The Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies (IRES) at Uppsala University announces the call for applications for the IRES Visiting Researcher Program 2019. The program offers a one-month research fellowship at IRES, including travel, accommodation and a stipend of 20 000 SEK. Full access to IRES premises and Uppsala University library resources is provided throughout the research period. The current round of applications offers six individual fellowships. The research visit of one month must be between March to mid June or mid August to December 2019.IRES is a center of excellence on the post-Soviet sphere at Uppsala University. The Institute conducts world-leading research in an open and dynamic environment that is truly cross-disciplinary and international. Among the academic staff are scholars in fields such as, but not limited to, political science, economics, law, history, literature, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, and geology. Each academic year, IRES hosts some 20 international scholars from around the world, but mainly Europe, Russia and Eurasia, the US, and Canada.
IRES encourages applications from highly qualified and motivated researchers at both junior and senior levels. Applicants are required to hold a PhD degree or the equivalent. The applicant’s research focus must relate to the ongoing research conducted at IRES. In processing the applications, the Selection Committee will consider the applicant’s academic background, scholarly achievements and publication record, as well as the quality and relevance of his/her research proposal to the IRES research environment.
For more information about ongoing research please visit the IRES Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier (IRES) Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies (IRES)
Box 514 SE-75120 Uppsala Besöksadress/Visiting address: Gamla torget 3, 3rd Floor 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
Telefon/Phone: +46 (0) 18 471 00 00
Telefax/Fax: +46 (0) 18-10 63 97
Website: http://www.ires.uu.se/
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For additional information on IRES and Uppsala University, please visit: http://www.ires.uu.se/
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For questions about IRES and Uppsala University, please contact Information Officer Jevgenija Gehsbarga (
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IRES Director Claes Levinsson (