Southeast-asia Biocultural Evolution Research Fund 2026-2027

Vor 7 Tagen

Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN) Vollzeit

Founded in 1817, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN) is one of the world’s leading research institutions in the field of biodiversity. At our twelve sites in Germany, scientists from over 40 nations conduct cutting-edge research on an international scale. Our headquarter is located in the thriving commercial metropolis of Frankfurt (Mainhatten) in the heart of Germany, which also hosts one of our most famous facilities, the Senckenberg Natural History Museum.

The Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, the Daimler and Benz Foundation, Gerda Henkel Foundation and the Werner Reimers Foundation will jointly bestow the Southeast-Asia Biocultural Evolution Research Fund for 2026 - 2027 (“Research Fund”) for a research project in a thematic context of human evolution and palaeo-biodiversity in South-East-Asia.

**Southeast-Asia Biocultural Evolution Research Fund 2026 - 2027**

South-East-Asian palaeontological and palaeoanthropological research at the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt goes back to pioneering works of the world-renowned palaeontologist Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald, who joined Senckenberg in 1968, funded by the Werner Reimers Foundation.

The methodological approach for the planned research project can be chosen freely within the context of human evolution in Southeast-Asia. The project should contribute to the Senckenberg research programme on Biocultural Evolution. Applicants must demonstrate a very good command of English.

**Your (academic) profile**

- You are holding a citizenship of a Southeast-Asian country

- You have a doctorate in geosciences, life sciences, or archaeology

- The doctorate is no longer than 10 years ago

- You are affiliated to a university or an official research institution

**Location**:
Your home institution, and temporarily the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Frankfurt

Type of contract:
For the duration of the project affiliation with Senckenberg Society for Nature Research. Project Funding for 24 months / or: period from 01.01.2026 - 31.12.2027.

**Benefits**:
The Research Fund comprises of € 75.000 per year, for two years, with a possible extension for an additional third year (pending on report output review). It may include travel, fieldwork and labwork expenses, allowances (up to € 2.500 per month) and budget for a project related research colloquium or workshop in Southeast-Asia or in Germany.

**Are you interested?**

Please include:

- Curriculum Vitae
- Academic transcripts, grades and certification (e.g. Bachelor, Master, Diploma, PhD)
- Brief description of your current activities (studies or professional activities)
- Max. three-page outline of your planned research project, including detailed budget plan
- Letter of support (e.g. from a faculty member, supervisor or employer). This letter should be also written in English
- Applicants must demonstrate good language skills in English, e.g. in form of a certificate from a language test or language course.

Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung

Senckenberganlage 25

60325 Frankfurt am Main

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