UniGR-Guest Professorship
The UniGR is pleased to announce the funding opportunity for the UniGR-Guest Professorship.
This initiative aims to support the short-term mobility of (junior) professors and post-doctoral researchers for two months between the seven partner universities of UniGR. The mobility promotes interdisciplinary cooperation and establishes a common quality standard between the universities. It serves as a crucial catalyst to support researchers on their way to producing comprehensive comparative studies within the Greater Region.
This call for proposals is made with the support of the Fondation Schloss Marienburg, under the patronage of the Fondation de Luxembourg.
Conditions
Eligible applicants
This funding supports short-term mobility (2 months) of (junior) professors and post-doctoral researchers between the seven UniGR universities (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, University of Liège, Université de Lorraine, University of Luxembourg, Saarland University, Trier University and htw saar) in any discipline.
Support
The grant will cover researchers' accommodation and transport costs (max. EUR 4.000) and will be paid by UniGR's Central Office once the project has been completed.
The candidate will conduct collaborative research with a partner from another UniGR partner university.
The candidate will be asked to:
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animate an open atelier at their host university and provide answers to the main challenges related to the cross-border issues. This atelier will be open to local partners (e.g. CCI, business partners, public authorities) and will propose specific suggestions for future requests at European level;
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ensure the further dissemination at the home and guest universities of the research outcomes of his*her mobility;
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commit to write a short report of 2 pages and/or a scientific article describing the mobility visit.
Application process
Two application stages are foreseen.
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Application stages |
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| Deadline 31.01.2024 |
The candidate hands in an expression of interest (download here) in German, English or French containing contact details and affiliation as well as a brief description of the planned research. |
| February 2024 |
Candidates will be informed about the decision taken by the selection committee. |
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Deadline |
Accepted candidates will be asked to hand in the following documents:
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May 2024 |
Candidates will be informed about the decision taken. |
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Autumn 2024 |
Researcher mobility period |
Researchers will be selected based on the following criteria:
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Relevance and pertinence of the proposed research subject in line with the thematic orientations of the partner universities
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Scientific quality of the project
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Researcher profile/Scientific career
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Profile of the hosting institute: Is the host research centre / institute suitable for the scientific project?
