37.2920, FYI: Fellowships 2027 | Collaborative Research Centre 1252 "Prominence in Language", University of Cologne, Germany

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Subject: 37.2920, FYI: Fellowships 2027 | Collaborative Research Centre 1252 "Prominence in Language", University of Cologne, Germany

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Date: 14-Sep-2026
From: Christine Röhr [christine.roehr at uni-koeln.de]
Subject: Fellowships 2027 | Collaborative Research Centre 1252 "Prominence in Language", University of Cologne, Germany


The Collaborative Research Centre “Prominence in Language” (CRC 1252)
at the University of Cologne in Germany invites applications for
short-term fellowships available between March and December 2027 for
researchers who are not affiliated with an institution in Germany. We
invite applications for two types of fellowships:
(1) Senior Fellowships for experienced international researchers (at
least 5 years after PhD) who will reside in Cologne for a duration of
1 to 3 months. The CRC can cover 2,500 Euro per month for travel,
accommodation and personal allowance.
(2) Junior Fellowships for young international researchers (doctoral
students and researchers up to 5 years after their PhD) who will
reside in Cologne for a duration of 3 to 6 months. The CRC can cover
1,800 Euro per month for travel, accommodation and personal allowance.
In the Collaborative Research Centre “Prominence in Language” (CRC
1252, Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB 1252)) funded by the Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) researchers
from different fields of linguistics and language studies are
collaborating in 21 individual scientific projects. More than 60
researchers investigate how prominence structures language with
respect to prosody (Area A), morphosyntax and semantics (Area B) as
well as text and discourse structure (Area C). The projects work on a
large variety of languages from more than a dozen major language
families and pursue various methodological approaches. Our research on
prominence contributes to a better understanding of language as a
system between communication and cognition. For more information see
https://sfb1252.uni-koeln.de/en/.
The CRC provides an international and highly innovative research
environment and is well connected to other linguistic research centres
in Germany and abroad. Fellows will be offered office space, access to
libraries, administrative support, as well as support in arranging
accommodation and travelling.
Application procedure:
Applicants must choose a suitable host for the time of the fellowship
in advance. Any project leader (PL) of a current CRC project is
eligible to act as host. We expect the fellow to be well integrated in
the research team of one or more projects. The host should be
identified and contacted in advance, i.e. before submitting your
application (including a letter from the PL willing to host you).
Please submit a 2-page (maximum) personal statement, in which you
specify the exact duration of your stay in Cologne and provide an
outline of your research plan for the specified period. In addition,
please provide your CV and a letter from the PL who is intending to
host you.
All application documents must be submitted as a single PDF via email
to the coordinator of the CRC, Dr. Christine Röhr
(application-sfb1252 at uni-koeln.de). The application deadline is
November 15th, 2026.
Applications are evaluated and ranked by the board of the CRC with
respect to the following criteria: scientific quality, thematic
matching of the proposal to the host project as well as diversity.
Applicants will be notified about the decision in December 2026.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                     Morphology
                     Phonology
                     Pragmatics
                     Syntax




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