20 PhD Stipends/Fellowships, 6-8 Post-doc Stipends/Fellowships
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Bremen, Germany
The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications to its Ph.D. and Postdoc program. BIGSSS is an inter-university institute of the University of Bremen (UB) and Jacobs University. 20 PhD and 6-8 Postdoc stipends/fellowships are available at Bremen International Graduate School of Social Science, Germany. Non-German students are strongly encouraged to apply.
Deadline : 15 March 2009
The program is funded by the German Excellence Initiative. The program provides close supervision of dissertation work within a demand-tailored education and research framework. BIGSSS is part of an international network of highly acknowledged graduate programs. It supports its Ph.D. and Post-doc Fellows in achieving early scientific independence, provides funds for conducting, presenting and publishing their research. The language of instruction is English.
PhD Fellowships
Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) seeks candidates with strong academic abilities and a Master's degree (or equivalent) in political science, sociology, psychology, law, economics or other social science disciplines. We offer Ph.D. stipends of 1250 euros/month for 36 months, contingent on successful completion of each year.
Postdoc Fellowships
We seek candidates pursuing English-language publication projects either from their dissertation (by making findings available to an international audience through a book or journal article) or from a new project. Postdoc stipends of 1750 euros/month may run from 6 to 24 months. The competition is open to candidates who have received a doctorate in political science, sociology, psychology, law, economics or other social science disciplines within the last 3 years, or who can be expected to finish prior to commencing their post-doc stay.
Research Fields
Successful applicants for the Ph.D. and Post-doc Fellowships will pursue a topic in one of BIGSSS' five Thematic Fields:
- Global Integration
- Integration and Diversity in the New Europe
- Social Integration and the Welfare State
- Attitude Formation, Value Change and Intercultural Communication
- Life-Course and Lifespan Dynamics.
PhD fellowships will start on 1st September 2009, Post-docs may start later. Non-German students are strongly encouraged to apply. BIGSSS strives to increase the share of women in the university and hence also strongly encourages women to apply. Applicants with disabilities who are equally qualified will be favored.
Further information and Contact details
Applications may be sent until March 15, 2009 to the following address (Electronic application is encouraged):
Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences
Prof. Dr. Steffen Mau, Dean
Universität Bremen
PF/PO Box 330440
28334 Bremen
Germany
More information as well as lists of required application materials can be found at:
http://www.bigsss-bremen.de/
Official Announcement (pdf, right click to save)
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