EURIAS FELLOWSHIP 2010 – FRANCE
The EURIAS Junior Fellowship Programme 2010 – France
About EURIAS:
The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme is an international researcher mobility programme offering 33 fellowships for the 2011/2012 academic year. It proposes 10-month residencies in one of the 14 participating Institutes: Berlin, Bologna, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Cambridge, Helsinki, Jerusalem, Lyons, Nantes, Paris, Uppsala, Vienna, Wassenaar. The Programme builds on the strong reputation of the Institutes for Advanced Study for promoting the concentrated, self-directed work of excellent researchers within the stimulating environment of a multidisciplinary and international group of fellows. EURIAS Fellowships are mainly offered in the fields of the humanities and social sciences but may also be granted to scholars in natural and exact sciences, if their proposed research project does not require laboratory facilities. The diversity of the 14 participating IAS —which have agreed on a common selection procedure— offers a wide range of possible research contexts in Europe for worldwide scholars. Applicants select up to three IAS outside their country of nationality or residence as possible host institutions.
Detail:
Researchers having, by the time of the application:
- minimum : a PhD (or a Master or equivalent + 4 years of full-time research experience)
- maximum : 7 years of full-time research experience after obtaining a PhD (or 11 years of research experience after obtaining a Master or equivalent).
Eligibility:
Degree:
At the time of the application, researchers must be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least 4 years of research experience (full time equivalent) after obtaining a degree, which formally allows them to embark on a doctorate whether or not a doctorate was envisaged.
Nationality:
Researchers from all countries are eligible for the programme. They cannot apply for an institute located in their country of nationality or residence.
Disciplines:
The programme is open to all disciplines in the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences. It also welcomes applications from the arts, life and exact sciences (if the research project does not require laboratory or specific facilities). Applicants are advised to check the participating IAS’ websites to learn more about the scientific orientation of the Institute they wish to apply for.
Terms and Conditions:
The EURIAS fellowships offer the following conditions:
— Living allowance in the range of € 26,000 for a junior fellow and € 38,000 for a senior fellow (under work contract or fixed-amount stipend, according to the national legislation)
— Basic social security coverage
— Accommodation or support for relocation
— A research budget in the range of € 5,500
— Travel expenses (one round trip)
— Same working conditions as the IAS’ other fellows
Application Procedure:
Candidates apply exclusively through the online application system. Paper applications are not accepted. To access the online application system, please create an account (see user space) and follow the procedure. After the registration of your account, you will be able to fill in an application form and to upload the relevant documents. In order to provide evaluators with relevant information to perform their work efficiently, EURIAS fellowship applicants have to submit:
– The completed EURIAS application form
– A detailed project proposal
– CV
– List of publications
– For candidates applying for junior fellowships, two letters of recommendation from scholars who are familiar with their academic work.
Applicants are also asked to specify the following in their proposals:
– The relevance and connections of the research to a wider academic context
– The aims and methods of research
– The current state and schedule of the applicant’s research
– The cooperation partners, including national and international contacts, if applicable
– The interdisciplinary dimension of the research, if relevant
– The importance of trans-national mobility for achieving research objectives
– Their career plans and motivation for participating in the programme
– Issues concerning research ethics, if relevant
Applicants are required to indicate up to three IAS as the most adequate host institutions in the order of preference, and to justify their choices.
Application assessment:
The selection of applicants who are eligible for a fellowship is competitive, merit-based and conducted through an internationally independent and recognised peer review process. The EURIAS Fellowship Programme undertakes a detailed qualitative assessment according to the following criteria:
– Scientific excellence of the applicant
– Quality of the proposal (innovative, path-breaking, high-impact)
– Ability to carry out the research proposal
– Theoretical and methodological framework of the research proposal
– Impact beyond intra-disciplinary specialisations
– Interdisciplinary potential of the research proposal
– Significance of the research proposal for the international academic community
– Relevance of a residency in an Institute for Advanced Study for the research project
– Expected impact of the fellowship on training and career development
– Proven language capacity (most IAS operate in an English-language environment, but research can be conducted in any language, and language diversity is welcome).
Application and deadline:
– Applications are submitted online via www.eurias-fp.eu. You will find detailed information regarding the content of the application, eligibility criteria, selection procedure, etc.
– The deadline for application is September 10th 2010. Late applications will not be considered.
Please note that the administrative modalities, working conditions and allowances may slightly vary from one Institute to another. In order to obtain precise information, we invite you to contact the institute you apply for.
Contact:
Programme Officer:
Mrs Mylène Trouvé
mylene.trouve@eurias-fp.eu
T: +33 (0) 1 49 54 22 55
EURIAS
At the RFIEA Foundation
54, boulevard Raspail
75006 Paris – FRANCE
Source: http://www.eurias-fp.eu/
