Berlin: PhD Scholarships in Social Science
The Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (BGSS) is calling for applications to its International Doctoral Program starting in October 2012.
Research proposals should relate to the comparative analysis of the following research areas and topics. The combination of areas and topics is welcome:
Inclusion
– social inequality and well-being
– social protest and social conflict
– migration and cultural diversity
– the clash and the management of collective identities
Democracy
– performance of mature and young democracies
– processes of democratization, and the resilience of autocracy
– multilevel and multinational policy
– political institutions, political conflict, and welfare states
Knowledge
– scientific knowledge in processes of policy-making
– the impact of science and religion on processes of inclusion and
democratization
– communicating knowledge in public spheres
– the governance of science
Applicants may submit their documents from January 2 to February 15, 2012 via the BGSS online platform at www.bgss.hu-berlin.de. Please do not apply via DAAD.
The program starts in October 2012 for a duration of 36 months. The working Language is English
Requirements for Applicant
Subject Requirements (Qualification)
-M.A. degree or equivalent (Magister, Diplom) in Social Sciences (Sociology, Political Science, International Studies)
-English language proficiency at C1-level or equivalent
Compulsory Attachments
- Curriculum vitae
- Copy of university degree
- Letter of motivation
- Exposé of doctoral project
- Certificate of English Language Ability (TOEFL, IELTS, C-level etc.)
- Copies of degrees and certificates (official transcripts, diplomas, including translations into Germ
- Two letters of recommendation sent directly to the BGSS
Host institution:
Humboldt-Universität Berlin
10099 Berlin
Berlin Graduate School of Social Science
Berlin
Supervisor of the Doctoral Thesis
Frau Sonja Großmann
http://www.bgss.hu-berlin.de/
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