Apply Now for a Fellowship With PIASt in Scientific Research in Poland 2020 (Fully Funded)

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Description

PIASt fellowships

Polish Institute of Advanced Studies PIASt is an independent centre of research located in Warsaw. It offers a base for an international community of high-level scholars willing to devote themselves entirely to their research work, while being freed from their usual teaching and administration constraints.

To fulfil this goal the PIASt has initiated a researcher mobility programme, offering 5- or 10-month residencies in Warsaw. The fellowships are offered mainly to scholars active in the fields of the humanities and social sciences, but projects where these disciplines interface with life and exact sciences are also welcome.

The programme supports outstanding researchers from all regions of the world who want to pursue self-directed work in fine research conditions. They will form a small but stimulating community which will benefit from its multi-disciplinary composition, that enables free exchange of ideas and opinions in a spirit of cross-disciplinary dialogue.

opportunity focus area:
Social Sciences
Humanities
Life sciences

Specialties

Humanities, Life Sciences, Social Sciences

Eligibilities

25 - 35, 36 - 60

Gender

Nationality

Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Required Languages

Required Experience

Years of experience

Seniors / Professors, who have at least 10 years of full-time research experience after earning a PhD - 8 fellowships.

Years of experience

Junior / postdoctoral, who have obtained a doctorate degree in the past ten years and have subsequent work experience as researchers for at least three years prior to the application date (doctoral training is not included in the calculation of research experience) - 4 fellowships;

Specific Requirements

Other Requirements

Demonstrated applicant distinction:

career path (especially international experience and high-quality publications), allowing an assessment of his / her ability to implement the planned research.

The quality of the research proposal

which should be: innovative, relevant to current discussions and literature, methodologically sound, applicable, and relevant to the international academic community, with the potential impact of the expected outputs.

The suitability of residency of the PIASt Fellowship required for the research project and for the career development of the prospective applicant;

Paper applications

Candidates apply exclusively online; paper applications are not accepted.

Residency

At the time of the application, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Poland for more than 6 months during the 3 years immediately prior to the reference date – October 31st 2020 (short stays such as holidays do not count).

Acknowledgement of PIASt support

Fellows remain the owners of results of their research. Fellows are required to acknowledge PIASt suport in all publications, documents and presentations related to their PIASt project and resulting from the research carried out during the fellowship.

Final report

Upon completion of the project fellows will submit a final report outlining their scientific achievements.

Project submission

A project may not be submitted to another research institution at the same time.

Unaccepted application's resubmission

An application that is not accepted for a PIASt fellowship can be re-submitted only once, but with information what has been corrected in the application that had been rejected.

Eventual residency

Eventual residencies shall not be construed as establishing any relationship of subordination or employment ties between fellows and the PIASt.

"Junior" researchers may receive a scholarship in this category only once.

Former PIASt Senior Fellows cannot submit a new application within five years of the end of their stay at the PIASt Institute.

Benefits

Flight

Coverage of travel expenses (one round trip) will be provided.

Accommodation

Accommodation will be provided. Successful fellows who have signed five or ten months hostess contracts are provided with office space and furnished apartments.

Stipend/Allowance

Provision of a living allowance (in the range of 2,000 euros per month for a junior fellow and up to 3,000 euros per month for a senior colleague - depending on the individual financial situation).

Required Documents

Application Form

CV / Resume

- A CV (full contact details, academic and professional experience) - up to 3 pages.

Other

- Publications List (up to 3 pages); - 3 recent publications in PDF format; maximum 30 pages each (in case of texts published in a language other than English, a written abstract is required in English)

Recommendation letter/Reference Letter

Two letters of recommendation from senior foreign scholars to the applicant's country of residence (mandatory for candidates applying for junior / postdoctoral fellowships but optional for senior applicants / professor)

Doctorate Degree Certificate

A copy of the PhD diploma in PDF format (if the writing system used in the diploma is not Latin, a university degree in Latin script or an official translation must also be attached).

Research proposal

a detailed research proposal - up to 10,000 signs (spaces included). The following aspects should be tackled in research proposals: - motivation for participating in the PIASt fellowship programme; - importance of trans-national mobility for achieving planned research objectives; - relevance and connections of the research to the wider academic context; - aims and methodology of the planned research; - current state and schedule of the planned research; - interdisciplinary dimension of the research, if relevant.