UvA researchers or researchers from another university at any career stage can apply for a research fellowship.
We explicitly welcome joint applications from small teams of researchers and are mindful of the importance of (gender) diversity within IAS. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.
Requirements:
Research fellowships typically have a duration of 2-5 months, depending on availability as well as possible visa limitations, with the possibility of extension.
For research fellows employed by UvA, time at IAS is organised as an in-kind arrangement with their department. This can take the form of spending sabbatical time at IAS or other arrangements (e.g. using a research grant).
Research fellows employed by other institutions (non-UvA fellows) enjoy guest status; they are not employed by the IAS.
For non-UvA fellows who relocate to Amsterdam for the duration of the research fellowship, IAS provides a needs-based compensation for your expenses (travel, accommodation, etc). They are responsible for paying tax to the Tax and Customs Administration of the Netherlands (Belastingdienst) or to the tax authorities of the country in which they are liable to pay taxes.
All research fellows will get access to:
The IAS consists of a curiosity-driven research community.
All research fellows are expected to:
The number of available research fellowships is limited. In the selection process we will therefore also consider how an applicant’s profile and proposal fits with the other research activities and the overall composition of the research fellowship cohort.
Research fellowship applications are assessed by the IAS Board of Associates, who advises the IAS Director. While we welcome applications at any moment throughout the year, ideal starting dates for research fellowships at IAS are February and September. Our Board of Associates meets three times a year to assess applications: January, May and October.
To apply, please send an email to ias@uva.nl and include:
In the context of the IAS theme governance of complexity, we are launching a special fellowship modality: the Policy Fellowship.
Climate change, inequality, health, polarization, changing international orders: the challenges we face are numerous. Policymakers are not only confronted with complex issues, in a multi-actor, multi-level and multi-issue world but the governance of these problems has itself become a complex issue. To understand and to promote the interaction between science, research, and policymaking, governments, industries, non-governmental organisations and academia need to collaborate and design new modes of governance, regulation and decision-making that stimulate imagination and cooperation.
Policy Fellows are:
The IAS consists of a curiosity-driven research community.
In this atmosphere, Policy Fellows will:
Policy fellowship applications are assessed by the IAS Board of Associates, who advises the IAS Director. While we welcome applications at any moment throughout the year, ideal starting dates for policy fellowships at IAS are February and September. Our Board of Associates meets three times a year to assess applications: January, May and October.
To apply, please send an email to ias@uva.nl and include:
The University of Amsterdam’s Data Science Centre (DSC) and Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) welcome applications for their second DSC/IAS Joint Fellowship Call on Beneficial Disruptions in Science and Research.
Recent publications question the progress and innovative capacity of science. Chu and Evans (2021) argue that “fundamental progress may be stymied if quantitative growth of scientific endeavors - in number of scientists, institutes, and papers – is not balanced by structures fostering disruptive scholarship and focusing attention on novel ideas”. Park et al. (2023) suggest that “progress is slowing in several major fields of science and technology”. Bloom et at. (2020: 1138) observe that “research productivity is falling sharply everywhere”. If true, this situation is worrisome. Science and research are required not just for the sake of knowledge but also to stimulate societal and economic development, as a human right.
Questions that may drive applications for this fellowship opportunity:
This fellowship is specifically intended to initiate research project(s) and build collaborations to study how beneficial disruptions in science and research can be encouraged.
UvA researchers or researchers from another university at any career stage can apply for a joint DSC/IAS fellowship.
We explicitly welcome joint applications from small teams of researchers that combine expertise in data science and other research areas, possibly in combination with philosophy of science and science and technology approaches. Another option is a combination of a researcher and an individual/organisation with a specific use case/question.
We are mindful of the importance of (gender) diversity within DSC and IAS and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.
Requirements:
Joint DSC/IAS fellowships typically have a duration of 2-6 months, starting in September 2023.
For joint DSC/IAS fellows employed by UvA, time at DSC and IAS is organised as an in-kind arrangement with their department. This can take the form of spending sabbatical time at DSC and IAS or other arrangements (e.g. using a research grant).
Joint DSC/IAS fellows employed by other institutions (non-UvA fellows) enjoy guest status; they are not employed by the DSC or IAS.
For non-UvA fellows who relocate to Amsterdam for the duration of the research fellowship, IAS provides a needs-based compensation for expenses (travel, accommodation). They are responsible for paying tax to the Tax and Customs Administration of the Netherlands (Belastingdienst) or to the tax authorities of the country in which they are liable to pay taxes.
All joint DSC/IAS fellows will get access to:
The DSC and IAS consists of a curiosity-driven research community.
All joint DSC/IAS fellows are expected to:
Joint DSC/IAS fellowship applications are assessed by a committee of DSC and IAS staff, advised by the IAS Board of Associates. The IAS Board of Associates meets in May to assess the joint DSC/IAS fellowship applications.
The deadline for submission is therefore 1 May 2023.
To apply, please send an email before 1 May 2023 to ias@uva.nl and include:
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