----- Forwarded Message ---- > *Call for Applications 2011* *PhD Programme* *Transnational Studies* > > > *Scholarships: *8 Doctoral Scholarships > > *Date: *3 year full-time PhD programme starting September 2011 > > *Starting date for Applications: *1 December, 2010 > > *Deadline for Applications: *1 February, 2011 > > *Online application: *www.transnationalstudies.eu > <http://www.transnationalstudies.eu> > > The Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies (BTS), a joint > endeavour of the Freie Universität Berlin (FUB), the Hertie > > School of Governance (HSoG) and the Social Science Research Center > Berlin (WZB), announces its next call for applications for > > its full-time PhD programme. All three are leading institutions in the > field of political science and its neighbouring disciplines. > > The programme draws upon their faculty, research projects, facilities > and services. > > The three-year English language doctoral programme is designed for > exceptionally talented and motivated graduate students. It > > offers state-of-the-art survey classes, a strong training in research > methods and research design, skills courses and > > individualized supervision. While the courses and training present an > important part of the curriculum, the bulk of the workload > > for the PhD candidates in the programme will be in the form of > independent research for their dissertations. > > The programme has a strong focus on transnational processes analysed by > social science methods. It welcomes applications > > from political science and adjacent disciplines like economics, history, > law, and area studies. Dissertation topics should refer to > > one of the following three research areas broadly defined: > > · The analysis of national and transnational causes and consequences of > political, societal and cultural globalisation. > > · The challenges to governance in international and transnational > settings including issues of politisation and legitimacy, > > as well as in areas of limited statehood. > > · The comparative study of regional cooperation, including the EU. > > The BTS provides an interdisciplinary environment and an international > network for academic research. Expanding this network > > is one of our first priorities. The BTS successfully secured funding as > part of the programme "International Promovieren in > > Deutschland", funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. > The award enables the BTS to offer mobility funds for > > research trips and conference attendances to its PhD candidates. > Furthermore, the graduate students profit from renowned > > international scholars and from international PhD workshops offered in > cooperation with its international partners like the > > Hebrew University of Jerusalem. > > The online application tool will be available from 1 Dec. 2010. The > deadline for applications is 31 Jan. 2011. Promising applicants > > will be invited to a interview in Berlin taking place at the end of > April 2010. Fares and accommodation will be covered by the > > BTS. Successful candidates will be informed shortly afterwards. Starting > date of the programme is September 2011. > > *The application requirements for the programme are:* > > · An exceptionally strong completed university degree qualifying for PhD > studies in political science, international > > relations, sociology, economics, law or adjacent disciplines > > · Proof of C1 level English language skills or the equivalent > > · CV > > · A short letter of motivation (600 words maximum) > > · A research proposal including a timetable (5000 words maximum) > > · Two letters of reference from faculty members >
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