12 Doctoral Fellowships from Bamberg School of Social Sciences

Do you want to study in Germany? Grab this opportunity!

The Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS) invites applications for 12 doctoral fellowships with a duration of up to three years.

BAGSS is a multidisciplinary Graduate School funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG) as
part of the German Excellence Initiative. We are seeking to stimulate and guide cutting-edge doctoral
research on some of the most crucial challenges modern knowledge-based societies are facing.
Specialised research agendas have been grouped into four thematic pillars:

 Pillar 1 Education, personal development and learning from early childhood to adulthood
 Pillar 2 Education and social inequality across the entire life course
 Pillar 3 Changes in human capital, labour markets and demographic structures and their
impact on social inequality in modern societies
 Pillar 4 Governance, institutional change and political behaviour

BAGSS faculty comprises over 25 professors from the fields of Sociology, Psychology, Educational
Science, Political Science, Economics, Demography and Statistics.

BAGSS is offering prospective doctoral researchers a three year, fully-funded and structured graduate
programme located in Bamberg, Germany. Each candidate receives a training programme tailored
to their individual needs. The language of instruction is English; doctoral theses can be submitted in English or German. Doctoral fellows receive a dedicated office space, IT equipment, conference and summer school travel support.

BAGSS invites applications from exceptionally qualified graduates in Sociology, Psychology, Educational Science, Political Science, Economics, Demography and Statistics or closely related fields.

For more information about BAGSS, eligibility and application procedures, please visit our homepage:
www.uni-bamberg.de/bagss/application

Application
For summer term 2015 (starting on April 1, 2015)
please apply online until October 31, 2014.

Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences
Funded by the Excellence Initiative
Contact: Miriam Schneider
admissions.bagss@uni-bamberg.de
www.uni-bamberg.de/bagss

Calls for Application for 34 PhD Positions in Italy

    

NASP/GSSPS Calls for APPLICATION FOR 34 PhD Positions for A.Y. 2014/2015 ARE NOW OPEN

Deadline: September 30, 2014Open to: students with background in Economic Sociology, Labour Studies, Political Studies, Sociology and Methodology of Social Research
Scholarships: approx 13.500 euro per year, renewable for up to three years.

Description

The Network for the Advancement of Social and Political Sciences (NASP) and the GraduateSchool in Social and Political Sciences of the University of Milan (GSSPS) are accepting applications for admission to the Ph.D. Programmes in:

• Economic Sociology and Labour Studies (13 scholarship positions)
• Political Studies (14 scholarship positions)
• Sociology and Methodology of Social Research (7 scholarship positions)

NASP offers a total of 34 Ph.D. positions covered by scholarships. Full information on how to submit applications is provided by the Call for Application. The application deadline is September 30th, 2014.

NASP involves a network of universities in Northern Italy: Brescia, Università Cattolica, Genova, Milano, Milano-Bicocca, Pavia, Piemonte Orientale and Torino. NASP is based at the GraduateSchool in Social and Political Sciences of the University of Milan (GSSPS).

Economic Sociology and Labour Studies

The mission of the programme is to give students both a strong disciplinary focus (in sociology, labour law, management and organizational behaviour, psychology of work) and a substantive attention to socio-economic behaviour and processes, in particular from the point of view of labour and organizations. Six broad areas of specialization are offered. Each student will choose the one who best suits her research interests and use it as a starting point for her research project. Of course trespassing and contamination are allowed and encouraged.

• Social institutions and the economy
• Labour studies
• Complex organizations
• Economic behaviour and social interaction
• Local development and global society
• Occupations, education and social stratification

Political Studies

The aim of the doctoral Programme is to train highly-skilled professionals who can undertake research within academic institutions, think tanks and research centers, as well as provide consultancy for political, economic, public or private organizations at the national and international levels.

The programme offers a two-levels training: first, the acquisition of a common background on the most up-to-date knowledge and methods in the field of political science and political philosophy. Second, a more personalized training subdivided in four main paths of specialization, and the possibility to experiment cross-curricular paths linking together traditionally unrelated disciplines.

These four main paths are:

• Institutions and Public Policy
• International Studies
• Public Opinion, Political Communication and Political Behaviour
• Political Theory

Sociology and Methodology of Social Research

The aim of the programme is to provide structured training in theoretically-guided empirical research across a wide range of sociological fields and to introduce students to current international debates in both qualitative and quantitative social research. Graduates from the programme ill be able to compete successfully for positions as researchers (in public and private universities and research centres), skilled professionals and consultants in sociology to public agencies and international organizations and institutions in Italy and elsewhere in Europe.

Research areas covered by the Ph.D. Programme now include:

• Cultural Processes.
• Media and the Public Sphere.
• Methodology of Social Research
• Social Change and Inequalities
• Urban Spaces

All courses are taught in English for all of the Ph.D. Programmes, while the dissertation might be written in English as well as in Italian, depending on the topic and on the supervisor’s judgement.

For more information on the call for application please visit the official webpage at:
http://www.graduateschool.unimi.it/call_2014_2015.html

University of Munster - PhD opportunities (Deadline: April 15, 2014)

Do you want to pursue a PhD in Germany?

PhD Positions - Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics

Position(s): Up to five PhD opportunitiesApplication deadline: April 15, 2014

Location: Münster

Website: http://www.uni- muenster.de/Religion-und-Politik/en/graduiertenschule/

Up to five PhD opportunities available in the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” at the University of Münster, Germany.

An exciting opportunity exists for potential PhD students to fill up to five positions by October 1, 2014 in the Graduate School within the interdisciplinary Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics in Pre- Modern and Modern Cultures” at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster – University of Münster, Germany. The Cluster involves a large number of academics from the areas of History, Catholic and Protestant Theology, Jurisprudence, Islamic Studies, Islamic Theology, Jewish Studies, Philosophy, Philology, Ethnology, Egyptology, Political Science, and the Sociology of Religion. Projects in the Cluster are grouped around four themes: Normativity, Mediality, Integration, and Violence. Further information about the research areas of the Cluster can be found at:http://www.uni-muenster.de/Religion-und-Politik/en/forschung/forschungsfelder.html.

Each of these positions is half an E13 TV-L position (approximately € 1.100 net salary per month, including health insurance). Initially the positions are available for two years, with an extension of up to one year possible. Besides from working on their own projects, PhD students are expected to participate in the planning and organization of at least one conference or workshop. These workshops or conferences are expected to cover such areas as theory, methods, and the interpretation of source material. PhD students will also participate in the Cluster’s Doctoral Studies Programme. Information about the Graduate School and its study program can be found at: http://www.uni-muenster.de/Religion-und-Politik/en/graduiertenschule/.

We are seeking students who have demonstrated exceptional ability in the Humanities, Cultural Studies, Social Sciences, Law/Jurisprudence, or Theology/Religious Studies. Furthermore we are particularly interested in attracting students who have demonstrated high competence in interdisciplinary studies, have proven their ability to communicate their research to a variety of forums, and have the potential to establish themselves in international arenas. In order to facilitate communication and collaboration within the Graduate School, applicants who are not proficient in German will be encouraged to attend German language courses. Applicants are kindly requested to provide a five page description of their intended project (including a bibliography). It is expected that the project will complement the research aims and also one or more of the research areas of the Cluster. All doctoral projects will be supervised by Cluster professors.

Please send your application (including cover letter, CV, copies of transcripts, a project description, and two academic references) by April 15, 2014 to the Speaker of the Cluster of Excellence, Prof. Dr. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger, preferably by email (with an attached PDF file):
Prof. Dr. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics in Pre-Modern and Modern Cultures“ Johannisstraße 1 D – 48143 Münster, Germany Email: exc.graduiertenschule@uni-muenster.de

Please direct any further enquiries to the coordinator of the Graduate School, Robert Spät (exc.graduiertenschule@uni-muenster.de).

University of Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Study (USIAS) Fellowship Program

Do you like to do research in France? 

1. Introduction

The University of Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Study (USIAS) is a place of intellectual innovation, welcoming excellent researchers from all countries and disciplinary backgrounds in residence, to conduct independent research within a scientific community of excellence. Each year, the Institute awards between ten and twenty Fellowships for a period of between three months and two years to enable the pursuit of original, innovative research projects aiming at exploring novel questions with new approaches and methods. 

In this year’s call for proposals, USIAS welcomes applications from both promising young scholars and excellent advanced researchers from outside of Strasbourg, wishing to carry out research in collaboration with researchers in Strasbourg and/or using a Strasbourg facility. In addition, excellent researchers already in Strasbourg wishing to work on highly original research ideas, or to apply their knowledge and skills to new domains outside of their current field of work, are welcome to apply, especially when jointly with an external collaborator. The grantees will become USIAS fellows for the period of their project.

2. Fellowships

USIAS will provide Fellows with the working conditions and the academic environment necessary for the successful completion of their project, including the operating costs for research, seminars, travel and publications, partial dispensation of teaching and administrative obligations, and space and administrative support. Fellows from outside of Strasbourg are expected to reside in Strasbourg during the period of their fellowship; the costs of their stay will be covered by USIAS (e.g. accommodation, travel). Differences between the cost of living in France and the cost of living in the fellow’s home country will be taken into account, and relevant other elements of individual cases will be taken into consideration.

3. Criteria

Applications should present an original, high quality research proposal, which is remarkable in terms of ambition, topic, methodology or (interdisciplinary) perspective, and which will result in research that has the potential to make a step-change (rather than merely incremental) contribution to a certain (emerging) field of research. The research proposal may represent a project that is a clear change of direction of the applicant’s research, requiring an investment in time and effort that cannot be undertaken in a normal academic position with administrative and teaching obligations. Furthermore, the call is open to original research proposals that require Strasbourg-specific resources (e.g. library or art collections, specialised technical equipment).

4. Eligibility

The fellowships are open to junior and senior researchers in any field with a doctorate or comparable degree currently employed at the level of assistant professor (or equivalent) or beyond. All applicants must provide evidence of excellence in accordance with their level of seniority. The main criterion for selection will be the quality and originality of the proposed research.

5. Submission procedure

Proposals should be written in English to enable international review, using the specific template provided by USIAS (link below), respecting headings, structure and limit of space and providing the requested information in the order of listing. The budget should provide a preliminary estimate of the costs involved; a more detailed and precise budget will be determined in a later phase in case of selection of the proposal.

Internal applicants (based in Strasbourg) should include the annex (link below) signed by the director of their research unit (and the dean of their faculty if their application includes a request for teaching dispensation). 

Applicants from outside of Strasbourg must include a letter of support from a researcher, research group or research facility based in Strasbourg.

Applications are to be submitted via the online form (link below) and the proposal, the CV of the applicant(s) and the annexes need to be uploaded as part of the online form. The CV should be no more than 6 pages, publication list included.

TEMPLATE (word file) 

ANNEX (for internal applicantS)

ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

6. Timeline

Deadline for submission: March 24, 2014

Publication of final results by June 1, 2014

Fellowships start between October – December 2014

7. Contact

For additional information, please contact Dr. Rifka Weehuizen at info@usias.fr