Deadline: |
15 April 2020.
Location: |
Norway.
(Paid opportunity)
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PhD Research Fellowship in Political Science(Autocratic Politics) 2020
PhD Research Fellowship in Political Science (Autocratic Politics) 2020 is offered for PhD degree in the field of Political Science. This scholarship is provided by University of Oslo. PhD Research Fellowship in Political Science (Autocratic Politics) 2020 will recruit an excellent graduate with an MA degree in Political Science or closely related fields such as Economics or Sociology.
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The successful applicant will work as a PhD Fellow on the ERC project ‘The Emergence, Life, and Demise of Autocratic Regimes’ (ELDAR). The project is led by Professor Carl Henrik Knutsen and is funded by an ERC Consolidator Grant.
Opportunity Focus Areas:
- Political science
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English.
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ALL WORLD COUNTRIES.
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4 years.
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- Must have completed a Master’s degree (corresponding to 120 ECTS) or equivalent qualification in Political Science or a related field such as Economics or Sociology.
- The Master’s degree must include a thesis of at least half a year’s workload (30 ECTS) and training in research methodology.
- In evaluating applications, academic qualifications will be given the most weight.
- Successful candidates must document top grades and an MA Thesis of the highest quality.
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(Paid Opportunity)
The Scholarship offers the following:
- Salary NOK 479 600-523 200 (48 000 – 52 000 Euro) per year, depending on qualifications, in a position as PhD Research fellow.
- Budget for travel and research assistance.
- A good pension scheme through the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.
- Excellent welfare schemes, including possibilities for University kindergarten.
- High-quality of living and rich opportunities for culture and outdoor activities.
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First Step: Make your account on the opportunity’s site from here.
Second step: Make sure that you have all required documents:
- A cover letter statement of motivation and research interests (max 1 page)
- A project description, including progress plan (max. 2000 words)
- A CV (summarizing education, positions, and academic work including publications)
- A Copy of the Master’s dissertation
- Copies of transcripts: All applicants must submit their Master’s degree diploma and transcript(s), preferably together with a class distribution of grades. The transcript must specify the grade achieved on the Master’s thesis.
Third step: Fill out the online form and upload the documents from here.
Fourth step: After finishing the application click on “Send Application/submit”
Note: Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University’s grading and credit system. Please note that all documents should be in English (or a Scandinavian language).
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