6 PhD Scholarships at The Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies (Austria)

Description

Research students selected by the Admissions Committee will be eligible for a three-year scholarship (non-refundable) at conditions as established by the Austrian fund for science and research. The Doctorate of the University of Salzburg is conferred on students who have completed one of the doctoral studies programmes (Law or Social Sciences), in the form of either a Ph.D. (in social sciences such as political science, history, sociology etc.) or a J. D. (Doctor iuris).
Against this background the SCEUS is looking for 6 doctoral students:

1. GZ A 0032/1-2011
A doctoral student with a research focus on the EU’s relations with the wider world, in particular on “the role of societal interests in the EU’s trade policy-making process” (groups trying to influence the EU’s policy making process, strategies, influence)

Specific Requirements:
• Master's degree in Law or Social Sciences (in particular Economics, Political Science, History, Sociology, etc.).
• Good skills in social science methods

2. GZ A 0033/1-2011
A doctoral with a research focus on the topic of “Social market rules, European integration and the welfare state”
Specific requirements:
• Master's degree preferably in Law or Economics or Political Science, alternatively also in other fields of Social Sciences.

3. GZ A 0035/1-2011
A doctoral student with a research focus on "Redistribution and Inequality in times of Globalization"
Specific requirements:
• Master's degree in Social Sciences (in particular Economics or Political Science).

4. GZ A 0036/1-2011
A doctoral student with a research focus on the topic of “Euroscepticism in Central and Eastern European countries (CEE)”.
Specific requirements:
• Master's degree in Law or Social Sciences (in particular Economics, Political Science, History, Sociology, etc.).
• Knowledge of an East European language is an advantage, as it is familiarity with the historical, cultural, political and economic context of the region
• Methodological skills, especially in statistics and interview techniques

5. GZ A 0034/1-2011
A doctoral student with a research focus on “Public Private Partnerships in the European Union”.
Specific requirements:
• Master's degree in Social Sciences (in particular Economics or Political Science).

6. GZ A 0037/1-2011
A doctoral student in the area of sociology, social psychology or socio-economy.
Specific requirements:
• Master’s degree in Social Sciences (in particular sociology)
• Very good skills in quantitative methods

Research Fields

All

Comment/web site for additional job details

http://www.uni-salzburg.at/pls/portal/docs/1/1411574.PDF

Company/Institute

University of Salzburg

Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies
Academic
Salzburg
5020 - Salzburg
Salzburg - AUSTRIA
phone 0043/662/8044-7600
emailse.personal@sbg.ac.atwww.uni-salzburg.at

Application details

Envisaged Job Starting Date

01/10/2011

Application Deadline

15/03/2011