The Internet policy project group at the WZB Social Science Center Berlin welcomes (doctoral or postdoctoral) visiting fellows who study different aspects of Internet policy and regulation from a social science perspective and wish to visit Germany for a short-term research stay.

In particular, we are looking to support applications for third-party funding for longer research periods such as the Individual Fellowships of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (find the current call below). Please feel free to get in touch if you are interested in a research stay at our institution or in any other kind of cooperation with our group (julia.pohle@wzb.eu).

 Best regards
Julia

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Call for Individual Fellowships of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) within Horizon 2020 for postdoctoral researchers:

Individual Fellowships allow excellent postdoctoral researchers from abroad to come and spend up to 24 months at the WZB. At the time of the deadline for submission of proposals, researchers shall not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline. Researchers of all nationalities are eligible to apply for an Individual Fellowship.

An MSCA grant usually includes:

- up to two years' salary

- a mobility allowance

- research costs (as well as overheads for the host institution).

 There are two types of individual fellowship:

 *European Fellowships* are particularly attractive to researchers either coming to, or moving within, Europe.

 Furthermore, they can help to restart research careers after a career break (e.g. parental leave), and they can also facilitate the reintegration of researchers coming back to Europe.

 *Global Fellowships* fund secondments outside Europe for researchers based in the EU or associated countries.

There is a mandatory one-year return period, which is not affected by the mobility rule.

 European and Global Fellowships can also include an optional period of secondment of up to 6 months in the private sector in Europe.

 The current call can be found on the Participant Portal:

https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/2226-msca-if-2016.html

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Dr. Julia Pohle

Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung(WZB)/
WZB Berlin Social Science Center

Politikfeld Internet / Internet Policy 
Internationales Recht und Politik / International law and politics 

Reichpietschufer 50
10785 Berlin / Germany

Office: +49-(0)30-25491-220
Email: julia.pohle@wzb.eu