PhD Positions

Call for Papers – IMISCOE 13th Annual Conference in Prague – 30th June – 2nd July 2016 
Deadline: 1st February, 2016 

The Centre for Gender and Diversity of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS), Maastricht University, is scouting for an ambitious young researcher who is interested in entering into the Dutch national competition Promoveren in de Geesteswetenschappen (PhD’s in the Humanities, a program of the Dutch Science Foundation, NWO). The candidate will be coached by professors Lies Wesseling, Angélique Janssens and Leonie Cornips of FASoS in developing a competitive PhD proposal for the research project Liberation Children of Color. In addition, we will also enlist the services of an external expert on the topic, Mieke Kirkels, author of Van Alabama naar Margraten: Herinneringen van grafdelver Jefferson Wiggens (From Alabama to Margraten: Memories of Gravedigger Jefferson Wiggens) (www.vanalabamanaarmargraten.nl). 

One PhD Scholarship in Politics and International Relations, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. 

Applications are invited for up to 20 funded PhD studentships in Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at the University of Warwick. We seek high calibre doctoral candidates with a proven track record of academic excellence – demonstrable via outcomes of assessed work, the quality of the research proposal, and professional and/or academic experience. 

Applications are invited for up to 20 funded PhD studentships in Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at the University of Warwick. We seek high calibre doctoral candidates with a proven track record of academic excellence – demonstrable via outcomes of assessed work, the quality of the research proposal, and professional and/or academic experience. 

Applications are invited for up to 10 funded PhD studentships in Politics and International Relations (PIR) at the University of Edinburgh.  We seek PhD candidates in all subfields of politics, international relations and political theory with a proven track record of academic excellence.  Candidates will be judged on past academic performance, the quality of the research proposal and fit with departmental research expertise. 

RHEA Centre of Expertise Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality 

The European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD) is a unique joint effort between demographic institutes and universities across Europe. Its mission is to educate the next generation of demographers — free of charge, with full scholarships, and great career perspectives. 

The Department of Geography and Regional Research is part of the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy. It is the largest and oldest geography department in Austria with research and teaching activities in human as well as physical geography. The department offers bachelor´s and master´s degree programs, teacher training, and doctorate studies. 

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