CFA: Käte Hamburger Kolleg Rohstoffwelten – Kulturen im Umbruch

The Käte Hamburger Kolleg Rohstoffwelten – Kulturen im Umbruch calls to outstanding academics from all parts of the world to pursue their research projects on-site for 10 months in Germany. The Käte Hamburger Kolleg invites applicants from all disciplines, senior fellows and early career scholars to pursue their individual research project in a creative, inter- and multidisciplinary community, and open atmosphere.

Fellowship dates: October 2026 until July 2027
Application deadline: April 15, 2026
Selection results: May 15, 2026

For detailed information please see the Uni Kassel Website.
For more information about the call for proposals, please see here:: Call for Application
For applying please use: Application Form

Applications must be submitted by email to rohstoffwelten@uni-kassel.de

The research focus for the year 2026-27 is on Carbon Culture -examining the epistemic, cultural, political, and socio-economic foundations of fossilism and related raw materials; and seeking to explain their remarkable persistence despite decades of climate debates, technological alternatives, and ecological crises.

There are three thematic profile areas and one cross-cutting methods area which serve as gravitational centers:

Profile Area I: Raw Material Cultures (Rohstoffkulturen)
Profile Area II: Raw Material Regimes (Rohstoffregime)
Profile Area III: Raw Material Practices (Rohstoffpraktiken); Cross-Cutting Methods Area: Critique/Reflection.

The fellowship offers a space for collaborative, theory-driven, and empirically grounded research on the possibilities and conflicts of contemporary material and cultural transformations and energy transitions.