Junior and Senior Fellowships at University of Cologn in Germany, 2017/18

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The Morphomata Center for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Cologne is pleased to invite applications for fellowships for the academic year 2017/18. German applicants are eligible to apply for these fellowships.

The “Morphomata International Center for Advanced Studies – Genesis, Dynamics, and Mediality of Cultural Figurations” is one of the internationalKäte Hamburger Centers sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research under the auspices of the initiative “Freedom for Research in the Humanities” (project number 01UK1505).

Course Level: Fellowships are granted for a period of 6 to 9 months.

Study Subject: The fellowships are awarded to scholars working within the Humanities (“Geisteswissenschaften”), in the field of portraiture/life imaging and/or biography/life writing.  The focus of this year’s call for applications lies on the topic of portraiture.

Scholarship Award: The Fellows receive financial compensation, provided the Fellow will receive no income from his/her home institution while he/she is in Cologne. The maximum amount is capped by the funding organization (the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research). Alternatively, the grant can be used to finance a teaching substitute at the Fellow’s home university. Please note: Currently, there is no guarantee that the grant will be tax-free. We suggest that Fellows currently residing outside Germany investigate tax treaties in relation to potential double taxation. Fellows should contact their tax accountant or competent tax office to clarify any tax questions.

Scholarship can be taken in Germany

Eligibility:  To be eligible for a Morphomata Fellowship, the candidate must have the status of an at least assistant professor (or equivalent) and a strong research record in portraiture and /or biography/life writing. Scholars with a particular interest in the theory of the formation, dynamics, and medially of cultural figurations are also invited to apply. Fellows are required to participate actively in the interdisciplinary and intercultural life of the Center and the University of Cologne. Morphomata Fellows are expected to participate in weekly events at the Center.

Nationality: German applicants are eligible to apply for these fellowships.

Scholarships in Germany

How to Apply: Applications should be submitted to: martin.roussel(at)uni-koeln.de. Applicants are required to provide the following documents:

• a cover letter of one or two pages that indicates the preferred time slot for the fellowship
• a curriculum vitae
• a list of publications
• a title and proposal for a research project (maximum 2000 words) addressing the Center’s research focus on “Portraiture and Biography as Figurations of the Particular” or the theoretical framework of Morphomata
• a summary of maximum 200 words that clearly indicates to readers from other disciplines where the special significance of the project lies
• Applications in German must be supplemented with an English title and summary.

Application Deadline: Fellowship application deadline is October 24th, 2016.

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