Koç University invites applications for PhD, Post-Doctoral, and Senior Fellowships at Koç University’s Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED). A few Post-Doctoral or Senior applications for regular fellowships that qualify for collaborative fellowships involving Koç University faculty, centers, or facilities will be preferred.

Opportunities include a monthly stipend calculated by Koç University each year to cover most local expenses not covered by the fellowship, accommodation at ANAMED’s residential facility in the center of Beyoğlu-Istanbul, five meals per week, transportation to and from Turkey, a modest research budget, health insurance, Residence permit, Museum Card, full access to the ANAMED Library and to lectures, symposia, and other activities at ANAMED and on the main Koç University campus.

All ANAMED fellows are expected to devote themselves full time to their research projects, to be active members of Koç University’s academic community, and, for full-year fellowships, to give three lectures on their work during the course of the year. Applications from scholars of all nationalities are encouraged, yet fellows must be proficient in English, the language of instruction at Koç University.

Applications focusing on the archaeology, art history, heritage, and history of Anatolia from the Neolithic through the Ottoman eras are welcome from scholars of these and allied disciplines, including those that focus on the management, conservation, and presentation of the past.

PhD candidates who have completed the doctoral qualification stage and post-doctoral (PhD degrees granted after 15 September 2015) and senior scholars (PhD degrees granted on or before 15 September 2015) in relevant fields can apply for fellowships.

Additionally, for the 2021–2022 academic year, applications will be accepted for the The Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut (KHI) and Koç University’s Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED) joint fellowship to support Post-doctoral or Senior scholars conducting research on archaeology, architecture, art history, heritage, or history.

The successful candidate will spend the fall semester at one institution, and the spring semester at the other.

All candidates must be conversant in English and agree to take on no other obligation (e.g., part-time teaching) during any part of the fellowship term. The successful applicant will hold the fellowship for one academic year, with one term in residence in Florence and one term in residence at ANAMED in Istanbul, and must be able to carry out the proposed research with resources available in these cities. The fellowship offers a combination of benefits the details of which differ between Florence and Istanbul but that include a stipend to cover expenses not already included in the fellowship, international travel costs to and from both locations, accommodation or support for the same, meals or support for the same, health insurance or support for the same, a limited research budget, a work space, and full access to the research and library facilities, events, and scholarly communities hosted within both sponsoring institutions.