Deadline: December 16, 2019
Applications are open for the FMSH/IFEAC Atlas Postdoctoral Fellowship 2020. The Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme (FMSH) and the Institut Français d’Etudes sur l’Asie Centrale (IFEAC), with the support of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, offer short-term fellowships of three months in France for postdoc researchers from Central Asia who have presented their thesis from 2014.
This research stay is designed to enable researchers to conduct research studies in France: field enquiries, library and archives work. At the end of their stay, laureates will have to provide the FMSH and the IFEAC with a report presenting the work done during their stay and the benefits for their research project. This call is part of the Atlas short-term postdoctoral mobility programme offered by the FMSH and its partners.
Fellowship
- Laureates will receive a total stipend of €4,500 for the three months (3 instalments of €1,500 paid at the beginning of each month of stay). This financial contribution is intended to cover expenditure such as transport and accommodation costs.
- Besides, the FMSH and the IFEAC provide support for visa and logistical support to organise the stay (possibility to have a workspace, letter for the libraries…).
Eligibility
- Open to researchers originating from Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan (nationality is a requirement) and affiliated with an institution of higher education and research or a public or private research institute based in one of these countries.
- Applicants must have obtained their PhD doctorate (“Kandidat” thesis) and presented their thesis from 2014.
- Applicants must be involved in research in social and human sciences.
- Before submitting their application, applicants will have to find a French research institution to host them for the time of their stay. Applicants will have to provide a letter from the hosting institution addressed to the FMSH and the IFEAC expressing the institution’s willingness to host the applicant during the time of fellowship and explaining the work conditions offered.
Evaluation
A selection committee composed with members of FMSH, IFEAC and independent experts will analyse and proceed to final selection of applications regarding the following criteria:
- The quality of the scientific dossier and the methodology developed
- The relevance of a research stay in France regarding the scientific project and the candidate curricula
- The ability to identify scientific contacts in France
Application
Applicants will be required to submit an online application form and a scientific dossier (research project + appendices). The Content of scientific dossier are:
- The research proposal: The Research proposal should consist in a short presentation from 10,000 characters to 20,000 characters (spaces and references included) composed with:
- State of art, problematic, objective and specific aim of the research project, methodology with a DETAILED WORKPLAN
A bibliography - Explanation of the choice of the host laboratory
- The detailed programme of the research stay (places and institutions to be visited, contacts, workplan).
- State of art, problematic, objective and specific aim of the research project, methodology with a DETAILED WORKPLAN
- Appendices
- A Curriculum vitae (2 pages maximum)
- A list of publications
- A copy of the PhD diploma
- A letter from the director of the research institution in the country of origin
- A letter of invitation from the director of the host research institution in France expressing the institution’s willingness to host the applicant during the time of fellowship and explaining the work conditions they can offer
For more information, visit Atlas Postdoctoral Fellowship.
