Six (6) PhD Fellowships, Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences, Germany (2016)

BAGSS invites applications from highly qualified graduates in the fields of Sociology, Psychology, Education, Political Science, Labour and Educational Economics and Demography. Qualified graduates of related subjects with a strong Social Science background are also encouraged to apply. Candidates must hold a Master's degree (or equivalent) in one of the aforementioned subjects or be very close to completion.

Applicants need to provide at least one, but not more than two proposals for research topics which they would like to pursue in their doctoral project. The suggested topics need to fit thematically to at least one of the four academic pillars of BAGSS.

Applicants must have an excellent command of English. If English is not your native tongue, you need to supply a proof of proficiency.

Criteria applied in the selection procedure for the regular membership at BAGSS, i.e. for the admission to BAGSS, supervision and the award of scholarships
- A complete, formally correct application has been submitted by the advertised deadline in the required fashion
- The statutory criteria for admission to doctoral studies at Bavarian universities are met.
- The research topic for the doctoral dissertation, as proposed in the application, matches the academic profile of BAGSS.
- At least one faculty member of BAGSS, who is eligible for the examination of doctoral theses, agrees to supervise the suggested dissertation topic.
- The complete application has been judged as excellent by a panel of academic assessors from the Graduate School in competition with other applications.

Further details:
http://www.uni-bamberg.de