5 Doctoral Stipends in Social Sciences and Humanities- University of Passau (Germany)

22 mai 2012 admin Scholarship / Bourses

The DFG Research Training Group 1681 ´Privacy. Forms, Functions, Transformations´ is embedded in the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Law at the University of Passau. The Research Training Group is currently offering 5 Doctoral Stipends (Euro 1,200.00 per month) beginning in August 2012 for an initial two-year period of support with a renewal option for a total three-year stipend.

General Information 
In its research activities, the Research Training Group focuses on the concept of ´privacy´ because of its current societal and scientific relevance. It aims at reconstructing the concept of privacy with the overall aim of a comprehensive theory of privacy, describing its parameters and interaction with other concepts.
The structured academic programme equally provides its graduates with core academic skills, thematic expertise and the ability to work in an interdisciplinary context. By means of further qualification the programme supports participants´ personal development and helps them succeed in a competitive labour market. Supported by academic and non- academic supervisors, participants are enabled to complete their individual research projects quickly and successfully. The university´s dynamic and enriching environment offers most favourable conditions for the Research Training Group. The participants´ contributions with regard to advancing the programme are most welcome and will be fruitfully integrated.

The programme starts on August 1st, 2012 for a duration of 24 months. German is the working language

Subject Requirements 

Admission
We welcome applications from candidates with advanced language skills in German, an outstanding academic profile and an excellent, interdisciplinary research proposal. Please refer to our website for an overview of our fields of research and a list of disciplines participating in the programme. Applications from other disciplines are eligible if your research project can be supervised by members of the Research Training Group.
Application documents
– Secondary school leaving certificate and proof of university degree (certified translation)
– CV
– Letter of motivation
– Two sealed letters of reference written by a faculty member (to be included in application or sent directly)
– Research proposal (3,000-4,000 words)
– Proof of DSH 2/TestDaF 4 examination (or accredited equivalent)

Please send your applications to
DFG-Graduiertenkolleg 1681 Privatheit
Prof. Dr. Hans Krah
Universität Passau
Innstraße 25
94032 Passau
Germany

Applications can also be sent via e-mail: Privatheit@uni-passau.de (please send single PDF-file only).
Deadline for applications: May 31, 2012 
For further information please refer to our website http://www.uni-passau.de/3420.html?&L=1 or contact:

Stefan Halft
Universität Passau
Innstraße 25
94032 Passau
Germany
Phone:             +49 851 509 – 3293
E-Mail: Stefan.Halft@uni-passau.de

Type of Persons
PhD student

Compulsory Attachments

• Curriculum vitae
• Please refer to call for a list of application documents

Host institution: 

Universität Passau
94032 Passau

Faculty / Institute
DFG-Graduiertenkolleg 1681 Privatheit
Passau

Supervisor of the Doctoral Thesis

9 PhD Positions in Linguistics: International Doctorate for Experimental Approaches to Language And Brain (IDEALAB) 6 PhD fellowships in « Ecological interactions at surfaces and interfaces » (Jena- Germany)