Call for Applications for Individual Research Scholarships at The Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg (iASK) Fall/Winter 2023

 

The Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg (iASK) invites applications for post-doc researchers focusing on Southeastern Europe and Balkan Studies for a period of 3 months between 15th September 2023 and 15th December 2023.

Priority will be given to applicants from Southeastern Europe and the Balkans.

The topics include (but are not limited to):

• Western Balkans and the EU: Future Scenarios

What are the dynamics of the EU integration processes and the ensuing political, economic, social and cultural implications for the Western Balkans?

How is the European perspective in the countries of the Western Balkans shaped, promoted, or challenged?

• Environment and Sustainability

How do Balkan countries align with EU environmental standards?

How can Balkan countries transition to more sustainable societies, and what challenges must be overcome in the process?

What are the regional and cross-border cooperation possibilities for sustainable practices in the Balkans?

• The Culture of Memory

What are the implications of different narratives (e.g., digital, popular, and official) and their temporalities for identity construction in the Balkans?

What are the multiple appropriations, and who are the creators of these narratives in physical, online, and imaginary spaces of memory?

The number of available fellowships: up to 3 post-doc researchers for a period of 3 months from September 15 – December 15, 2023.

Application Deadline

Deadline for sending the original, signed documents (date of postmark at the latest): July 15, 2023. Inquiries about the grant should be sent to scholarship@archive.iask.hu. There is no application fee.

Fellowship

Based on professional experience, the monthly scholarship to be decided by the Selection Committee is HUF 400,000-500,000.

How to Apply

Applications are to be submitted in English electronically (scanned and signed, in PDF and Word format) and in printed form as follows:

Electronic applications should be sent to: scholarship@archive.iask.hu

• a completed application form
• Research proposal (maximum 5 pages)
• signed declaration form (downloadable)
• a curriculum vitae with a photograph
• a simple copy of your academic degree certificate(s)
• a copy of your English language certificate
• a copy of your identity card or passport
• list of publications

Download Application form_2023

Download Declaration of Honour_2023

Download Personal data protection form_2023

Evaluation of applications

The evaluation of proposals will be carried out by a Selection Committee at iASK. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of the evaluation by August 1, 2023.

The Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg (iASK) invites applications with social scientific and social innovation relevance from all scientific disciplines for the academic year of 1 September 2019 – 30 June 2020 for periods of between 3-10 months.

Preference will be given to applications focusing on interdisciplinary social science and humanities OR to applications in the natural sciences but have a social scientific relevance. Topics that directly relate to the research centres and programs of iASK are given preference. Research proposals should connect theoretical knowledge with practical analysis that has the potential to result in concrete policy recommendations that serve the public good on the local, national, regional and global levels.

The topics of interest for the academic year of 2019-2020 are as follows:

 

Advanced Research on New Methodologies

Grants are available for senior and early-career researchers in all disciplines on the following broad themes:

From Linear thinking to “Metadisciplinary” contextuality

1. Social networks from Modernity to the digital age – historical continuities and the reproduction of communal ties and cultural capital
2. Analysis of patterns of social inequality, marginalisation and situated knowledge(s)
3. Memory, forgetting and methodologies with a special focus on inter-cultural heritage management.

 

Polányi Centre

Grants are available for senior and early-career researchers on the following broad themes:

Globalisation, Democracy and Sustainable Societies:

1. The crisis and transformation of democracy and socio-economic polarisation (security, war, violence, changing energy paradigms, water scarcity, causes and consequences of migration)

1. Traumatised societies and forms of social dissent

1. Complex system theory from social, political and economic perspectives

1. Conflict and cooperation in evolutionary systems and societies

 

 KRAFT Social Innovation Lab

Grants are available for senior and early-career researchers on the following themes:

1. Multimode human-centric mathematic modelling of network of networks in geographic regions
2. Economic evaluation and predictive analysis of transactions in regional networks
3. Behavioural change in social networks with special focus on individual health

 

Grants are available for early-career researchers on the following themes:

1. Big data analysis and deep learning in complex person-centered datasets
2. Multicriteria evaluation of complex customer journeys
3. Sustainable development of society and economy in regions

 

Hankiss Research Archive

Grants are available for early-career researchers on the following themes:

1. The Hankiss files
2. The study of complex systems through “holistic” scientific inquiry
3. The decline of Western civilization? The interconnections between literature, arts, music and religion in Axial Ages

 

Application deadline: 20 February 2019 (midnight)

Applications should include a completed application form, a research proposal, a signed declaration form, and an academic Curriculum Vitae. Early career researchers are to attach 2 professional recommendation letters as well.

Inquiries about the grant should be sent to Izabella Agardi at scholarship@archive.iask.hu

For further details please consult the website: https://archive.iask.hu/research/

 

Download the Application documents here:

Call for application:DOC

Application declaration: DOC

Application form: DOC

Call for Applications – iASK Research Scholarships 2018

 

The Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg (iASK) invites applications for its research grant program from all scientific disciplines for the period of 1 April – 30 June and 1 September – 31 December 2018 for the maximum of 6 months.

Preference will be given to applications focusing on interdisciplinary social science and humanities OR to applications in the natural sciences but with a social scientific relevance. Topics that can directly relate to the research centres and programs of iASK are also preferred. Research proposals should connect theoretical knowledge with practical analysis that has the potential to result in concrete policy recommendations.

 

The topics of interest for the year of 2018 are as follows:
Polányi Centre:

1. Interdisciplinary Central European studies
2. Complexity studies from a social scientific perspective
3. Democracy, globalization and social-economic polarisation (security, war, violence, changing energy paradigms, water scarcity, causes and consequences of migration)
4. Past and present traumatised societies and effective forms of conflict resolutions
5. Interdependent aspects of sustainability (social, economic, institutional, political)
6. Conflict and cooperation in evolutionary systems and societies

KRAFT: Creative Cities and Sustainable Regions in a Global and European Context – comparative perspectives

Hankiss Centre (open only for young researchers):

1. Robotics and ethics
2. “Third reality” in the information age
3. Digital humanities – trends, applications, results

Big Data (open only for young researchers): data mining and applications of open data analysis for social scientific projects of iASK, teamwork and cooperative research proposals are welcome and highly prioritised

 

Application deadline: 20 December 2017 (midnight)

Applications should include a completed application form, a research proposal, a signed declaration form, and an academic Curriculum Vitae. Young researchers are to attach 2 professional recommendation letters as well.

Inquiries about the grant should be sent to Izabella Agardi at scholarship@archive.iask.hu.

For further details please consult the website: Frontpage

 

Download the Application documents here:

Call for application: DOC

Application declaration: DOC

Application form: DOC

OPEN CALL FOR 2017

Call for Applications

iASK Research Scholarships 2017

 

The Institute of Advanced Studies invites applicants to submit proposals
for the period of September 1 – December 31, 2017.

The scholarship call is open to applicants from all scientific disciplines.

Preference will be given to applications focusing on interdisciplinary social science and humanities research into the topics of social and economic innovation, globalization, European integration with a special focus on Central European cooperation, local, EU-wide, and global crisis, cultural heritage management and sustainability. 

Proposals are to be submitted to iASK.

The list of topics for 2017 are as follows:

• Global and Regional Studies, Political Economy and Global Governance (Complexity, Democracy, Globalization, Migration, New Social Movements, Post Conflict Societies, Social and Economic Inequality);
• Sustainability Science – economic, environmental and social sustainability (Globalization and Sustainability, New Economic Models, Innovation and Crowd Sourcing for Sustainability, Disrupters and Alternatives to Corporate Capitalism);
• Conflict and Cooperation in Evolutionary Systems (Quantum Mechanics and Culture, Cooperative Solutions to Historical Conflicts, Origins of Human Non-genetic Inequality, Evolutionary Roots of Morality, Kinship and Group Selection)
• Social Applications of Big Data;
• The Theoretical Study of Interdisciplinarity;
• Innovative Pedagogy;
• Central Europe: Intellectual History, Regional Literary Studies, Regional and Local Musicology;
• Creative Cities and Sustainable Regions: Sustainable Tourism, Creativity and Innovative Project Management, Innovative Business Models

For further details on the Centres of iASK please consult the website: https://archive.iask.hu/kozpontok/1585

Research proposals should connect theoretical knowledge with practical analysis that have the potential to result in concrete policy recommendations. Research proposals from the fields of the natural and life sciences, informatics, and the creative arts are included if they can encompass and reflect the topics outlined above.

The application process starts with the release of Calls for Proposals.

The deadline for the submission is February 15, 2017. 

Inquiries about the grant should be sent to Izabella Agardi or Katalin Varga at info@archive.iask.hu

Download the Application documents HERE!

Call for application in PDF or DOC

Application declaration in PDF or DOC

Application form in PDF or DOC

Call for Applications 

for

Individual Research Scholarships

for Hungarian and International students and researchers

at The Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg (iASK)

 

2016

The Institute of Advanced Studies (iASK) invites applicants to submit proposals for the period  September 1 –  December 31, 2016.

The scholarship call is open to applicants from all scientific disciplines.

Preference will be given to applications focusing on interdisciplinary social science and humanities research into the topics of social and economic innovation, globalization, European integration with a special focus on Central European cooperation, local, EU-wide, and global crisis, cultural heritage management and sustainability.

Proposals with topics that can directly relate to the research centres and programs of iASK will be given preference.

These are as follows:

1. Polányi Centre – global and regional studies, political economy and global governance, the crisis and transformation of the EU, theoretical and empirical studies of democracy and civil society
2. Big Data Centre – methodology of open data 
3. Sustainability Science – economic, environmental and social (incl. institutional) sustainability
4. Conflict and Cooperation in Evolutionary Systems
5. KRAFT: Creative Cities and Sustainable Regions, focusing on comparative analysis within the  larger regions of East-  Central and Southern Europe
6. Creative Arts and Science – interface of art and science in music and visual arts
7. Hankiss Centre – the study of Elemér Hankiss’ late work and the theoretical study of interdisciplinarity

For further details please consult the website, click here!

Research proposals should connect theoretical knowledge with practical analysis that have the potential to result in concrete policy recommendations. Research proposals from the fields of the natural and life sciences, informatics, and the creative arts are included if they can encompass and reflect the topics outlined above.

The application process starts with the release of Calls for Proposals.

The deadline for the submission is extended from the 1st of July to JULY 7th, 2016!

Inquiries about the grant should be sent to Izabella Agardi or Katalin Varga at info@archive.iask.hu

 

Download the Application documents here:

Call for application in PDF and in Word document

Application declaration in PDF and in Word document

Application form in PDF and in Word document