Doctoral Positions at the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality"

The Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality: Perceptions, Participation, Policies” (see inequality.uni.kn) includes researchers from political science, sociology, economics, linguistics, psychology, law and education studies. The Cluster’s researchers investigate inequality in areas such as education, income and wealth, and participation rights. They study how people perceive these inequalities, how they lead to collective mobilization, and how political actors respond to them.

The Cluster offers doctoral positions to highly motivated graduates with an outstanding Master’s degree or equivalent, obtained in a field which is relevant to the Cluster’s research agenda. PhD candidates will pursue their doctoral research projects independently or as part of a project team in one of the Cluster’s many and diverse research projects (see inequality.uni.kn/research/projects/). Accepted applicants are initially funded for one year. After the successful defence of their research proposal, funding is extended for a further three years. Accepted applicants will be enrolled in the newly established Graduate School of the Social and Behavioural Sciences according to their main discipline and will specialise in “Inequality”.