The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) is dedicated to research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Their main research axes are sustainable peace, sustainable democracy and sustainability transformation, but they are also interested in a wide range of intersectional sub-topics, such as landownership and acquisition, migration and mobility, restitution of colonially acquired cultural objects, African cities, human rights, and other related themes. MIASA facilitates networking and collaboration amongst leading researchers from Germany, Ghana, other parts of Africa and Europe and elsewhere in the world. The institute is located on the campus of the University of Ghana (UG) at Legon (Accra), and has been implemented in collaboration with the University of Freiburg, the Goethe University of Frankfurt, the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and the German Historical Institute Paris (GHIP).

The present call is for proposals for an Interdisciplinary Fellow Group (IFG) on the topic of "Sustainable Governance" for the period from 1 February to 31 May 2027.

IFGs are MIASA’s central instrument for fostering original research on "Sustainable Governance" and its connected thematic areas, which necessitates the input of experts from different academic fields and backgrounds. An IFG brings together a group of four fellows – ideally a mix of senior and junior fellows – for the duration of four months. Two of the fellows act as co-convenors. One of the two co-convenors is expected to be from the University of Ghana. IFGs are interdisciplinary and international.

Application deadline: 31 October 2025