Germany: PhD Research Grants in History and Sociology, Universität Bielefeld

PhD Research Grants in History and Sociology, Universität Bielefeld, Germany

The Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology, the research training group “World Society - the Production and Representation of Globality”. the junior research group “Interdisciplinary Studies in the Production of Culture” and the junior research group “Science, Values, and Democracy” are offering to PhD students and PostDocs research grants with effect from 1 April 2009.

Supported by the German Research Foundation, the research training group World Society - The Production and Representation of Globality is an interdisciplinary research context at the Faculty of Sociology. With effect from the summer semester 2009, it is offering 9 PhD Research Grants.

Support will be given to research projects which deal with topics related to the group’s research programme, which can be found at www.uni-bielefeld.de/soz/iw/graduiertenkolleg.

The grants will be awarded for 3 years. If you have any questions, please contact the group’s administrative office: soz.graduiertenkolleg[ at ]uni-bielefeld.de

Requirements:
Applications for all of the above grants are invited from graduates who plan to acquire a PhD degree or a postdoc qualification with a clear historical or sociological focus. Applicants for a PhD grant should hold an excellent degree, applicants for a postdoc grant an outstanding PhD degree in a humanities or social science subject, preferably history, sociology, social anthropology or political science.

Applications:
Applications should include a statement of motivation (1 page); a proposal for a dissertation project (7-10 pages); CV; all degree documents and the names and addresses of two academic referees.

All applications should reach the Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology online (www.uni-bielefeld.de/bghs/stipendien) not later than 7 December 2008. Please use the above website for details on the electronic application process. Please also to nute that the Graduate School can not consider applications sent by normal mail.

Closing date: 7 December 2008