The MWK-FELLOWS four-stage selection process is strictly based on a set of criteria: eligibility criteria, selection criteria and criteria for the interview. The criteria are implemented in checklists, guidelines and questionnaires for the assessments of the applications by the committees and persons involved in the selection process. Furthermore, strict criteria are also set for the selection and appointment of external reviewers. All criteria are published and documented to assure a fair and transparent merit-based selection process.
Details about the criteria:
In the first stage of the selection process (eligibility check) all applicants have to submit the following required application data and documents (in English or German) on the online application portal before the call deadline (1 October 2018, 11:59 p.m. CEST). Applications have to be submitted via the online application portal. The portal opens on 1 September 2018. All documents have to be uploaded as pdf-files.
All applications will be evaluated according to the following checklist:
The selection criteria are relevant for the external reviewers as well as for the selection committee and the selection board of the Max-Weber-Kolleg Erfurt. They are the basis on which the applications are assessed.
Criteria concerning the project:
Criteria concerning the candidate:
The semi-standardised questionnaire addresses the following issues (relying on the critique and comments of the reviewers):
Concerning the project:
Concerning the candidate:
The reviewers will be appointed based on the following criteria:
Reviewers will be recruited internationally (if possible avoiding the country the applicant has recently worked in). In order to eliminate potential or actual bias and conflicts of interest, reviewers will be selected carefully and in line with the bias criteria suggested by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The reviewers will be asked to provide a short note outlining their biases.
Reviewers who meet the following criteria will be excluded from the evaluation process (exclusion criteria):
Max-Weber-Kolleg für kultur- und sozialwissenschaftliche Studien
Universität Erfurt
Postfach 90 02 21
99105 Erfurt
Universität Erfurt (Campus)
Nordhäuser Str. 63
99089 Erfurt
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