Applications
are invited for MWK-FELLOWS COFUND International Fellowship Programme of the
Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies for Experienced
Researchers to study in Germany. Applicants of all nationalities are eligible
to apply for this fellowship program.
are invited for MWK-FELLOWS COFUND International Fellowship Programme of the
Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies for Experienced
Researchers to study in Germany. Applicants of all nationalities are eligible
to apply for this fellowship program.
The
Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies (Max-Weber-Kolleg
Erfurt) at the University of Erfurt is a highly ranked
Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies (Max-Weber-Kolleg
Erfurt) at the University of Erfurt is a highly ranked
international research
centre. It is unique in its organizational structure by combining the functions
of an institute for advanced study and a graduate school.
In
order to be eligible German skills are not obligatory, unless they are required
for conducting the research project. However, it is recommendable to have the
basic knowledge of everyday life and integration.
order to be eligible German skills are not obligatory, unless they are required
for conducting the research project. However, it is recommendable to have the
basic knowledge of everyday life and integration.
Course
Level: Fellowships
are available to pursue research.
Level: Fellowships
are available to pursue research.
Study
Subject:
The program offers fellowships to excellent experienced researchers who fulfil
the European Unions mobility rule and who are conducting interdisciplinary
research in cultural and social studies. The core disciplines at the Max Weber
Kolleg are sociology, economics, religious studies, law, philosophy, history,
and theology.
Subject:
The program offers fellowships to excellent experienced researchers who fulfil
the European Unions mobility rule and who are conducting interdisciplinary
research in cultural and social studies. The core disciplines at the Max Weber
Kolleg are sociology, economics, religious studies, law, philosophy, history,
and theology.
Scholarship
Award:
MWK-FELLOWS will be appointed on the basis of a regular employment contract
with the University of Erfurt according to the German Civil Service Collective
Agreement (TV-L, pay grade E 13). Alternatively, fellows have the opportunity
to stay in a current employment contract with their home universities under the
precondition of an accepted leave of absence. The University of Erfurt will
compensate the home universities for their costs of replacement as well as the
fellows for their additional costs up to a defined sum.
Award:
MWK-FELLOWS will be appointed on the basis of a regular employment contract
with the University of Erfurt according to the German Civil Service Collective
Agreement (TV-L, pay grade E 13). Alternatively, fellows have the opportunity
to stay in a current employment contract with their home universities under the
precondition of an accepted leave of absence. The University of Erfurt will
compensate the home universities for their costs of replacement as well as the
fellows for their additional costs up to a defined sum.
MWK-FELLOWS
will receive an individual research and a training budget. They will be
provided with a fully equipped workplace and have full access to the academic
infrastructure (e.g. library loan, web space).
will receive an individual research and a training budget. They will be
provided with a fully equipped workplace and have full access to the academic
infrastructure (e.g. library loan, web space).
Number
of Scholarships:
University offers up to 10 fellowships each year.
of Scholarships:
University offers up to 10 fellowships each year.
Scholarship
can be taken in Germany
can be taken in Germany
Eligibility: The following
criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the
scholarship:
criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the
scholarship:
- Research
Experience: Applicants must have a doctoral degree or at least four
years of full-time equivalent research experience at the application deadline.
Full-time equivalent research experience is measured from the date when a
researcher obtained the degree which would formally entitle him or her to
embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was
obtained or in Germany, irrespective of whether a doctorate is or was ever
envisaged.
- EU
Mobility Rule: Applicants can be of any nationality, but at
the time of application researchers must not have resided or carried out
their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for more than twelve
months in the three years immediately prior to the application deadline.
Compulsory national service and short stays such as holidays are not taken
into account.
Nationality:
Applicants
of all nationalities are eligible to apply for this fellowship program.
Applicants
of all nationalities are eligible to apply for this fellowship program.
College
Admission Requirement
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirements: Applicants must have a doctoral degree or at least four years of
full-time equivalent research experience at the application deadline.
Requirements: Applicants must have a doctoral degree or at least four years of
full-time equivalent research experience at the application deadline.
English
Language Requirements: German skills are not obligatory unless they are
required for conducting the research project. However, it is recommendable to
have the basic knowledge of everyday life and integration.
Language Requirements: German skills are not obligatory unless they are
required for conducting the research project. However, it is recommendable to
have the basic knowledge of everyday life and integration.
How
to Apply: The
mode of application is online.
to Apply: The
mode of application is online.
Applicants
are strictly required to submit all necessary documents in German or English
via the online application portal:
are strictly required to submit all necessary documents in German or English
via the online application portal:
- Completed
online application form - Curriculum
vitae including a list of publications (Please make sure that for all
periods in which you were employed, received a stipend, fellowship or
grant, or stayed abroad you mention the exact dates on which the period
started and ended) - Copy
of the degree certificate and transcript of the most recently completed
university degree (Degree certificates which are not originally issued in
German or English have to be translated. The translation has to be
officially certified. You must submit both the scan of the original degree
certificate and the scan of the officially certified translation) - Electronic
copies of either three reviewed journal
publications or one individually authored book, or a
copy of the doctoral thesis - Motivation
letter which explains the reasons for the application for the program,
particularly why the proposed research project can be excellently
supported at the Max-Weber-Kolleg - Names
and contact details of three proposed independent external referees - Outline
of the research proposal (up to 3000 words). The proposals must include a
working program and an overview of the most important project-specific
publications - Completed
and signed Ethical Issue Form - Proof
of research experience: in case applicants do not hold a PhD-degree, a
minimum of 4 years full-time equivalent research experience at the call
deadline has to be documented
Application
Deadline: Fellowship
application deadline is October 1, 2017.
Deadline: Fellowship
application deadline is October 1, 2017.
