History
IAS-Paris was conceived in 2007 as an initiative of Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (FMSH), École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) and École Normale Supérieure (ENS), which joined together to create an Institute for Advanced Study to host high-level humanities and social science researchers in Paris. From the outset, this project benefited from the French Ministry of Research’s creation of RFIEA (the French network of institutes for advanced studies in humanities and the social sciences), which is one of thirteen thematic networks for advanced research (RTRA) approved by the French State in 2006. RFIEA includes the Institutes for Advanced Study in Lyon, Marseille and Nantes.
Eligibility
The IAS-Paris general programme offers residential research fellowships of nine or five months to established senior researchers (Professors, Associate Professors…) in the humanities and social sciences.
They may apply:
-either for the entire academic year (9-month research stays, October through June)
-or for one semester (5-month stays, September through January, February through June).
Promising scholars at an early stage of their career are also eligible. However, at the time of the application, they must:
-be in possession of a PhD degree for at least three years
-have at least three years of research experience, full-time equivalent
-hold an academic or research position (Assistant Professor or equivalent).
-As a rule, the postdoctoral activities of the candidate is an important criterion for assessing the receivability of his or her application.
Nationality
-Researchers from all countries are eligible. However, they cannot apply for the Paris Institute if they reside in metropolitan France, were
they French or from other countries.
Disciplines
The programme is open to all disciplines in the fields of the humanities and social sciences (HSS). Multi- or transdisciplinary applications at the frontiers of life and exact sciences with a HSS component are also accepted, provided that the research project does not require laboratory or access to specific facilities.
Deadline: 20 January 2012
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