[Commlist] Call for Applications: 2 Short-Term Scholarships, CRC1187 "Media of Cooperation," University of Siegen

At the University of Siegen, as of *1^st of October 2026*, the 
DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1187 „Media of 
Cooperation“ offers

*_two Short-Term Scholarships_***

to promote the work of early-career researchers. The duration of the 
fellowships is nine to twelve months. The base amount of the fellowship 
is determined by the maximum rate for doctoral fellowships of the DFG 
(German Research Foundation) and currently amounts to EUR 1,650 per 
month. In addition, a material cost allowance (EUR 103) and, where 
applicable, a child allowance are paid.

Please note that theDFG guidelines for doctoral fellowships 
<https://www.dfg.de/resource/blob/381586/dfg-2-22-de-v0126.pdf>permit 
combining the fellowship with additional gainful employment only within 
narrow limits. The funding may only be supplemented by academic 
secondary employment up to a maximum of EUR 6,000 per year. Any income 
exceeding this amount will be deducted from the fellowship amount.

*_CRC 1187 “Media of Cooperation“_*

The CRC is an interdisciplinary collaborative research centre consisting 
of 19 subprojects and more than 60 researchers from media studies, 
ethnology, sociology, computer science, linguistics, ubiquitous 
computing, science and technology studies, education, law and engineering.

The Collaborative Research Centre 1187 has been funded by the German 
Research Foundation (DFG) since 2016. The research centre studies 
digital media, which have emerged as cooperative tools, platforms and 
infrastructures on a broad front, and approaches them as cooperatively 
accomplished means of cooperation. In the first funding phase 
(2016-2019), the CRC focused on the relevance of social media and 
platforms, while the second phase (2020-2023) centered on data-intensive 
media and data practices. Phase 3 (2024-2027) inquires the interplay 
between sensor media and artificial intelligence.

The short-term fellowship program of the CRC provides national and 
international doctoral students the opportunity to further develop their 
research project in the CRC, to get to know participating researchers 
and to exchange ideas with them. The research projects of the 
scholarship holders should be thematically related to the subprojects of 
the CRC, so that their work can be supported by the principal 
investigators and their teams. Scholarship holders are assigned to the 
Integrated Research Training Group (MGK) of the CRC and benefit from its 
structured training program. The CRC offers scholarship holders an 
international environment for interdisciplinary media research as well 
as an extensive program of events and training in ethnographic, digital, 
sensor-based, linguistic, and AI-based methods.

Further information on the CRC’s research agenda and subprojects can be 
found at https://www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/en 
<https://www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/en>.*__*

*__*

*_Your Profile_*

−             Relevant, above-average degree in one of the disciplines 
participating in or related to the CRC, preferably in media and cultural 
studies, sociology or in the field of socio- or business informatics, 
human-computer interaction or information systems (equivalent to a 
Master’s degree, Magister, Diplom or Lehramt/Staatsexamen Sek. II)

−             Individual research project in one of the above-mentioned 
disciplines within the subject area of the CRC. Ideally, you can assign 
the project to one of the subareas of the CRC: infrastructures, publics, 
or sensory praxeology

–             Interest in methods of media research, the analysis of 
data practices and an affinity for working in an interdisciplinary 
research environment

–             Willingness to participate in the international event 
program of the CRC and the MGK

–             Very good written and spoken English language skills

*_Your Tasks_*

Expectations of successful candidates:

–             Regular participation and involvement in the events and 
the training program of the MGK (colloquia, workshops, summer schools, 
methodology workshops, interdisciplinary groups)

–             Presentation of preliminary results of the individual 
research project within the MGK colloquium

Equal opportunities and diversity are promoted and actively practiced at 
the University of Siegen. Applications from women are highly welcome and 
will be given special consideration in accordance with the federal state 
equality law. We also welcome applications from people with different 
personal, social and cultural backgrounds, people with disabilities and 
those of equal status.

For further information, please contact Dr. Dominik Schrey
Phone: +49 (0) 271 740-4664
E-Mail: (dominik.schrey /at/ uni-siegen.de) <mailto:(dominik.schrey /at/ uni-siegen.de)>

Please send your *application documents* (letter of motivation, 
curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, 5-10 page outline of a project 
idea in English or German) as a *single PDF file* (max 5 mb) to 
(dominik.schrey /at/ uni-siegen.de) <mailto:(dominik.schrey /at/ uni-siegen.de)> by 
*19 June 2026*. Please note that risks to confidentiality and 
unauthorized access by third parties cannot be ruled out when 
communicating by unencrypted e-mail.

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