Конкурс краткосрочных постдоков в университете Гента, Бельгия

Ghent University’s Russia Platform welcomes applications for visiting fellows.

The Russia Platform is one of the five regional platforms of Ghent University. Its ambition is to coordinate, facilitate and stimulate cooperation with Russia and knowledge about Russia in the field of education, research and service to society. The Russia Platform hosts minimum five visiting fellows every year. Awardees will spend minimum one month at Ghent University for a research stay. Short-term fellowships The Russia Platform Fellowships are geared towards scholars who have earned their doctoral degree and who are affiliated with a Russia-based higher education or research institution. The fellowships include a grant of 2000 € for a minimum stay of one month, which is meant to cover (part of the) travel costs, housing and living expenditures. The visiting scholars will be given an office space and access to facilities (such as the library) as a Ghent University visiting scholar.

How to apply
Your application should be in English, the application form includes the following sections:

• Personal information

• A cover letter, in which you indicate the mobility period and the research group that you would like to be affiliated with and in which you motivate how your current and future research would benefit from a research stay at Ghent University

• A research plan (research objectives, methods and materials, a work plan for the intended visit, possible long-term cooperation plans, bibliography, …) of max. 2500 words

• A list of your five most important publications and a 250 words motivation for each of those publications, highlighting why you consider them your most important publications.

• Your signature and the signature of the UGent promotor. This implies that you already need to have found a UGent promotor (a member of the professorial staff) at the application stage. The online research directory can help you in finding a promotor, should you not yet have any connections with UGent researchers. You can also submit a short motivation written by the UGent promotor, but this is optional.

• A short CV (max 2 pages) in annex to the application form

The application should be submitted by email to russia@ugent.be in one single PDF file no later than 26 November 2021 (by 23:59h CET). Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered. Each individual can only obtain one grant.

More information is available here: 

Call for applications 2021 (PDF, 168 Кб) 

Timeline:
Application deadline: 26 November 2022 (23:59h CET)
Selection results: the latest 20 December 2022
Mobility period: February – June 2022, September – December 2022 if travel restrictions due to Covid-19 allow for academic mobility.

Website for application: Call for applications - Ghent University's Russia Platform Short-term Fellowship Program — Russia Platform — Ghent University (ugent.be)