The appointment is a remarkable honour, because fellows are selected by the University's rectorate applying strong criteria such as scholarly excellence, confirmed by publications, and a proposal that demands for collaboration with other scholarly disciplines.
The fellowship allows academics to concentrate on a proposed interdisciplinary project and to participate in the scientific activities of the Marsilius Kolleg. Marsilius Fellows are released from a substantial part of their teaching load and receive funds for six months of an interim professorship.
The Marsilius Kolleg, named after the first rector of the University of Heidelberg, Marsilius von Inghen, is as a Centre for Advanced Study to promote interdisciplinary dialogue and research. It aims at bridging the gap especially between the sciences and the humanities.
Prof. Dr. Christiane Brosius holds the chair of Visual and Media Anthropology at the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies.
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