This fellowship is offered by the Cluster of Excellence »Hearing4all« in cooperation with Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK). It addresses postdoctoral researchers from auditory neuroscience and technical audiology who would like to interact with projects of the cluster. Applicants should want to pursue a project in association with one of the H4A-research groups at the University of Oldenburg.

We offer a 24-month fellowship: 9 months at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK fellowship including travel allowance and free accommodation in fully furnished apartments on the HWK campus in Delmenhorst) plus a 15-month research position at the University of Oldenburg.

The fellowship is awarded once a year with an application deadline of 15 July. The date for the start of the fellowship is negotiable.

Application:

The application procedure follows the regulations of Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg for the Junior Fellowship. Please note that for the H4A & HWK fellowship the contact institution is: University of Oldenburg – Cluster of Excellence »Hearing4all«.

Applications are accepted in electronic form only and are expected to comprise the following documents:

  • Completed application form of Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg [Download]
  • 2 Abstracts of the fellowship project: one for a peer audience and one for non-peer readers (each max. 1,500 characters incl. blanks), included in the application form
  • Signed cover letter stating the motivation for applying to this particular fellowship
  • Project proposal with detailed work schedule (not more than 10 pages) 
  • Curriculum vitae
  • List of publications 
  • A recently published paper
  • Letter of intent of access to necessary research infrastructure from a research group leader at the University of Oldenburg (contacts in the information leaflet; see below: “More information”)
  • Abstract of the doctoral thesis (max. 1,500 characters including blanks)
  • 2 Letters of reference (sent directly by the referees)


Please submit the complete application documents attached as separate PDF files by e-mail to the Cluster of Excellence Hearing4all, Head Office Oldenburg:  jra@hearing4all.de. Enquiries can be addressed to the same e-mail address.

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