Applications Invited for Visiting Research Fellows Program

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About the Organization

The University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs, is one of the world's leading centers for the study of the causes of violent conflict and strategies for sustainable peace. Kroc Institute faculty and fellows conduct interdisciplinary research on a wide range of topics related to peace and justice.

About the Fellowship

Each year, the Kroc Institute’s Visiting Research Fellows Program brings outstanding scholars focused on peace research to the University of Notre Dame for a semester or a full academic year.

Research Fellows:

Fellowships are offered to scholars with substantial research experience who will connect their research to ongoing Kroc Institute research initiatives. For the 2026-27 academic year, we invite research proposals that focus on one or more of the following themes:

• Intersection of Gender, Race, Class and Peacebuilding: We are interested in interdisciplinary approaches and qualitative, participatory, and/or feminist methodologies. Thematically, we are interested in questions of intersectionality in relation to identity, power, representation, and direct and structural violence.
• International Mediation: We are interested in international mediation, preventive diplomacy, and national dialogue as strategies for preventing and ending high intensity conflict.
• Peace Accords Matrix (PAM): We are interested in the design and implementation of peace accords, with special attention to inclusive peace processes that involve civil society, transitional justice, and country contexts currently negotiating or implementing a peace accord.
• Sustainability, Climate Change, and Peace: We are interested in innovative, interdisciplinary approaches that explore the relationship between peace and sustainability, and/or environmental peacebuilding in vulnerable regions, with focus areas including but not limited to illegal mining, deforestation, food security, and livelihoods. The fellow will have an opportunity to interact with the broader cohort of sustainability fellows spearheaded by Notre Dame's Just Transformations to Sustainability Initiative.

Eligibility

Applicants must have completed a doctoral, or equivalent, degree. If you are currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program, you must have completed your doctoral degree before the beginning of the fellowship. If you have previously been a Kroc Visiting Research Fellow, please wait seven years before applying again.

How to Apply

Applications for the 2026-27 academic year are now open. Apply here. The deadline to submit an application is Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.

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