[PHILOS-L] Visiting Fellowships in Applied Phenomenology

[Anthony Fernandez]

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Call for Junior Fellowships in Applied Phenomenology – Deadline: Friday, Dec. 12th, 2025

 

Up to four junior fellowships are available for early career researchers working in applied or interdisciplinary phenomenology. Fellows will be hosted for a one-month stay at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU). The primary purpose of the fellowship is to mentor and support early career researchers through the process of writing applications for externally funded post-doctoral positions to work at SDU.

During their stay, the fellows’ primary host will be Anthony Vincent Fernandez, Associate Professor of Applied Philosophy and Theoretical Psychology at the Department of Psychology and Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics. However, in their application documents, applicants should identify any members of the DIAS Interdisciplinary Phenomenology Cluster who they might like to work with. Any member labelled as full-time faculty (FT) may potentially supervise or co-supervise proposed projects. And any member of the cluster may collaborate on proposed projects. A list of all members of the Cluster, with links to their profile pages, can be found on the Cluster Homepage.

Fellows may come from any disciplinary background, so long as their project is in applied or interdisciplinary phenomenology and suitable supervisors can be identified. Fellows will be provided with workspace at the Department of Psychology and will participate in additional events taking place during the fellowship period. Ideally, the fellowship period will be in May and June, 2026, allowing fellows to join a PhD course and workshop. However, it is possible to schedule an alternative fellowship period.

Eligibility: Fellows are expected to apply for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships (anticipated deadline Sept. 2026)—in addition to other funding sources that they may identify themselves. Eligibility for the DIAS Visiting Junior Fellowships are therefore the same as eligibility criteria for the 2026 MSCA fellowships. Typically, this requires that the applicant have a PhD before the MSCA deadline, which they have received less than eight years earlier. Moreover, as this is a mobility fellowship, applicants cannot have resided in Denmark for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately preceding the call deadline. (Please see the above link for full eligibility requirements.)

Award: Fellows will be awarded up to 30,000 DKK (approx. €4,000). Up to 15,000 DKK will be provided as reimbursement for travel and housing costs. The remaining 15,000 DKK will be disbursed as a one-time payment once the visiting fellow submits a complete MSCA application in September 2026.

Application Details: The application should include the following three separate documents, totaling two pages plus a CV:

(1) A project proposal (max. one page, single-spaced, 11 pt. font), which outlines a potential project in the area of applied or interdisciplinary phenomenology. The proposal should provide a brief motivation and background for the project before sketching the aims and methods. Projects can be theoretical or empirical, so long as the applicant can identify suitable supervisors. Note that the purpose of the fellowship is not to carry out the proposed project. The purpose is to work with members of the Cluster to refine the project idea and develop a full proposal for external funding applications.

(2) An information sheet (max. one page, single-spaced, 11 pt. font) outlining (a) the applicant’s prior research insofar as it is relevant to the fellowship call; (b) which faculty members (listed on the Cluster Homepage) the applicant would like to work with to develop the project proposal, and how their research overlaps with these faculty members; (c) which sources of postdoctoral funding the applicant intends to apply for following the initial fellowship period, including how they meet the eligibility criteria for this funding; and (d) where the applicant heard about the fellowship.

(3) A standard CV (no page limit), which should include, at minimum, education, employment, and presentations/publications.

Deadline: Applications should be emailed to A. V. Fernandez at AFern...@health.sdu.dk by Friday, December 12th, 2025. Decisions will be communicated in January.

For general questions about the fellowship, including eligibility, project ideas, and help identifying potential supervisors, contact A. V. Fernandez. If you applied in a previous round but were unsuccessful, you may contact Fernandez for feedback and advice before submitting for the current call. If you have specific questions about collaborating with other members of the Cluster, you may also reach out to them directly.

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