Cultures of Research-Fellowships for PostDocs at RWTH Aachen University

The next call for fellowships at the Käte Hamburger Kolleg Cultures of research Aachen (https://khk.rwth-aachen.de) for the fellowship year 2025/2026 is now open. 

The Käte Hamburger Kolleg Cultures of Research (c:o/re) is an international center for advanced studies at RWTH Aachen University, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The center has openings for a total of ten international fellows from the humanities and social sciences, as well as from natural, life, and technical sciences. Fellows will be offered a free space in which to develop their own research and to exchange ideas with each other. Cultures of Research is positioned where the fields of history, philosophy, and sociology interface with natural science and technology. The focus of the center's work is on the manifold research cultures within the sciences, their commonalities and differences, and how they are transformed through interdisciplinary discourse. We are particularly interested in exploring the concepts of ‘digitality/complexity’, ‘globality/varieties of science’ and ‘expanded STS’ together with international fellows. We offer up to 10 fellowships with a duration of 6 to 12 months in each fellowship year.

For the year 2025/2026 we are particularly, but not exclusively interested in the topic of ‘digitality/complexity’. Proposals may address: 
• the digital/non-digital divide in science and engineering,
• the varieties of digital cultures for knowledge production, and
• the influence of AI on science and technology. 

Please find attached the application details in the letter. The application deadline is December 31, 2024.