The interdisciplinary research training group Topology of Technology
at Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany, announces
3 visiting fellowships (bursary, 3 months)
Fellowships will be granted during the period from January to September 2015.
The program is organized by teachers from the subjects of history, sociology, philosophy, mechanical engineering, computer science, sports science and the planning sciences. It focuses on the relationship between technology and space—at present, in history, and in a possible future. It has four thematic foci:
- The Persistence and Routinization of Daily Life in Technical Surroundings
- The Formation and Limitations of Action in Spatial-Technological Settings
- The Planning and Design of Technologies in Spatial Contexts
- The Modeling and Simulation of Spatial Relations by Technological Means
More information about the research and teaching program of the post-graduate college / graduate school can be found under http://www.tdt.tu-darmstadt.de
The program (GRK 1343) is primarily financed by the German Research Council (DFG); see www.dfg.de.
The visiting fellowships are offered to graduate candidates or recent PhDs interested in intensifying their own work on the relationship between technology and space during a three-month stay in Darmstadt. Applicants are asked to indicate in what way they expect to profit from intensified contacts with our graduate program.
Please send your application in one single pdf-file (of max. 6 mb) to topologie@ifs.tu-darmstadt.de not later than
November 1, 2014
Applications should include (1) a personally formulated explanation why you are particularly interested in the topic of the program, to which thematic focus your research will contribute, and which months you want to spend in Darmstadt, (2) a CV, (3) copies of academic diplomas (containing details of language skills), (4) a short description (max. 5 pages) of the planned doctoral dissertation or postdoc project, and (5) the names and addresses of two university professors acting as reference persons.
Fellows receive a scholarship of 1,365 – 1467 euros per month (depending on age) and an additional grant of 103 euros for material costs. Parents of underaged children will receive additional child allowances. Scholarships are exempt from taxation; however, fellows have to take out health insurance at their own expense.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact one of the directors:
Petra Gehring (gehring@phil.tu-darmstadt.de) or Mikael Hård (hard@ifs.tu-darmstadt.de).