Calls

Distinguished Fellowships (f/m/x)

Deadline: 31.08.2025
Contact: apl. Prof. Dr. Bettina Hollstein
Call for Application (engl.)

The Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies of the University of Erfurt (Max-Weber-Kolleg) announces Fellowships for the academic year 2026/27.
Fellowships can be awarded for 3 to 10 months; they should be scheduled to start 1 October 2026 or 1 April 2027 until end of July 2027.
The financial agreement aims to enable the invited Fellows to stay at the Max-Weber-Kolleg based on the principle of “no gain, no loss”. Fellows will be provided housing, if possible, in the International Guest House of the University of Erfurt. Costs related to the stay in Erfurt (travel costs and a lump sum) will be reimbursed.

Area of Responsibility

• excellent interdisciplinary research within the framework of our Weberian re-search programme "Comparative Cultural Analysis of Weltbeziehungen" (see web-site) from sociology, religious studies, history, economics, law, philosophy and theology or related disciplines
• interdisciplinary cooperation with scholars from different regions, cultures and generations

What we expect

• PhD degree and – if applicable – habilitation or equivalent
• excellent research record
• experience and interest in interdisciplinary research
• scientific curiosity and willingness to exchange ideas

Student Assistant (m/f/d)

Deadline: 15.05.2025

The Max-Weber-Kolleg of the University of Erfurt is looking for a student assistant (m/f/d) for 30 hours/month at the earliest possible date. Remuneration is based on the hourly rates for student and research assistants at the University of Erfurt.

Tasks:

• Support for foreign fellows and fellowship holders in particular (dealing with authorities, etc.)
• Technical support for foreign fellows and fellowship holders
• Conference support
• Support for academic work (research, compilation of academic materials)
• Scanning, copying and bibliographising
• Creation of PowerPoint presentations

Requirements:

• Immatriculation in a degree programme at a Thuringian university
• Good knowledge of English and German
• Careful and thorough way of working
• High flexibility
• EndNote knowledge desired

ICAS:MP - multiple fellowships for the academic year July 2026–June 2027

Deadline: 15.07.2025
Contact: Sukriti Manocha

The M.S. Merian – R. Tagore International Centre of Advanced Studies ‘Metamorphoses of the Political: Comparative Perspectives on the Long Twentieth Century’ (ICAS:MP), a project under the aegis of the Max Weber Stiftung India Branch Office, invites applications for multiple fellowships for the academic year July 2026–June 2027.

ICAS:MP is funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and has its main location in New Delhi, India, though the research conducted at the centre is not restricted to India and South Asia. It offers fellowships for researchers (Postdoc and Senior) who work on at least one of the following ICAS:MP research themes:

• ‘Theory from the South’
• ‘Constructing Alternative Pasts: (New) Sources and Methods’
• ‘The Challenge of Gender’
• ‘Normative Conflicts and Transformations’: ‘Breathing Well, Together – South Asian Perspectives'

Fellowships are for a period of up to 5 months. ICAS:MP will reimburse successful candidates with a stipend up to their salary, but no more than €3,500 per month.