Brocher Foundation Visiting Researcher Residencies
The Brocher Foundation offers visiting Researchers the opportunity to come to the Brocher Centre in a peaceful park on the shores of Lake Geneva, to write books, journal articles, essays or Ph.D. theses. The visiting researcher positions are an opportunity to meet other researchers from various disciplines and countries as well as experts from numerous International Organizations & Non Governmental Organizations based in Geneva, such as the WHO, WTO, WIPO, UNHCR, ILO, WMA, ICRC, and more.
They afford all Researchers (from Ph.D. students to Professors) the opportunity to work at the Brocher Centre on projects about the ethical, legal and social implications of recent medical research and new technologies. Researchers can also apply with one or two other Researchers to work on a collaborative project.
“Junior” visiting Researchers can apply for an additional scholarship in order to cover their travel and local expenses in Geneva. To be eligible for the Additional scholarship for Junior Researchers, the applicant must either be a current Ph.D. student or have obtained their PhD within a maximum of five years at the time of application. The applicant should not receive any other income during their time at the Foundation.
Applications from low and middle-income countries are highly encouraged.
Ethical, Legal & Social Implications of recent medical research and new medical technologies:
Bioethics, Medical Anthropology, Health Economics, Health Policy, Health Law, Philosophy of Medicine and Health, Medical Humanities, Social Science Perspectives on Health, Medical Ethics, History of medicine. Equitable access to medical care, Biobanks, Biosecurity and Dual-Use Dilemmas, Clinical Trials and Research on Human Subjects, Genetic testing and screening, Health Care Reform, Nanotechnology, Neglected diseases, Pandemic planning, Reproductive technology, Stem Cells and Cell Therapy, Organ transplantation, Telemedicine, Neurosciences, Synthetic Biology.
Applications must be submitted by March 6 2025 at 1PM GENEVA TIME (not GMT).
No technical assistance will be provided after 1PM GENEVA TIME (not GMT) and applications submitted after this time will NOT be considered.
In order not to overload our computer system and generate last-minute problems, we recommend that you plan your application ahead of time and not wait until the last day to submit it.
The final results of this call for proposals will be communicated by the end of April 2025 at the latest.
The Brocher Foundation is also inviting junior and senior researchers to submit proposals for 2 to 3-day multidisciplinary workshop projects on the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of new medical developments.
The Brocher Foundation will host these workshops in the following periods: between January 8 and January 29 2026, between May 5 and June 26 2026, or between October 5 and December 18 2026 at the Brocher Centre. The Brocher Foundation will be responsible for all the logistics, with the exception of travel reimbursements which will be directly arranged by the organizers.
Applications must be submitted by March 6 2025 at 1PM GENEVA TIME (not GMT).
No assistance will be provided after 1PM GENEVA TIME (not GMT).
In order not to overload our computer system and generate last-minute problems, we recommend that you plan your application ahead of time and not wait until the last day to submit it.
The final results of this call for proposals will be communicated by the end of April 2025.
