The Department of Sociology is seeking a Research Assistant who will play an active role on the John Fell Fund project titled ‘Exploring role of religion in development and conflict in India: A micro and macro analysis’.
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Reporting to Dr Finn Moore Gerety, the Principal Investigator, the post holder will be a member of the interdisciplinary research project Mantras in Religion, Media, and Society in Global Southern Asia (MANTRAMS), which is funded by a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council.
The post holder will be responsible for carrying out original research on mantras in early India; for authoring articles and publications on relevant topics; and for co-organizing MANTRAMS workshops and co-editing project publications.
The New Jersey Immigrant Laborers’ Monument Project, and the American Studies department at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, seek a postdoctoral fellow for a calendar-year appointment that begins on August 1, 2025, and ends on July 31, 2026. (The fellow is only required to be in-person at Rutgers during the academic year, 9/2/25 to 5/13/26.) This fellowship is funded by the Mellon Foundation Monuments Project.
he Freiburg Postdoctoral Academy (FPA) invites early career researchers from various disciplines to apply for 1 membership in the Young Academy for Cultures and Societies Research (YAC). The programme, running until September 2028, focuses on the topic “The Good Life – What Makes a Good Society” and offers individual and group research budgets, networking opportunities, and project support. Eligible applicants should have 2 to 6 years of post-doctoral experience, a strong interest in and commitment to interdisciplinary research, and an outstanding academic track record.
In the framework of the project, the Chair of East European History at the University of Konstanz offers Visiting Research Fellowships. For a detailed list of invited researchers, please see the list of guest researchers. Call for fellowships is announced twice a year, please follow our website for news.
Third Annual Fine Fellowship for the Study of the 10/27/18 Synagogue Attack
The synagogue attack that took place in Pittsburgh on 10/27/18 left many scholars and American Jews with lingering, urgent questions about antisemitism, violence, and trauma. To support inquiry into this pivotal event in American Jewish history, the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh, in partnership with the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center, announces the availability of the third Fine Fellowship for the study of the 10/27/2018 attack.
The German Historical Institute Warsaw (GHI) offers fellowships to researchers whose work aligns with the Institute’s research objectives and available budget resources. We support research in German and East Central European history that requires a stay in Poland, Lithuania, or the Czech Republic. The grants are intended primarily for non-tenured, early-career fellows, and are awarded for periods ranging from one to four months (depending on the research project). We do not provide write-up grants.
In the period from February 15 to April 15, 2026, 23.59 p.m. (Central European Summer Time - CEST) you can apply for a fellowship in 2027 at Schloss Wiepersdorf. Please read the following guidelines carefully. You will find the link to the application form at the end of the text.
