The “Roman-Islam Center” is a new Institute for advanced study which aims to to research and study Romanization and Islamication in Late Antiquity.

It has been approved for 4 years by the German Research Fundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft - DFG). 

The RIC has been co-created by Sabine Panzram (MIAS fellow - 2018-2019)

Applications deadline: January 15th 2020

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - Pre-doc contracts
- Islamic Studies
- Classical Studies

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - Post-doc contracts
- Islamic Studies
- Classical Studies

Since the Madrid Institute for Advanced Study (MIAS) was jointly created by the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Casa de Velázquez in 2016, it has been consolidated through the expansion of its network of collaborators and the diversification of its reception arrangements.

As the first Institute for Advanced Study in the Iberian Peninsula, including the Spanish-American area, to be recognised by the European network NetIAS (Network of European Institutes for Advanced Study), MIAS aims to strengthen and internationalise research, principally in the fields of Human and Social Sciences, through the establishment of a policy of inviting high-level researchers. From this academic year, MIAS offers researchers different types of residencies, in accordance with their availability and their professional circumstances.

- Tomás y Valiente Programme (3 years, renewable for an additional two years)
- Marcel Bataillon Programme (10 months)
- François Chevalier Programme (3 to 4 months)
- Lucienne Domergue Programme - Supported by the Institut français in Spain (6 months)

Application submission takes place until 29 November 2019.

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After the success of the first two sessions, the MIAS (Madrid Institute for Advanced Study) will present the third edition. As a shared center of the UAM and the Casa de Velázquez, since its establishment in 2016 MIAS has established itself as a centre of reference, expanding its network of collaborators and diversifying its residence modalities.

More information

Definitive list of successful application

Deliberation of exclusion from the UAM Tomás y Valiente programme

Provisional list of successful application

Deliberation of exclusion from the UAM Tomás y Valiente programme

The Madrid Institute of Advanced Study requires the incorporation of a Manager in order to consolidate the international outreach of the Institute.

See the details of the job offer

Call closed from October 11 2018.

The Colegio de México (Colmex), by means of an agreement signed in August 2018, has entered the MIAS annual call.

This agreement is the result of the talks held in the Colegio de México during the visit of the director of the MIAS, Antonio Álvarez-Ossorio, and the director of Casa de Velázquez, Michel Bertrand, which took place in March of this year.

Subsequently, the president of the Colegio de México, Silvia Giorguli Saucedo, had the opportunity to visit the facilities of MIAS and know firsthand its main lines of activity. The agreement has been signed by the Colegio de México, the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and the Casa de Velázquez.

Final Resolution of the Vice-rectorate for Research of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid publishing the list of selected and reserved applications for the UAM Tomás y Valiente 2017 programme.

Provisional resolution of the Vice-rectorate for Research of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid publishing the list of selected and reserved applications for the UAM Tomás y Valiente 2017 programme.

MIAS -Madrid Institute of advanced Study
REVFAIL Programme (2019-2023)

Deliberation of exclusion from the UAM Tomás y Valiente programme - Annex 1

The committee in charge of reviewing applications for MIAS short-term stays for the year 2018-2019, met on April 24 and selected the following researchers.