Visiting Fellows at the GIGA

The GIGA Visiting Fellows Programme is open to outstanding postdoctoral researchers with a focus on global transitions who are engaged in comparative and interdisciplinary research. The GIGA is committed to diversity and equal opportunity. We welcome applications from candidates who:

• want to apply for a fellowship with the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the German Academic Exchange Service, in the joint Leibniz/DAAD programme, or as part of the EC’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions;

• aim to submit a proposal to the European Research Council;

• are about to finish a book manuscript with a renowned university press or other major publishing house; or

• want to use their sabbatical as an opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research within a team of like-minded colleagues.

As a Visiting Fellow, you will be fully integrated into the GIGA’s research matrix: you will be part of one of our four Regional Institutes and of at least one Research Programme. You will benefit from:

• a vibrant research environment and our Global Approach to Scholarship, as part of an international team of political scientists, economists, sociologists, anthropologists, and historians;

• exposure to exclusive policy-advice activities;

• access to the GIGA Libary, Germany’s largest information centre on Area Studies and Comparative Area Studies; and

• a well-established international scholar network.

Please be aware that we do not offer funded fellowships. However, we are happy to support your application for external funding with the above-mentioned institutions and are curious to hear about your ideas.

Please contact a potential facilitator at the GIGA to back your candidacy and provide him/her with the necessary documentation on your proposed endeavour. If you have not been in touch with the GIGA to date and would like to become a Visiting Fellow, please send a detailed outline of your research plans – providing compelling arguments for their potential contribution to the GIGA’s work – to the facilitator. As the GIGA only takes in a limited number of Visiting Fellows per year, please make sure to apply well in advance of your intended stay.

If you are a PhD student and would like to become a doctoral Visiting Fellow at the GIGA, please refer to the information provided here (Application and Funding).