Welcome
The Collegium Helveticum is the joint Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) of ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich, and the Zurich University of the Arts. We aim to provide a meeting place and forum for dialogue between the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, engineering, medical science and the arts. |
Fellows
Starting in September 2023, nine early-career fellows will pursue their projects at the Collegium Helveticum along with a varying number of senior and associate fellows.Yael BorofskyEarly-Career Fellow Noé BrasierEarly-Career Fellow Georgia DrewEarly-Career Fellow Emma MavodzaEarly-Career Fellow Bruno MoreschiEarly-Career Fellow Celestin MutuyimanaEarly-Career Fellow Ari RayEarly-Career Fellow Madeline WokerEarly-Career Fellow Paulo WirzEarly-Career Fellow Veronica AkleSenior Fellow Tuncay AlanSenior Fellow N. AsokanSenior Fellow Maneesha DeckhaSenior Fellow Somayeh DodgeSenior Fellow Niels van DoornSenior Fellow Katherine ElviraSenior Fellow Huib ErnsteSenior Fellow Kenneth GillinghamSenior Fellow Christopher HassonSenior Fellow Makiko HashinagaSenior Fellow Inge HinterwaldnerSenior Fellow Ulrike KlingerSenior Fellow Urte KrassSenior Fellow Marielle MacéSenior Fellow Kettly MarsSenior Fellow Galen McKinleySenior Fellow Francesca MelandriSenior Fellow Bernhard MikeskaSenior Fellow Maryna NehreySenior Fellow Vadym RakochiSenior Fellow Kriss RavettoGuest of the director Lyudmyla RomanyukSenior Fellow Lorenzo RomitoSenior Fellow Walid SadokSenior Fellow Thomas SchroepferSenior Fellow Margaret-Anne StoreySenior Fellow Tim ShawSenior Fellow Anke te HeesenSenior Fellow Nikolaos ZagklasSenior Fellow |
Fellowship program
The application window has closed on February 15, 2024 (23:59 CET). Applications received after this deadline cannot be considered.As the joint institute for advanced studies of ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich, and the Zurich University of the Arts, the Collegium Helveticum facilitates research and artistic work across all disciplines. Located in the former Semper Observatory, the Collegium provides a thriving intellectual atmosphere and ideal working conditions for its fellows and promotes exchange across disciplines, engaging different audiences. Early-career fellows require a letter of support from a faculty member at one of the three supporting universities who is willing to become an associate fellow and who will serve as their academic partner during the fellowship. Please initiate contact and obtain a letter of support in due time. Fellows are free to pursue their individual projects as outlined in their application and receive support from the Collegium’s team. Projects carried out at the Collegium may convince both by their relevance and originality, spanningfrom applied science to blue-sky research, as well as from fine arts to artistic research. With its early-career fellowship program, the Collegium aims to support outstandingly promising academics and artists at a critical stage of their career. The program is designed to encourage work that cuts across and transgresses disciplinary boundaries in unconventional ways. We also encourage small interdisciplinary teams of up to three people to apply with a joint project. Early-career fellows are working in academic or artistic disciplines at postdoctoral or equivalent level for art school graduates (if the institution does not award doctoral degrees). We invite international applications as well as applications from scholars and artists currently affiliated with one of the Collegium’s supporting institutions, ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich (UZH), and the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). The Collegium welcomes diversity and is committed to provide a family friendly workplace. Therefore, we acknowledge care work, part-time employment, or career breaks and consider applications proposing joint research in job-sharing. Please find more information here about what type of projects and individuals we are looking out for. Eligibility Duration and start date Grant Infrastructure Attendance and participation Associate fellows Note for international applicants Application Kindly provide all information requested on the online application portal in English and upload the following documents in PDF format. 1) Complete the application form including the following information (format your submission in Arial 10 pt, single-spaced, and stay within the given boundaries and export as PDF):
2) Letter of support from associate fellow: Letter of support as outlined in the information letter. Please share this information with the prospective associate fellow. The applicant is responsible for uploading the letter of support as part of the application materials. 3) Curriculum vitae including full list of publications and other relevant outcomes. 4) Passport or ID: Copy of the relevant pages of your passport. Swiss and EU/EFTA citizens can alternatively submit a copy of their ID (front and back). 5) Copy of highest degree: Please upload an official certificate or official preliminary confirmation of your doctoral degree or equivalent artistic master’s degree (for institutions without a doctoral program). 6) Supplementary information: Supplementary files as deemed necessary to support claims in relation to applicants’ academic age. Do not upload other additional materials including portfolios or writing samples. We ask for your understanding that we can only accept complete applications. Documents for download
The application window has closed at 15 February 2024, 23:59 CET. Questions & contact We will not be able to answer questions about exceptions from eligibility criteria. If you have strong reasons why exemptions from the eligibility criteria should be made, please justify these reasons in a supplementary document and upload it with your application. Selection committee |
Event calendar
April 08, 2024, 14:15–17:30 Climate Crisis and the HumanitiesApril 10, 2024, 9:00–17:00 Politics in ProximityA Workshop on Inequality and Local Governance April 17, 2024, 13:00–17:00 Developing Effective Climate PolicyApril 18, 2024, 13:30–18:30 Real-Life Impacts of Security VulnerabilitiesMay 08, 2024, 13:00–15:00, followed by a small reception Drivers of Ethical Consumption in Switzerland and JapanMay 28, 2024 – May 29, 2024 Inclusive CitiesNew Approaches to Understanding Infrastructure Access in Informal Settlements Past EventsMarch 26, 2024, 09:00–16:30 Digital Money and Digital Futures for Value ExchangeMarch 25, 2024, 17:30–19:00 Can We Be Smarter than the Phytoplankton?A Perspective on the Global Climate and Sustainability March 04, 2024, 18:00 Ukrainian Chamber MusicAn Autobiography February 27, 2024 – February 28, 2024 Accelerating ReplacementToward Animal-free Science Research at Swiss Universities February 24, 2024, 11:00 AI and the Transformative Power of “Good Enough”February 21, 2024, 14:00–17:00 Docu & DemoWorkshop on Condensed Knowledge Formats February 20, 2024, 18:15 – 21:00 In Between Performance and DocumentationKeynote lecture by Dragan Espenschied February 16, 2024, 17:00–18:45 The Global Tax Evasion Report 2024Panel discussion with Gabriel Zucman February 15, 2024, 11:00–16:30 – February 29, 2024 Docu & DemoExhibition on Archiving Programmed Media Art February 07, 2024, 17:00–18:00 Bespoke Artificial Cells and Tissues for Drug DiscoveryFebruary 05, 2024, 16:00–18:00 SustainAgroStrengthening Economic Growth, Sustainability, and Innovation in Agriculture February 03, 2024, 15:30–17:00 I Prefer Not ToHito Steyerl in conversation January 31, 2024, 20:00 Structural MediaPerformance January 30, 2024, 10:00–17:00 Structural MediaWorkshop and Seminar January 22, 2024 – February 01, 2024 Structural MediaExhibition by Tim Shaw January 22, 2024, 17:00–19:00 Corpses, Casts, and CopyrightsDisplaying Human Remains January 16, 2024, 14:00–17:00 Working the ImageExch W/ Turkers and Other Collective Experimentations December 18, 2023, 14:00–17:00 Sample Delivery MethodsFor In-Situ Studies and Serial Crystallography December 15, 2023, 8:30–17:00 Rise of Atmospheric DroughtIntegrating Across Scales and Disciplines To Boost Plant Resilience December 11, 2023, 18:30–20:00 Politics and Poetics of ExileDecember 04, 2023, 17:00–19:00, mit anschliessendem Apéro Brauchen wir kurze Bücher? (Do We Need Short Books?)Paneldiskussion mit Anke te Heesen, Valentin Groebner, David Hesse und Niki Rhyner November 29, 2023 – December 13, 2023 DENSE+GREEN CITIESArchitecture as Urban Ecosystem November 22, 2023, 9:15–17:00 Radical ReadingNovember 08, 2023, 9:00–17:00 Time to SocializeDoes the Timing of Brain Development Predict Prosocial Behavior? October 31, 2023, 17:00–18:30 Literatur und Recht in der römisch-griechischen TraditionPaneldiskussion – Literature and Law in the Greco-Roman Tradition October 27, 2023, 18:30–21:00 (Re-)Searching for ResonancesContemporary Music at the Collegium October 25, 2023, 19:30 Francesca Melandri im Gespräch mit Zora del BuonoTeil des Programms von «Zürich liest» October 17, 2023, 15:00–17:30, followed by a small reception with drinks and snacks Hidden DeepDemystifying the Coca-Plant for Science and Beyond October 16, 2023, 17:00–19:00 How AI is Disrupting Developer ProductivityIt’s More Complicated Than We May Think September 13, 2023, 09:00–18:00 Epistemic AuthorityJuly 05, 2023, 18:30 The Talmud, Yiddish, and the Formation of Jewish MemoryOmanut Lecture with philosopher of religion Daniel Boyarin June 20, 2023, 13:15–17:00 Integrating Diverse Forms of Knowledge in Health Care ResearchJune 16, 2023, 11:00–18:00 +/- 1632m: Disturbing the Swiss/African CommonsWorkshop organized Hannah le Roux and Tom Avermaete June 09, 2023, 08:40–17:00 The Moral Underpinnings of Political PreferencesAn Interdisciplinary Approach June 09, 2023 – June 24, 2023 Data AlchemyObserving Patterns from Galileo to Artificial Intelligence June 08, 2023 – June 11, 2023 AI + Art ConversationsPart of the exhibition "Data Alchemy" June 02, 2023, 19:30 Die Orte, an denen meine Träume wohnenEin Gespräch mit Felwine Sarr May 31, 2023, 13:00–17:35, followed by an aperitif PlasticsEssential Materials! and Pandora's Box? May 23, 2023, 18:00–20:00, followed by an aperitif Styles (Logics, Worlds) in Tension–the Tragic Case of CleanlinessFleck Lecture by Annemarie Mol May 17, 2023, 16:00–17:30 Theodor W. Adorno und Hannah Arendt sprechen DeutschÖffentlicher Vortrag von Liliane Weissberg May 16, 2023, 18:30–19:30, followed by an aperitif Metabolism Spiralling Out of ControlFellow Lecture by Alexander Pfeifer May 12, 2023, 13:00–18:05 Building Blocks for ReuseArt, Ethics, and Engineering May 09, 2023, 09:55–16:15 Central Bank Digital CurrenciesMay 03, 2023, 10:00–16:00 Mathematics from a Cultural PerspectiveApril 28, 2023, 15:00–18:00 Deep Physics Concepts Made SimpleFor science and engineering students, and the curious April 24, 2023, 09:30–16:30 The Role of Technological Innovation in Environmental and Climate PolicyHow can the energy transition succeed? April 20, 2023, 19:00–20:00, followed by an aperitif Einstein ShockThe Making of a Global Celebrity April 04, 2023, 9:30–13:00 Rethinking Law beyond Linear Time and the Individual SubjectWorkshop April 03, 2023, 17:00–19:00 Forests | An EvocationFilm screening with a short introduction by the artists, Mali Weil. April 03, 2023 – April 21, 2023 Bubbles, Droplets, Membranes, and InterfacesMaterials Science Meets Visual Arts March 31, 2023, 10:00–16:00 Mental Health Surveillance in UkraineEssential Basis for Public Mental Health March 28, 2023, 13:00–18:15 The Materials Science and Visual Arts of Bubbles, Droplets, Membranes and InterfacesWorkshop March 24, 2023, 10:00–13:00 Ethnography, Economy and Ecology of Pastoralism in KazakhstanCapitalism and the Future of Central Eurasian Grasslands March 21, 2023, 13:00–17:00 Rethinking Science in Times of Open Science?Workshop March 17, 2023, 14:00–19:30 A New Agenda for Gottfried SemperBook Launch March 15, 2023, 19:30 Schreiben wir anders nach Künstlicher Intelligenz?Eine Kooperation zwischen dem Literaturhaus Zürich und dem Collegium Helveticum March 07, 2023 – March 08, 2023 Thinking Futures from ElsewhereConference with contributions from across disciplines to engage in comparative and connected deliberations on thinking the future and thinking with and within (multiple) future/s. February 27, 2023, 18:30–20:00 Jacob Taubes–Professor of the ApocalypseOmanut-Lecture February 07, 2023 – February 08, 2023 Crimea’s Polylinguism–Reflections in World LiteraturesThis workshop is organized by Tatjana Hofmann, Slavic literary scholar. She is currently junior fellow at the Collegium Helveticum. February 01, 2023, 18:00–21:00 A Taste of Climate Change–The Future of Swiss WineOrganized by Emma Sayer, currently senior fellow at the Collegium. December 14, 2022, 17:45–18:45, followed by film screening Swiss Landscapes in FilmsPanel discussion in German with Monika Dommann, Christina Schumacher and Marcel Bächtiger. December 05, 2022, 13:00–18:00, followed by an apéro The Future of Machine Learning in ChemistryNovember 24, 2022, 19:30 Alain Mabanckou – Petit Piment, Commerce des AllongésLesung und Gespräch November 15, 2022, 09:00 – 19:00 Wisdom– What is it? What is its use (if any)? October 28, 2022 – October 30, 2022 «Verschwörung, Fake und Gewissheiten»– Jahrestagung des Doktoratsprogramms «Epistemologien ästhetischer Praktiken» October 28, 2022, 18:00 – 19:30, mit anschliessendem Apéro und Führung durch die Semper Sternwarte. Mito e Scienza in Galileo – Mythos und Wissenschaft bei Galileo GalileiEine Veranstaltung im Rahmen von «Zürich liest», in Zusammenarbeit mit der Cattedra De Sanctis, Gastprofessur für italienische Literatur und Kultur der ETH Zürich. October 26, 2022, 19:00 – 20:15 Lemberg oder eine andere KriegsgeschichteDer jüdische Arzt Ludwik Fleck im Porträt von Andreas Pospischil live am Collegium Helveticum. |
About us
The Collegium Helveticum is the joint Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) of ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich, and the Zurich University of the Arts. We aim to provide a meeting place and forum for dialogue between the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, engineering, medical science and the arts. |
Collegium Helveticum
Semper-Sternwarte (ETH/STW)
Schmelzbergstrasse 25
CH-8006 Zurich
Switzerland
Collegium Helveticum
ETH Zurich/STW
Schmelzbergstrasse 25
CH-8092 Zurich
Schweiz
info(a)collegium.ethz.ch
+41 (0)44 632 69 06
Tram 10 from Zürich Bahnhofplatz (direction Zürich Flughafen) or Tram 6 from Bahnhofstrasse/HB (direction Zoo), three stops to ETH/Universitätsspital. Go left from University Hospital Zurich and follow Schmelzbergstrasse to Schmelzbergstrasse 25. Climb the stairs by the green fountain and you have arrived at the Collegium Helveticum. Welcome!