book or a special issue, finalizing a research proposal or setting up a research group. They also welcome plans to establish or substantiate collaborations with the universities of the Ruhr Alliance.
  • They expect the Thyssen@KWI Fellow to be present at the institute at least 3 days a week. The fellow will be expected to participate in entry and exit interviews.
  • The Thyssen@KWI Fellow is requested to actively take part in the Colloquium, lectures, conferences, reading groups and other academic events at KWI. Moreover, they expect the fellow to contribute to the KWI Blog. They also encourage fellows to organize a workshop during their fellowship.
  • The Thyssen@KWI Fellow is invited to actively take part in academic events at KWI and will have the opportunity to design outstanding discussion formats with prominent researchers.
  • The Thyssen@KWI Fellow is not expected to teach, but always welcome to inspire the teaching laboratory with new ideas or participate in lecture series and seminars at surrounding universities.
  • Publications deriving from the time of residence should mention KWI and the Fritz Thyssen Foundation.
  • Knowledge of German is not required since the Fellowship Programme relies on a strong command of English.
  • They expect successful applicants to begin their fellowship on the announced starting date (April 1). Due to the semester schedule and the design of the fellowship programme, the start and end of the fellowship are not negotiable.

For more information, visit Call for Applications.