Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia is launching a Call for Expression of Interest for international research experts interested to join the Program Board and perform project evaluation for the Program IDENTITIES.

The objective of the Program is to encourage excellence and relevance of scientific research in Serbia in the field of social sciences and humanities; affirmation of the importance of social sciences and humanities for education and society as a whole; improving international visibility and cooperation in the subject domain of science.

The subject of the Program can be theoretical and empirical systematization of scientific knowledge necessary for (re)defining the content, form and determinants of identity, the importance of social and cultural identities for creating public policies and making state decisions of the Republic of Serbia.

The Program duration is two years. The total budget of the Program is € 2.000.000. The maximum budget per project is € 150,000.

Project proposals are evaluated through a two-stage evaluation process. The first stage of the evaluation is performed by international peer reviewers and the second stage is performed by the Program Board.

The Program Board is an independent expert body which will consist of 5 members.

English is the working language for the proposed projects, as well as project evaluations, therefore excellence in the English language is a must for Program Board Members.

During the course of the engagement, work of the Program Board will be organized remotely.

Once contracted, Program Board Members are entitled to a fee of 450 EUR/per day (for 8 working hours). The expected engagement of each Program Board Member is up to 20 working days.

The Program Board assignment for the IDENTITIES Program is expected to start in November 2022 and to be completed by 15th December 2022.

Call for Expression of Interest and Terms of Reference available HERE.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their CVs in English language, together with the filled-in Registration form provided HERE, and send both files together to the following email address: identities-pb@fondzanauku.gov.rs by 00:00 CET on November 04, 2022.

Closing deadline:  November 04, 2022.