Fwd: Doctoral Programs in Bremen International Graduate School of Social Science in Germany

Call for Applications

10 Positions for Early-Stage Researchers

We currently invite applications to our new PhD program BIGSSS-departs (doctoraleducation in partnerships)!

BIGSSS-departs is part of the COFUND scheme and is funded by the European Commission under the framework for research and innovation Horizon 2020.

Please find more information on the call below and on the following pages.

Call for Applications 2016 (executive summary)

About the program:

• BIGSSS-departs is a structured PhD program in the social sciences.
• BIGSSS-departs is a 42-month program, including a mandatory six-month stay abroad at one of BIGSSS' partner institutions.
• Accepted applicants receive a time-limited work contract (42 months), with no possibility for extension in the program context. Funds for additional research and travel costs will be available.
• Program start: February 2017
• The language of instruction is English.

Application Requirements (eligibility):

• Applicants should show strong academic abilities and a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in political science, sociology, psychology, or a related social science discipline
• Applicants must apply with a freely chosen dissertation project which fits into one ofBIGSSS' three thematic fields.
• Applicants have to include a "Statement of Fit" between their dissertation proposal and faculty members they have identified as potential supervisors (list of recent research areas and supervisors)
• Due to EU COFUND regulations, applicants must be in the first four years of their research careers and not yet have been awarded a doctoral degree
• Due to EU COFUND regulations, applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the date of their application. Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.

General Information on Application Procedures:

• The call for applications is open until August 31, 2016.
• Applications must be submitted online via our Online Admissions System.
• For additional inquiries, please check the following pages and feel free to contact our admissions officer (admissions-officer@bigsss-bremen.de).

Please download the complete call for applications below.
 

Website: https://www.bigsss-bremen.de/academic-program/bigsss-departs-phd-program/current-call-open-until-august-31-2016