The Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM)  in Vienna offers DOC Fellows undertaking research projects in the fields of the humanities, the social sciences and cultural studies the opportunity of a six-month research stay. The Visiting Fellows have a fully equipped workplace in an office at the IWM at their disposal for this time, and there is also the free offer of a daily lunch with the Fellows in the house.

The Fellows are integrated into the IWM's international academic community: The weekly Fellows' Colloquia offer a special opportunity to get to know and comment on the work of other researchers. The daily joint lunch promotes informal exchange across disciplines. Fellows also have the opportunity to publish articles for the in-house journal, IWMpost.

Applicants interested in this offer should indicate this in the accompanying letter to their application.  In the event of a fellowship being awarded, the OeAW will forward the application documents to the IWM. The final selection of the candidates will then be made by the responsible authorities at the IWM.

Each year (from 1 October on one year to 30 June of the following year) the IFK Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaften in Vienna and the University of the Arts Linz in Vienna, give a maximum of 2 OeAW DOC Fellows the opportunity to participate in its research programme as Junior Fellows. With this Fellowship, a workplace in an office with other Junior Fellows at the ifk is connected with IT and Internet access.

The ifk offers an interdisciplinary environment in which ÖAW Fellows can network with other doctoral students as well as with post docs and professors from all over the world. In addition, ÖAW ifk Junior Fellows have the opportunity to give a public lecture to a large international audience at ifk and Zoom. The projects of the fellows are placed in the media of the ifk (website, Instagram and ifk NOW: a magazine with a circulation of 8,000 copies). Fellows are also expected to attend the weekly Fellow Lectures (usually on Mondays) and attend the weekly meetings (dissertation workshop or Fellow Meeting)

Precondition: German language skills, level B1!

Applicants interested in these opportunities should mention this in the cover letter accompanying their application. If a fellowship is awarded, the ÖAW will forward the application documents to the ifk. The final selection of the candidates for the fellowships will then be made by the responsible authorities at the ifk. If the ifk is interested, the candidates are invited to an interview.