IFK_Junior Fellowship 2023

IFK_JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP

The IFK | University of Art and Design Linz in Vienna is awarding Junior Fellowships for the academic year 2023/24 (1st of October 2023 to 30th of June 2024). 

The successful applicant has the option to take part in the IFK's grant program for research abroad in the academic year 2024–2025 (free choice of location and university abroad; participation is possible, but not obligatory. Exact details will be given with the selection of the project during the interviews). This does not apply to ÖAW and Fulbright Junior Fellows.

The IFK_Junior Fellowships are intended for...

young Austrian academics working on their dissertations with a focus on cultural studies, as well as for non-Austrian doctoral students who are being supervised at an Austrian university. The applicants have to present documentation of a Master’s degree (or equivalent) and need to be inscribed at a university as PhD students the latest by 1st October 2023. There is no age limit.

IFK_Junior Fellows receive...

a monthly scholarship of € 1,650 plus a monthly rent allowance of max. € 350 (only upon rent contract and register confirmation (Meldebestätigung)) over nine months. Eight IFK_Junior Fellowships and one ÖAW/IFK_Junior Fellowship as well as an Fulbright/IFK_ Junior Fellowship will be awarded. IFK_Junior Fellows will be assigned a work place at the IFK along with internet access and the associated IT equipment. In order to receive the scholarship, it is necessary to maintain a regular presence at the IFK and to take part in the academic program. It is not possible to be otherwise employed whilst receiving the scholarship, unless this is in a minor capacity (geringfügig). Costs for health and social insurance are not covered by the IFK.

GENERAL INFORMATION

DURATION

The IFK_Junior Fellowships are awarded for one academic year (1st of October to 30th of June). The successful applicant has the option to take part in the IFK's grant program for research abroad in the academic year 2024–2025 (free choice of location and university abroad; participation is possible, but not obligatory. Exact details will be given with the selection of the project during the interviews). This does not apply to ÖAW and Fulbright Junior Fellows.

LANGUAGE

Please note that the IFK_Junior Fellowship requires German at a fluent communication level. We don't need any language certificates, but the interview will tell us whether the IFK's Junior Fellowship can be followed without any problems, as many projects are in German.

Application languages are German or English.

PROPOSAL

The dissertation proposal should address an inter-disciplinary research project with a focus on cultural studies. Academic subjects include the humanities, social sciences and art. A thematic link to the current research foci of the IFK »Cultures of Translation« (»Kulturen des Übersetzens«), »Situated in the global« (»Situiert im Globalen«)  or »Different Work« (»Andere Arbeit«) is not essential, but welcomed. The quality of the applications is decisive. The detailed research foci can be found on our website: www.ifk.ac.at

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

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Please upload ONE merged PDF (max. 10 MB) at the end of the application form, containing all application documents with your name as the document name:

Lastname_Firstname.pdf

Following documents must be contained in your merged PDF file in the following order:

1. Dissertation proposal (2.000 words maximum), in German or English with your name and title of the project on the first page (footnotes and if desired bibliography included). There is no schedule or table of contents required, but if you find it helpful you can of course attach it (respecting the 2.000 word limit).
2. A short core project bibliography (one page maximum). This is not the bibliography of your porposal, but should give an impression of your key references.
3. A clear justification why the dissertation should be carried out at the IFK (approx. one page)
4. An up to date curriculum vitae with a list of academic publications (if applicable).
5. Scan of the degree certificate(s).

EVALUATION

The final candidates for the IFK_Junior Fellowship will be chosen on the basis of an interview about their project and plans at the IFK by a three person jury (two full Professors, one Ass. Prof.) presumably in March. Travel expenses for the journey to these interviews will not be reimbursed. The interview can also be conducted online via Zoom by arrangement. However, a conversation on site is desired.

 The decision on granting the IFK_Junior Fellowships shall be communicated to all applicants by mid-April.

Deadline for the application: Monday, January 30, 2023, 11:59pm 

(time by which the completed form with ONE PDF upload must have been submitted)

If you have any questions that are not answered in the informational document (below), on our website or in the online application form itself, then please write to fellows@ifk.ac.at or contact us per telephone: +43 1 504 11 26 2606.

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