[Bilimsel Haber] Jean Monnet Fellowships: Political Violence and Terrorism: Patterns of Radicalization in Political Activism.(Deadline - Oct.25)

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Jean Monnet Fellowships

The Jean Monnet Fellowship Programme at the Robert Schuman Centre for
Advanced Studies (RSCAS) provides a framework for the pursuit of
postdoctoral research without heavy teaching obligations by academics in
the early stages of their professional career.

The Centre offers around 20 fellowships, of which about 1/3 are attached
to the European Forum. The theme of the European Forum 2007/8 is:
Political Violence and Terrorism: Patterns of Radicalization in
Political Activism.

A number of fellowships are awarded for the RSCAS general programme,
with a focus on the core research themes of the Centre, which all have a
focus on Europe and the processes of European integration and their
external environment:

      * Institutions, Governance, Constitutionalism
      * Economic Policy
      * Regulation and Competition Policy
      * The Knowledge Economy: Education, Research and Innovation Systems
      * Culture and Knowledge
      * International and Transnational Relations

Applicants' research topics should be concentrated on these areas with a
particular focus on one of the themes covered by the Centre's programmes
or projects which are detailed on the web pages.
The Centre offers two fellowships in the context of the Florence School
of Regulation (FSR). For information about the research priorities of
the FSR, see http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/ProfessionalDevelopment/FSR/.

In addition, the Centre offers 2 Vincent Wright Fellowships in the
memory of the distinguished political scientist, especially reserved for
young postdoctoral students and junior academics working on 'European
Comparative Politics' and 'The History of State Formation and the
Development of Administration since the XIXth Century in Europe'.

  From time to time other funded fellowships are advertised for specific
programmes or projects based in the Centre. Detailed information will be
posted on this web page.

Fellows are encouraged to be associated with the EUI's teaching and
research activities. They are invited to all activities organised at the
EUI and have the opportunity to arrange seminars on their own research
or an area in which they specialise. Fellows are also encouraged to make
contact with doctoral researchers with similar academic interests, so
that they can assist professors in their training and thesis supervision
tasks. Each fellow is assigned a professorial mentor.

Please see also:
Conditions of award
How to apply

Applications should include the following documents:

      * Application form
      * Detailed Curriculum Vitae including a list of publications
      * Research proposal (2 - 4 pages)
      * Two letters of reference, which should be confidential and sent
directly by the referees to the EUI to arrive by the deadline 25
October. Please see below the instructions for submission of references.

Applications should be submitted online. If it is not possible for you
to apply online please contact us well before the application deadline
(contact details below).



Conditions of Award of Jean Monnet Fellowships

Eligibility

The Jean Monnet Fellowships are intended to support post-doctoral
research by academics in the early stages of their professional career.
The fellowships are open to candidates who have successfully defended
their Ph.D. at the time of the start of the fellowship (1 September).
Candidates are eligible during the seven-year period following the
successful completion of their Ph.D. (in other words, to be eligible for
the current call, the Ph.D. should be completed between 1/9/2000 and
1/9/2007.

Appropriate extensions to the seven year rule will be allowed in the
case of applicants whose academic career has been interrupted because of
maternity leave or illness. In particular, for each maternity leave, an
additional year will be permitted, while in the case of a long or
recurrent illness, the total period of illness may be taken into account
in calculating eligibility. Explanation of such circumstances should be
included in the application. Supporting document will be requested from
candidates proposed for selection.

Candidates who have received their PhD from the EUI can apply for Jean
Monnet Fellowships only after they have been away from the Institute and
have had a full-time occupation or other fellowship for at least one
year after defending the PhD.


Nationality

Candidates of all nationalities are eligible for the Jean Monnet
Fellowships.


Languages

Fellows should have a good knowledge of the languages most relevant to
their proposed research, and a working knowledge of English.


Duration of the Fellowships

The fellowships are usually for the duration of one year (12 months from
September to August). Exceptionally they may be for a shorter period but
not for less than six months. In the case of a duration of less than
twelve months, August is not included as an eligible month for the
payment of the stipend.


Residence

Fellows are required to reside in Florence for the duration of their
Fellowship in order that they may take an active part in the academic
activities of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies.


Publication

The research done during the fellowship should lead to a publication,
either under the Institute's imprint, e.g. in the form of a working
paper, or in a journal, or with an appropriate publishing house. Topics
must fall within one of the RSCAS research areas.


Stipend

The basic stipend is € 2000 per month.

Successful applicants benefiting from other grants or salaries must
disclose this to the EUI, as the amount of the fellowship will be fixed
at a lower rate (minimum € 1250 per month) in function of the additional
income.

If applicable, family allowances will be added to the basic stipend as
indicated below.


Family allowance

A household allowance of € 200 per month is paid to fellows with a
partner when the partner accompanies the fellow in Florence and on the
condition that the partner's income does not exceed € 2000 per month. In
addition to this, there is a dependants allowance of € 100 per month for
each dependent child that resides with the fellow in Florence.

Fellows are entitled to these allowances if they can declare that they
are not receiving any similar allowance from another source, and upon
production of relevant certificates (marriage certificate or equivalent,
birth certificates). For dependent children in full-time education and
over the age of 18, a school or university certificate is required. No
allowance is paid for dependent children over the age of 26.


Taxation

The fellowships are not taxed by the Institute. Fellows are, however,
required to comply with any other tax provisions which may be applicable
to them.


Medical insurance

Fellows must have adequate medical insurance cover during their stay at
the Institute. They can either provide proof of their own insurance
scheme or subscribe to the EUI's private sickness and health insurance
scheme (at their own expense). The conditions of the EUI's insurance
scheme are available from the Academic Service of the Institute.


Travel expenses

Fellows (but not their families) receive one return trip from their home
town to Florence, in accordance with the following provisions:

      * first-class rail for distances less than 500 kilometres (travel
by car is also reimbursed on this basis)
      * tourist class Y air fare over 500 kilometres

The reimbursement cannot exceed the tourist air fare between Florence
and Helsinki, which may mean that for fellows coming from outside
Europe, travel expenses are reimbursed only in part.


Removal/installation expenses

There is no provision for removal or installation expenses.


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