LECTIO & DigiSoc Visiting Fellowship "reception of the past in the digital society"

Category: Research grant / fellowship / scholarship

This fellowship is open to scholars working on the reception of the past in the digital society: how texts, ideas, and images from the past are represented or reconfigured through new technologies. The successful applicant will be invited to spend a short research period (four to six weeks) at KU Leuven. Our offer: • A research stay at KU Leuven of 4 to 6 weeks at the interdisciplinary KU Leuven Institutes LECTIO and DigiSoc. • Reimbursement of travel expenses (train/economy class flight) up to €500. • Accommodation for the entire period of stay. • Access to university facilities (libraries, internet access, university restaurants). • Office space (depending on availability). • In addition to their LECTIO affiliation, Visiting Fellows will also have a visiting affiliation with the Faculty or Research Group of their academic host at KU Leuven. Our expectations: • You must have a PhD. • You will reside in Leuven for a consecutive period of 4 to 6 weeks between September 2025 and June 2026. • You will engage actively with the LECTIO and DigiSoc research communities and discuss your research with members of both institutes. • You will give at least one open seminar/lecture on your current research. • You will acknowledge the LECTIO & DigiSoc Fellowship in any publications (partly) resulting from the fellowship.

Initiator(s):
‪KU Leuven Digital Society Institute

Deadline: 20.05.2025

https://www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/research/digisoc-lectio-joint-visiting-fellows-program-2025-2026

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