The Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Centre for Global Cooperation Research”(GCR21) at the University of Duisburg-Essen offers fellowships in two of its four research units. The call for applications for all research units will be periodically repeated.
Fellows join the Centre in November 2012 and stay for one year. A shorter research stay of six months as well as a later commencement of the fellowship is possible. The Fellowship entails working space in fully equipped offices and a competitive stipend commensurate with the applicant’s level of professional experience. Fellows are expected to work at the Centre and to take residence in the region. We will be happy to assist fellows in their search for an appropriate apartment.
The Centre:
The Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Centre for Global Cooperation Research” is an independent research institution of the University of Duisburg-Essen. It cooperates closely with the Institute for Development and Peace (INEF) in Duisburg, the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) in Essen, and the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) in Bonn. Prof. Tobias Debiel (INEF), Prof. Claus Leggewie (KWI), and Prof. Dirk Messner (DIE) are co-directors of the Centre. The Centre is located at Duisburg’s Inner Harbour, which combines industrial heritage with modern office buildings and a vibrant urban culture. Close to the city centre, the Duisburg Campus with the Social Science Department and INEF is within short reach. The participation of the KWI facilitates the coupling with the neighbouring city of Essen, the lead city during the Ruhr area’s time as Europe’s Cultural Metropolis in 2010. Through the DIE, the Centre is also represented in the UN City of Bonn with its tight network of international institutions.
The Centre focuses on the cultural premises and dynamics of emergent governance structures in current world society and analyses the possibilities for global cooperation. Its four research units focus on (1) The (Im)Possibility of Cooperation, (2) Global Cultural Conflicts and Transcultural Cooperation, (3) Global Governance Revisited, and (4) Paradoxes and Perspectives of Democratisation. The Centre offers a place for reflection and exchange for researchers from the social sciences, the natural sciences, and the humanities, as well as for selected practitioners from all regions of the world. Colloquia and other research meetings form an essential part of the Centre. Fellows are invited to participate and contribute. For more information, visit our website at http://www.gcr21.org
Please find below two Calls for Applications for Research Unit 1 on “The (Im)Possibility of Cooperation” and Research Unit 2 on “Global Cultural Conflicts and Transcultural cooperation”. The full text is available here: http://inef.uni-due.de/khk/index.php?article_id=49&clang=0
Research Unit 1 “The (Im)Possibility of Cooperation”
For the fellowships offered in Research Unit 1 priority will be given to applicants who could make a tangible contribution in one of the following areas:
- The fundamentals of cooperation
- The influence of cultural factors on the success or failure of cooperation
- Towards an interdisciplinary understanding of global cooperation
Applications (in English language) should contain a cover letter, a CV, a list of publications, and a short presentation of the proposed research programme (3-5 pages). Please indicate at which level (Postdoc, Fellow, Senior Fellow) you wish to apply, state for which period you would like to come, and submit your application material in one pdf-file. Applications should be emailed to the Head of Research Unit Dr. Silke Weinlich (weinlich@gcr21.uni-due.de) with “Fellowship Application: The (Im)possibility of Cooperation” as the subject heading.
The deadline for application is 31 August 2012.
Research Unit 2 “Global Cultural Conflicts and Transcultural cooperation”
For the fellowships offered in Research Unit 2 priority will be given to applicants who could make a tangible contribution in one of the following areas:
- Cultures of global cooperation
- The anthropological, symbolical and political impact of the gift
- Global aid cultures, religion and the anthropology of humanitarianism
Applications (in English language) should contain a cover letter, a CV, a list of publications, and a short presentation of the proposed research programme (3−5 pages). Please indicate at which level (Postdoc, Fellow, Senior Fellow) you wish to apply, state for which period you would like to come and submit your application in one pdf-file. Applications should be addressed to the head of Research Unit: PD Dr. Alexandra Przyrembel (przyrembel@gcr21.uni-due.de) and have “Fellowship Application: Global Cultural Conflicts” as the subject heading.
The deadline for application is 31 August 2012.
Please direct all questions regarding this call directly to the Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Centre for Global Cooperation Research”.