GLOBALEURONET offers up to 10 short-term residential Visiting Fellowships to be spent during the year 2009 at any University and Research Centre involved in the activities of the network. This Visiting Fellowships Program offers scholars ranging from PhD students and recent doctoral graduates to senior faculty, the opportunity to integrate their research into a wider scheme that aims to promote excellence, increase exposure to scientific assessment and enhance the creation of international research teams.
Research areas . Positions are open to scholars with research interests in the following areas of European economic history covered by the GLOBALEURONET programme:
Host institutions . Eligible host institutions are Universities, Institutes and Research Centres located in GLOBALEURONET contributing countries: Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey. Please note that fellowships can be spent only in institutions located in a European country other than the applicant’s country of origin.
For detailed information about the Programme’s research areas, scientific initiatives and participating Universities, please visit the Programme’s website:
http://www.esf-globaleuronet.org/activities/research_areas
Award amount. Fellowships include an allowance of 1,600 Euros per month plus reimbursement of travel allowances up to a maximum of 500 Euros.
Eligibility . Fellowships may be awarded to PhD students (Junior Fellows), doctoral graduates who obtained their PhD in the last four years—i.e. after September 2004 (Postdoc Fellows) and permanent faculty (Senior Fellows). Selections are competitive and based on the likelihood of positive interactions between the Visiting Fellows and the host research team, and the degree to which both parties will benefit from the visit.
Junior and Postdoc Fellowships are open to PhD and postdoc students from any European country member of the ESF. Preference may be given to students from GLOBALEURONET contributing countries, but we strongly encourage any interested student to apply irrespective of his/her nationality and academic affiliation.
Fellowships are awarded for up to three months and can be renewed in subsequent years. Senior Fellowships are open exclusively to faculty affiliated to universities and research centres located in GLOBALEURONET contributing countries. They are awarded for up to one month and are not renewable.
Requirements . Grantees are required to be in residence at the host institution for the duration of the fellowships. They will participate in the academic activities of the host institution and will be given full access to its facilities. However, fellowships are incompatible with any teaching or administrative commitment at the host institution.
Grantees will return to the institution of origin upon termination and will acknowledge GLOBALEURONET and the ESF in publications resulting from their work in relation with the Fellowship.
Applications . The deadline for applications is January 16, 2009 . Applicants should send:
Proposals must be consistent with the research areas covered by GLOBALEURONET, as indicated above.
The application will also specify the preferred host institution(s) and month(s) of tenure.
Inquires and applications can be sent electronically to the following email address:
esf-globaleuronet@uc3m.es
or by regular mail to:
Ms Lidia Merás, GLOBALEURONET Programme Coordinator
L.Figuerola Institute/Economic History and Institutions
Universidad Carlos III Madrid
28903 Getafe (Madrid) Spain
Assessment and selection. The GLOBALEURONET Executive Committee will be responsible for the assessment of proposals and selection of grantees in consultation with the scientific coordinators of research areas and host institutions. In case of successful applications, grantees will receive also full instructions on how to complete the acceptance form and reporting procedures.
Stefano Battilossi
Chair, GLOBALEURONET
Department of Economic History and Institutions
Universidad Carlos III Madrid
Email: stefano.battilossi@uc3m.es