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