The Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) invites researchers to pursue excellent, fundamental, curiosity-driven research in Oslo for one academic year. Assemble your international dream team of prominent researchers and apply for a research stay at CAS.
Next call for applications will be published in summer of 2023, with deadline in October 2023.
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Each year, we host three research groups working within and across the following fields:
The research groups stay at CAS, situated at the stately premises of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in Oslo, for one academic year. Each project receives a grant of roughly NOK 3.5 million.
There are no laboratory facilities at CAS. However, projects involving laboratory work, field work and data collection are welcome to apply to develop the theoretical aspects of their research. Laboratory work, field work and data collection must take place either before the stay at CAS or at another suitable place during the stay.
Only faculty members who hold permanent, full-time, tenured academic positions at CAS' partner institutions in Norway are eligible to apply. The applicants will function as project leader and will assemble and lead their research group at CAS. In order to share leadership responsibilities it is advisable to have a co-leader. The co-leader must also hold a permanent, full-time, tenured academic position at one of CAS' partner institutions. The project leaders can invite prominent researchers from around the world to participate in their projects. Project leaders are encouraged to include Ph.D. candidates or postdoctoral fellows for career development and mentorship.
CAS is modelled to further daily intellectual dialogue. The agreements between the Centre and our partner institutions guarantee that project leaders and group members employed in tenured academic positions at these institutions will be granted sabbatical leave with full salary during their stay at CAS.
Scholars not employed by one of the Centre’s partner institutions are normally expected to use their sabbatical leave during their stay at CAS. For researchers for whom this is not a possibility, a portion of the project’s budget may be used to cover teaching replacement costs.
The project participants’ stay at CAS vary from a few months to an entire year. Project leaders must be based at CAS for the duration of the academic year, which runs from 15 August to 30 June. If the project has two leaders, they may during shorter periods of the academic year alternate leadership responsibility if their family situation, laboratory work requirements or other central elements of the project make this necessary. The absent project leader must participate remotely during such periods. Fellows are also expected to work full-time on topics relevant to the project while in residence at CAS.
CAS provides a unique research infrastructure, an extensive service platform and an inspiring, collegial atmosphere. This includes:
The current budget frame for each project is NOK 3,500,000. The funds can cover:
* CAS rents apartments in the vicinity of the Centre (for researchers not based in the Oslo area). The current monthly rates are:
CAS’ operating budget covers accommodation expenses for project leaders based outside of the Oslo area. This cost therefore does not need to be included in the project budget.
Next call for applications will be published in summer of 2023, with deadline in October 2023.
Applications that meet our requirements, standard and format will be subject to international peer review.
The CAS Board of Directors will make the final selection in June 2023. CAS will assist project leaders during the planning phase leading up to the groups’ arrival at the Centre in August 2024.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at cas@cas.oslo.no.
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