How to Become a Visiting Fellow at the GIGA

The GIGA Visiting Research Fellowship 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 another major publishing house; or
• want to use their sabbatical as an opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research in a team of like-minded colleagues.

As a visiting fellow you will be fully integrated in the GIGA’s research matrix: you will be part of one of our regional institutes and of at least one research programme. You will benefit from

• a vibrant research environment and a global approach to scholarship, in an international team of political scientists, economists, sociologists, anthropologists, and historians;
• exposure to exclusive policy-advising activities;
• access to the GIGA Information Centre, Germany’s largest library on area 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 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 visiting@giga-hamburg.de. As the GIGA only takes in a limited number of visiting fellows per year, please make sure to apply well in advance.

If you are a PhD student and would like to become a doctoral visiting fellow at the GIGA, please contact the academic director or the coordinator of the GIGA Doctoral Programme.