The Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences is inviting applications for 12 doctoral fellowships and scholarships beginning October 1st, 2014 for research on crucial challenges facing modern societies. The fellowships will provide funding for 3 years and involve supervision within 4 thematic pillars: education and learning; social inequality over the lifespan; impacts of human capital and demographic changes on inequality; and governance and political behavior. Qualified graduates in fields like sociology, psychology, education, political science, economics, demography and statistics that hold a Master's degree can apply, and if selected will be expected to reside in Bamberg, Germany, known for its quality of life and research conditions. The fellowships pay 50% of the German public salary scale plus
The Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences is inviting applications for 12 doctoral fellowships and scholarships beginning October 1st, 2014 for research on crucial challenges facing modern societies. The fellowships will provide funding for 3 years and involve supervision within 4 thematic pillars: education and learning; social inequality over the lifespan; impacts of human capital and demographic changes on inequality; and governance and political behavior. Qualified graduates in fields like sociology, psychology, education, political science, economics, demography and statistics that hold a Master's degree can apply, and if selected will be expected to reside in Bamberg, Germany, known for its quality of life and research conditions. The fellowships pay 50% of the German public salary scale plus
The Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences is inviting applications for 12 doctoral fellowships and scholarships beginning October 1st, 2014 for research on crucial challenges facing modern societies. The fellowships will provide funding for 3 years and involve supervision within 4 thematic pillars: education and learning; social inequality over the lifespan; impacts of human capital and demographic changes on inequality; and governance and political behavior. Qualified graduates in fields like sociology, psychology, education, political science, economics, demography and statistics that hold a Master's degree can apply, and if selected will be expected to reside in Bamberg, Germany, known for its quality of life and research conditions. The fellowships pay 50% of the German public salary scale plus
The Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS)
invites applications for up to
12 fellowships / scholarships for doctoral candidates These fellowships and scholarships are available from October 1 st , 2014, for three years (subject to satisfactory progress reviews after 12 and 24 months).
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
A detailed list of topics that will be supervised by professors in our four pillars can be found here: www.uni-bamberg.de/bagss-topics
Qualification and requirements: We are inviting applications from highly qualified graduates from the fields of Sociology, Psychology, Educational Science, Political Science, Economics, Demography and Statistics. Candidates must hold a Masters degree (or equivalent) in one of the aforementioned subjects or be very close to completion. Successful applicants will be required to take up their residence in Bamberg, a city noted for its very high quality of life as well as great conditions for research and study.
Remuneration for the doctoral fellowships is based on Grade E 13 TV-L (50%) of the German Public Service Salary Scale. There is a teaching obligation of two hours per week for only one semester during the three years. Holders of the doctoral scholarships receive a monthly stipend of 1.365 Euro, plus family allowances and child-care expenses in accordance with the DFG guidelines where applicable.
The Graduate School is committed to diversity, equal opportunities and the compatibility of family and career. It therefore explicitly encourages applications from women. As an international research institution, the School particularly welcomes applications from abroad. Applicants with disabilities possessing essentially equivalent qualifications will receive preferential consideration.
For further information about BAGSS, the application process and the required documents, please visit our website at www.uni-bamberg.de/bagss/application
The deadline for the submission of your application is Monday, March 31 st , 2014.
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