OpenFieldThe Alfried Krupp Kolleg Greifswald is an internationally renowned institute for advanced study (Wissenschaftskolleg) on the Baltic Sea, fostering elite postdoctoral research in plasma physics, Baltic regional studies, environmental humanities, and bioethics.
Established by the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation in cooperation with the University of Greifswald and the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the Kolleg provides residential fellowships to world-class scholars. Fellows collaborate closely with the University of Greifswald (founded 1456) and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (Wendelstein 7-X stellarator), conducting unfettered fundamental research across disciplines.
Admission is highly competitive through international fellowship competition. Krupp Senior Fellowships require a distinguished professorial record and international publication reputation. Krupp Junior Fellowships require a completed doctoral degree within the previous six years with exceptional honors. International scholars submit a detailed research project prospectus (5-10 pages), CV, and publication portfolio.
Premier residential fellowship (six to twelve months) enabling world-renowned scholars to pursue major monograph or experimental synthesis projects in Greifswald without teaching obligations.
One-year residential postdoctoral fellowship enabling outstanding early-career scholars to complete major habilitation or second-book research projects in collaboration with Greifswald faculties.
Six-month research stay dedicated to theoretical and computational plasma physics, kinetic turbulence simulations, and stellarator magnetic equilibrium in direct partnership with IPP Wendelstein 7-X.
Fellowship examining Hanseatic trade networks, Swedish-Pomeranian history, Baltic maritime ecology, and post-Cold War littoral geopolitics.
Three to six month residential grant supporting leading wetlands scientists collaborating with the Greifswald Mire Centre on peatland rewetting, paludiculture, and greenhouse gas flux metrics.
Scientific Member of Max Planck Society and Kolleg Academic Trustee · Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics & Wendelstein 7-X
Prof. Dr. Klinger leads scientific operations for the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator, examining steady-state magnetic fusion confinement and nonlinear plasma turbulence.
View research profile ↗Senior Research Fellow in Peatland Ecology and Conservation · Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology & Greifswald Mire Centre
Prof. Dr. Joosten is a world-renowned mire ecologist who pioneered paludiculture (wet agriculture on peatlands) and advises the IPCC on wetland emissions accounting.
View research profile ↗Academic Director of Alfried Krupp Kolleg and Professor of International Relations · Department of Political Science and Kolleg Directorate
Prof. Dr. Bussmann directs the Krupp Kolleg, conducting empirical quantitative research on armed conflict termination, post-conflict reconstruction, and security architecture in the Baltic Sea region.
View research profile ↗University profile compiled from official Stiftung Alfried Krupp Kolleg Greifswald academic bulletins and institutional directories reviewed on 2026-10-15. OpenField is an independent research guide.