Thursday, August 28, 2014

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

Friday, August 8, 2014

Calls for Application for 34 PhD Positions in Italy

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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