About this position
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 full academic year . Applications for the 2027-28 academic year are now open. The deadline to submit an application is Monday , November 30, 2026 . Research Fellows Fellowships are offered to scholars with substantial research experience who will connect their research to ongoing Kroc Institute research initiatives. For the 2027-28 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. • 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 . In all the above categories, preference will be given to applicants whose research has direct relevance to policy and/or practice. Applicants should present a clear and concise description of the planned research project, its significance, why the Kroc Institute is an ideal place for the researcher to complete a fellowship, and how the project will build on existing resea
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