Overview
FSC seeks up to three visiting postdoctoral researchers from a developing country for a fixed-term appointment of four months, beginning April 15, 2010. The Center wishes to attract young innovative professionals. The successful candidates will collaborate with the research staff of one of Hohenheim’s departments to conduct a specific research project contributing to the mission of FSC. Funding for research is expected to be provided by the applicant’s and/or supervisor’s institution and/or other organizations.
The objective of the collaborations is to write at least one joint, peer-reviewed publication. Candidates should present their research work at the University’s seminars, lecture series and/or workshops. They are also expected to engage in FSC teaching and training activities at the graduate and/or postgraduate level within the Center’s Young Excellence School (YES) at a limited scale. Furthermore, FSC aims at establishing an active, long-lasting collaboration with the researchers and their home institutions.
The positions are based in Stuttgart, Germany. The monthly grant is 1,990 Euros in 2010. Travel costs to/from Stuttgart will be covered. Health insurance and other potential costs must be paid for privately.
Required skills
The applicant must provide proof of:
· outstanding study performance (i.e. excellent or very good MSc grade);
· completed graduate studies in agricultural, nutritional, natural, social, economic or political sciences, or related disciplines with specification on food security related issues with a minimum grade of 2.5;
· PhD degree in agricultural, nutritional, natural, social, economic or political sciences, or related disciplines with specification on food security related issues;
· track record of knowledge in the proposed field of study;
· excellent proficiency in oral and written English.
Furthermore, the applicant must:
· be able to conduct innovative research;
· have excellent interpersonal skills and team spirit;
· be able and willing to work well in an interdisciplinary, multicultural environment with individuals from different scientific, societal and cultural backgrounds and with organizations from the public, private and civil society sector;
· be available for the entire period of the research stay; · be a national of a developing country according to OECD DAC list;
· return to his/her home country or to another developing country after completion of research.
Application
Please submit the following documents to fsc@uni-hohenheim.de, with the subject line of the e-mail mentioning the specific scholarship you are applying for (“Application for South – North Research Scholarship”):
· Cover letter (please mention the name of the scholarship program as stated in the FSC announcement);
· Detailed Curriculum Vitae (no longer than 3 pages);
· Proposal (maximum 2,000 words) specifying your planned research and teaching activities during your stay at the University of Hohenheim. This should include information on the methods, timetable, funding of research, type of publications to be completed and possible workshop/lecture/course topics, as well as the name of a potential supervisor from the University of Hohenheim. The research proposal must be based on a research theme or research field indicated by professors / potential supervisors from the University of Hohenheim (see “List of research themes and fields”on FSC’s webpage).
· Doctoral dissertation abstract (maximum 1,000 words);
· Scanned copies of all relevant academic certificates obtained. All certificates must be accompanied by an explanation of the grading system. Documents issued in languages other than German or English, must be accompanied by a German or English translation.
· List of publications;
· Two letters of recommendation from professors or supervisors.
Please send FSC all documents as a PDF in one e-mail. We would like to ask you to reduce the number of attached files to a minimum by compiling documents into three files (File 1: cover letter, CV, proposal, thesis abstract and list of publications; File 2: scanned copies of all relevant academic certificates obtained; File 3: two letters of recommendation). Please name all files in a systematic way: your last name – scholarship category – file number.
The deadline for the application is January 30, 2010.
FSC will confirm the receipt of all (complete) applications (i.e., if an application is not complete, FSC will not consider it and will not confirm receipt of the application).
All accepted applications will be selected according the following criteria:
1. Fulfillment of announcement criteria (cf. “required skills” and “application”);
2. Quality of proposal and project feasibility;
3. Overall, equivalent distribution over regions and Hohenheim disciplines;
4. Fulfillment of demands (e.g. emerging from collaborations with development organizations).
The selected applicants will be contacted no later than March 16, 2010. Please be aware that FSC will contact only successful candidates.
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
FSC seeks up to three visiting postdoctoral researchers from a developing country for a fixed-term appointment of four months, beginning April 15, 2010. The Center wishes to attract young innovative professionals. The successful candidates will collaborate with the research staff of one of Hohenheim’s departments to conduct a specific research project contributing to the mission of FSC. Funding for research is expected to be provided by the applicant’s and/or supervisor’s institution and/or other organizations.
The objective of the collaborations is to write at least one joint, peer-reviewed publication. Candidates should present their research work at the University’s seminars, lecture series and/or workshops. They are also expected to engage in FSC teaching and training activities at the graduate and/or postgraduate level within the Center’s Young Excellence School (YES) at a limited scale. Furthermore, FSC aims at establishing an active, long-lasting collaboration with the researchers and their home institutions.
The positions are based in Stuttgart, Germany. The monthly grant is 1,990 Euros in 2010. Travel costs to/from Stuttgart will be covered. Health insurance and other potential costs must be paid for privately.
Required skills
The applicant must provide proof of:
· outstanding study performance (i.e. excellent or very good MSc grade);
· completed graduate studies in agricultural, nutritional, natural, social, economic or political sciences, or related disciplines with specification on food security related issues with a minimum grade of 2.5;
· PhD degree in agricultural, nutritional, natural, social, economic or political sciences, or related disciplines with specification on food security related issues;
· track record of knowledge in the proposed field of study;
· excellent proficiency in oral and written English.
Furthermore, the applicant must:
· be able to conduct innovative research;
· have excellent interpersonal skills and team spirit;
· be able and willing to work well in an interdisciplinary, multicultural environment with individuals from different scientific, societal and cultural backgrounds and with organizations from the public, private and civil society sector;
· be available for the entire period of the research stay; · be a national of a developing country according to OECD DAC list;
· return to his/her home country or to another developing country after completion of research.
Application
Please submit the following documents to fsc@uni-hohenheim.de, with the subject line of the e-mail mentioning the specific scholarship you are applying for (“Application for South – North Research Scholarship”):
· Cover letter (please mention the name of the scholarship program as stated in the FSC announcement);
· Detailed Curriculum Vitae (no longer than 3 pages);
· Proposal (maximum 2,000 words) specifying your planned research and teaching activities during your stay at the University of Hohenheim. This should include information on the methods, timetable, funding of research, type of publications to be completed and possible workshop/lecture/course topics, as well as the name of a potential supervisor from the University of Hohenheim. The research proposal must be based on a research theme or research field indicated by professors / potential supervisors from the University of Hohenheim (see “List of research themes and fields”on FSC’s webpage).
· Doctoral dissertation abstract (maximum 1,000 words);
· Scanned copies of all relevant academic certificates obtained. All certificates must be accompanied by an explanation of the grading system. Documents issued in languages other than German or English, must be accompanied by a German or English translation.
· List of publications;
· Two letters of recommendation from professors or supervisors.
Please send FSC all documents as a PDF in one e-mail. We would like to ask you to reduce the number of attached files to a minimum by compiling documents into three files (File 1: cover letter, CV, proposal, thesis abstract and list of publications; File 2: scanned copies of all relevant academic certificates obtained; File 3: two letters of recommendation). Please name all files in a systematic way: your last name – scholarship category – file number.
The deadline for the application is January 30, 2010.
FSC will confirm the receipt of all (complete) applications (i.e., if an application is not complete, FSC will not consider it and will not confirm receipt of the application).
All accepted applications will be selected according the following criteria:
1. Fulfillment of announcement criteria (cf. “required skills” and “application”);
2. Quality of proposal and project feasibility;
3. Overall, equivalent distribution over regions and Hohenheim disciplines;
4. Fulfillment of demands (e.g. emerging from collaborations with development organizations).
The selected applicants will be contacted no later than March 16, 2010. Please be aware that FSC will contact only successful candidates.
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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