In an thrilling name to the worldwide educational neighborhood, the College for Social Sciences and Humanities at UA Ruhr is now accepting purposes for its International Senior Fellowship Programme 2026/2027. If you’re a senior-stage researcher within the social sciences or humanities, this might be your second to hitch one in every of Europe’s most dynamic analysis hubs for six months of devoted, collaborative work.
What is UA Ruhr’s International Senior Fellowship Programme?
Launched in 2021, the College for Social Sciences and Humanities is a thriving part of the Research Alliance Ruhr—a three way partnership between the University of Duisburg-Essen, Ruhr University Bochum, and TU Dortmund University. Nestled in Essen, Germany, on the coronary heart of the Ruhr metropolitan area, the College is a magnet for interdisciplinary, international analysis expertise.
The International Senior Fellowships are prestigious awards supplied to excellent senior researchers (R4 stage) to hold out unbiased analysis initiatives in collaboration with educational friends from UA Ruhr. These fellowships span six (06) months, with the choice to start on both March 1, 2026 or September 1, 2026.
Who Should Apply?
The programme is tailor-made for superior students with a robust publication file and a transparent intent to foster worldwide analysis collaboration. Applicants should meet the next standards:
- Affiliation: Must be a present member of a non-German college or analysis establishment on the time of application and through the fellowship interval.
- Research Excellence: Should reveal a major monitor file of publications within the social sciences or humanities.
- Experience: A PhD will need to have been accomplished at the very least six (6) years previous to the application.
- Collaboration Focus: Must determine and safe a tandem accomplice from the UA Ruhr community previous to making use of.
The final date to apply for the UA Ruhr International Senior Fellowship Programme 2026/2027 is May 25, 2025 (23:59 CEST).
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