Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social and Historical Sciences from EUI in Florence (Fully Funded)

The European University Institute (EUI) is offering the Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Social and Historical Sciences in Florence. It is open to applicants who are within 5 years from the completion of their Ph.D., from anywhere in the world, regardless of nationality. The Programme is highly selective, attracting circa 1,200 applicants each year for 55-60 Fellowships in the fields of political and social sciences, economics, law, and history. Preference is given to applicants who have only just completed their doctorate and have not had a postdoctoral fellowship before. Selected Fellows will benefit from the stimulating combination of a global program located in the heart of Europe offering a broad menu of multidisciplinary and disciplinary activities.

Duration:

Fellowships are awarded for:

• 12 months for all applicants to the Department of Law (LAW)
• 12 or 24 months for applicants to the Department of History and Civilization (HEC) and Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS) or the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS).
• Standardly 24 months or exceptionally 36 months for ECO applicants.
• Candidates in relevant disciplines must indicate the preferred period in their application (12, 24, or 36 months). The EUI reserves the right to determine the length of the award, be it 12, 24, or 36 months. The period offered will be indicated in the award letter.
• All Fellowships run from September to August.
• In the case, a fellow arrives after the beginning of September or leaves before the fellowship ends (i.e., before 20 July), the grant will be accordingly reduced/terminated, and no grant will be paid for the month of August.

The basic grant is 2,000 EUR per month.

Successful applicants who receive other grants or salaries must disclose this to the EUI. The amount of the Fellowship will be fixed at a lower rate (minimum 1,250 EUR per month) depending on the amount of the additional income (upon production of relevant supporting documents).

Family Allowance:

• A household allowance of up to 300 EUR per month is paid to Fellows with a partner if the partner lives with them in Florence and on the condition that the partner's income is less than 2,000 EUR per month. The sum of income and allowance cannot exceed 2,000 EUR per month (i.e., if the income is more than 1,700 EUR, the allowance will be paid only to top up to 2,000 EUR).
• There is a dependents allowance of 200 EUR per month for each dependent child if they live with the Fellow in Florence.
• Fellows are entitled to these allowances if they are not receiving any similar allowance from another source and on presentation of relevant documents.

Medical Insurance:

• Fellows must have adequate medical insurance cover during their stay at the Institute.

Research Expenses:

• All Fellows receive 1000 EUR a year for eligible research expenses, such as attendance at conferences. An additional 500 EUR can be awarded at the discretion of the Director for Fellows on the job market. Economics fellows on the job market in the second or third year receive 2000 EUR.

Travel Expenses

• Fellows (but not their families) receive reimbursement for the incoming trip from their place of origin to Florence, and for the outgoing trip to their destination at the end of their fellowship.
• The maximum amount for travel reimbursement is 1,200 EUR including both incoming and outgoing trips. Reimbursement of higher amounts and any extra costs can be authorized by the Programme Director upon a justified special request. Taxi expenses are not reimbursed.

• Candidates must have received their Ph.D. within the past 5 years or have official approval to defend their thesis by the time of the start of the program (1 September). Therefore, to apply for 2022-23 they should have received or submitted their Ph.D. between 1/9/2017 and 1/9/2022 and the Ph.D. defense should take place no later than 31/12/2022.
• Extensions to the five-year rule are allowed for applicants whose academic career has been interrupted for maternity or paternity leave, illness, or mandatory military service.
• EUI graduates can only apply for a Max Weber Fellowships after having been away from the EUI and in a full-time occupation or another fellowship for at least a year after defending their Ph.D.
• Candidates of any nationality are eligible for the Max Weber Fellowships.
• The expected level of English proficiency is level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). English certificate is not requested as part of the application, but successful candidates will be requested to provide a certificate/supporting document on registration. This can be one of the international certificates listed below, or a document showing that the candidate has written the doctorate, or published an article or a book chapter of at least 6,000 words, in English, or has pursued post-graduate studies in the English language degree program. Native English speakers are exempt from proof.

About European University Institute:

The European University Institute in Florence is an international undergraduate, postgraduate and post-doctoral teaching and research institute. Founded in 1972 by the six original members of the then European Communities, the EUI has earned a reputation as a transnational hub of research and higher learning. The European University Institute is one of the leading research institutes in the field of social sciences in Europe, with around 1,000 researchers at various levels and one of the largest higher schools.

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