As part of the Varikin project, we are able to host visiting researchers who are funded by the National Science Foundation in the United States; the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning in South Korea; the Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovationin Argentina; the Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan; the National Natural Science Foundation in China; the National Research Foundation in South Africa; the National Council of Science and Technology (Conacyt) in Mexico; the Canadian Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat (TIPS) in Canada; or the Brazilian National Council of the State Funding Agencies (CONFAP) in Brazil.
Applications for this scheme are due in early 2017 (depending on the country of the visitor), and visits can begin in mid- to late-2017. We are particularly interested in hosting individuals with active field research sites and who may be able to contribute to our VariKin-Development subproject on how children learn kinship concepts. However, we would welcome proposals from scholars in all fields of anthropology, linguistics, and cognitive science, who may be interested in cross-cultural diversity in kinship from any angle. More information can be found here. Please get in touch with Fiona as soon as possible to discuss applications.
We also hope to be able to host visitors from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, or Slovenia through the ERC Visiting Research Fellowships program during the academic year 2017-2018. More information about this program will be available in June 2017.