Opening for a 1-2 year Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship

I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher to take a 1-2 year fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to carry out their own, theory-driven empirical research on the topics of peace and conflict, political violence or state repression. The fellowship may last from 6 to 24 months and can be divided into up to three stays within three years. 

The Fellowship includes the following benefits:

• monthly fellowship rate of 3,000 EUR

• monthly research allowance for travel 

• moving expense allowance

• family allowances

• extensions for fellowship with children under 12 years of age

• funding for German language classes

• subsidies for medical insurance

• incorporation into the extensive alumni network of the Foundation.

For more details about the fellowship, please the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

To be eligible 

• you need to have a PhD in political science (received within the last 12 years)

• you need to have an exceptional publication record

• you need to have advanced quantitative research skills

• you are not a German citizen and you do not have a degree from a German university or have previously had a longer research stay at a German institution.
  

Application procedure

If you are interested in this postdoc fellowship, please email me your cv and a 1-2 page summary of the research you intend to carry out during this fellowship and the envisaged starting date of this fellowship.

I plan to start online interviews towards the end of April 2026. I am also happy to meet with applicants during the EPSS Conference 2026.