Nordic Africa Institute Claude Ake Visiting Chair 2026 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: February 1, 2026

Applications are open for the Nordic Africa Institute Claude Ake Visiting Chair 2026. The Claude Ake Visiting Chair is designed for social scientists from African universities who champion social justice and specialize in areas akin to conflict, peace, battle decision, human rights, democracy and growth.

The Claude Ake Visiting Chair is a co-financed collaboration between the Nordic Africa Institute and the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. It was arrange in 2003 in reminiscence of Professor Claude Ake, a distinguished scholar, thinker, instructor and humanist.

Benefits

• The OPPORTUNITY to pursue your personal analysis.
• Three months in Uppsala with a tax-free stipend/scholarship.
• Access to a global community of researchers.
• Travel and lodging grants, plus different advantages.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be internationally recognised senior students with professorial competence (professor or affiliate professor) of their respective fields of experience.
• The Chair holder is anticipated to spend three (3) months in Uppsala within the time-span mid-August to mid-December 2026. Applicant must be obtainable for this era.
• Applications from feminine candidates are inspired.

Application

Application should comprise:

• A whole and up to date curriculum vitae (CV), together with related data concerning educational title, present and former positions, analysis and educating actions, and a listing of publications. It also needs to embody all related contact data.
• A brief summary of the analysis challenge to be carried out as visiting chair holder.
• A analysis proposal outlining the principle options of the analysis challenge to be undertaken throughout the go to together with the anticipated outcomes. The size of the proposal must be a minimal of three and a most of 5 pages.
• Two of the applicant’s publications. These ought to usually be the 2 most necessary articles associated to the analysis challenge to be pursued throughout the go to.
• A signed advice letter from a senior scholar or policymaker working in the identical discipline because the applicant.
• A signed letter from the applicant’s Head of Department or Dean (or equal) which confirms that the application is supported by the establishment with which the nominee is affiliated.

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