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]
  • Signed cover letter stating the motivation for applying to this particluar fellowship   [PDF file]
  • Abstract of the fellowship project for a peer audience (max. 1500 characters including blanks)   [PDF and Word file]
  • Abstract of the fellowship project for non-peer readers (max. 1500 characters including blanks)   [PDF and Word file]
  • Signed project proposal with detailed work schedule (not more than 10 pages)   [PDF file]
  • Curriculum vitae (signed!)  [PDF file]
  • List of publication   [PDF file]
  • A recently published paper   [PDF file]
  • 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”) [PDF file]
  • Abstract of the doctoral thesis (max. 1500 characters including blanks)   [PDF file]
  • 2 letters of reference (sent directly by the referees)   [PDF file]


Please submit the complete application documents attached as separate 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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