5 Ph.D. Positions, in the profile area Islam and Muslim societies at Leiden University, Netherland

Deadline: 14 June 2010

ISIS (Interuniversitaire Onderzoeksschool voor Islam Studies/Inter-university School for Islamic Studies) 5 PhD positions

Institution

ISIS (Inter-university School for Islamic Studies) is a national research institute for the study of Islam and Muslim societies, in which eight Dutch universities participate. Leiden University is administrative responsible for ISIS.

Job description

5 PhD positions in the profile area Islam and Muslim societies vacancy
number: 10-?113
In the coming six years (2010-2015) ISIS has made available special funds to build an integrated interdisciplinary thematic profile area which focuses on

*lslam and Muslim societies*.
One of the main aims is to integrate and mobilize the knowledge and expertise in the field.

Conditions of employment

The positions are 1,0 fte for 4 years (or 0,8 for 5 years). The Ph.D. candidates will be appointed initially for eighteen months at the in ISIS participating university with which the promotor is affiliated. At satisfactory performance during that period, the appointment will be renewed for another two and a half years.

Remuneration will be € 2,042 gross per calendar month in the first year, increasing to a maximum of €2,612 gross per calendar month in the fourth year is in accordance with current pay scales as indicated in the 'CAO voor Nederlandse Universiteiten'. You will also receive a end-of-year bonus of 8.3% of your yearly income.

Requirements

• Candidates should hold a MA degree or equivalent. Preference will be given to candidates with a MA in the Humanities, Social sciences or Theology with a specialisation in the field of Islam and Muslim societies.
• Outstanding research qualities manifest in a high-quality MA thesis or equivalent.
• Excellent command of English
  

Procedure

Applicants, with an MA degree in a relevant field and proficiency in English, are asked to submit a concrete interdisciplinary research plan.

The applications procedure will consist of two rounds. In the first round a selection will be made based on a short research proposal of maximum 1000 words. Those who are selected will be asked to write a full research proposal of maximum 5000 words. The full proposal has be accompanied by two reference letters. An interview may be part of the selection procedure.

Application

First round reactions before 14 June 2010:

• Letter of applications

• Fact sheet

• Short Research Proposal (maximum 1000 words)

Second round reactions before 15 August 2010 (only for those invited):

• Two reference letters

• Full research Proposal (maximum 5000 words)

Letters of application can be sent by post or email (preference) to the address below, and should reach our office no later than *14 June 2010*.

Please quote the vacancy number in your application.

Address:

Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen
Afdeling Personeel en Organisatie
Postbus 9515
2300 RA Leiden
Email: vacature@hum.leidenuniv.nl

For further information please contact Dr. P. de Bruijn
p.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl or 0031 071 5272592



Source: http://www.hum.leiden.edu/areastudies/news/10-113-5-ph-d-positions.html

5 PhD position in cognitive Science in University of Osnabruck, Germany

The application deadline (for start in the winter semester 2010) will be 1st of June 2010. Scholarships

If you are interested in registering for the Cognitive Science PhD Programme you are welcome to send your application.

Academic requirements
Master's degree (or equivalent) in Cognitive Science or a sub-discipline is required. This must include at least basic qualifications in at least two of the following disciplines: artificial intelligence, biology, computer science, (computational) linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy, or psychology. (For details see the admission regulations .)

Dissertation proposal
We recommend that you do not send a worked out dissertation proposal with your initial application but only a short description of one or two topics you are interested in. Subsequently we will put you in contact with one of the principal investigators of the programme who will develop a full dissertation proposal with you interactively.

Application documents

• application form (download doc-version or pdf-version)
• all documents as required in the application form (educational certificates etc.)
• curriculum vitae
• papers published or submitted for publication
• previous theses (Bachelor, Master, etc.)
• names and addresses of two referees

Please send an electronic version of these documents to Dr. Carla Umbach (email below). Officially authenticated photocopies of certificates will be required on admission.

Upon application PhD students can be provided with a three years scholarship of normally 1500 € per month (plus extras). After the first year there is an assessment of the progress of the dissertation project. The continuation of the scholarship in the second and third year depends on the results of the assessment.There are no study fees for PhD students but only an administration fee of appr. 160 € per semester. Students have to provide proof of health insurance upon registration.

Contact:
Dr. Carla Umbach, email: pbosch@uos.de
Tel. (+49 541) 969 3369 (+49 541) 969 3369

Source: http://cogsci.uni-osnabrueck.de/en/cogsci/phd/application

19 PhD Scholarships at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen

Closing date for applications: 17 August 2010 at 12 noon (Central European time)

2010-05-06

The Graduate School of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen is inviting applications for 19 PhD scholarships starting 1 February 2011 for a period of up to three years.

It is possible to apply for scholarships within subject areas and themes related to one or more of the following PhD programmes:

• PhD Programme in Archaelogy, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, and History (SAXO/CPH)
• PhD Programme in Cross Cultural and Regional Studies
• PhD Programme in Cultural Studies, Literature and the Arts
• PhD Programme in Education (FUKU)
• PhD Programme in Language and Linguistics
• PhD Programme in Media and Communication
• PhD Programme in Philosophy
• PhD Programme in Transnational and Migration Studies (TRAMS)

A short description of the PhD programmes and their research areas is available at:
http://www.humanities.ku.dk/research/PhD/PhDprogrammes/. Contact information for the heads of the PhD programmes is also to be found at the homepage.

Please contact the heads of the PhD programmes for further information about the subject areas and themes of the specific programmes: http://www.humanities.ku.dk/research/PhD/PhDprogrammes/

Application procedure

Applicants need to hold a two-year Master's degree (120 ECTS) or the equivalent, or expect to receive such by 31 January 2011. Applicants shall have submitted their thesis at the time of application, to the extent the thesis forms part of their Master's programme.

Applicants with a non-Danish Master's degree will have their degree assessed by The Danish Agency for International Education to establish, if the Master's degree is equivalent to a Danish Master's degree. More information about The Danish Agency for International Education is available at: http://www.studyindenmark.dk/

Employment as a PhD student occurs pursuant to the applicable rules of the Faculty of Humanities, as well as between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). Under this agreement, the PhD student is obliged - without further remuneration - to carry out allotted work to an extent corresponding to a total of 840 working hours in the case of a three-year contract.

The PhD student will be working at the same department of the faculty as the supervisor. Daily presence at the department is expected.

Enrolment as a PhD student at the Faculty of Humanities' Graduate School is a precondition for employment as a PhD student. A description of the PhD study programme is available at: http://www.humanities.ku.dk/research/phd/

Applications shall be submitted via the electronic application system efond: http://www.efond.dk/ku-hum/.

Do not submit any publications.

Application form and application guidelines on research proposal and required enclosures are available at the homepage: http://www.humanities.ku.dk/research/PhD/Announcements/

A certified copy of the applicant's Master's Degree diploma needs to be submitted as one of the enclosures to the application. Certification shall be by a public authority such as the institution having issued the diploma or a public bureau specializing in diploma certification. The applicant may be asked to submit the originally certified copy of the Master's Degree diploma after the application deadline.

If the MA diploma and/or examination records are in another language than English, Danish, Norwegian or Swedish, please include a translation into either of these languages in your application.

The translation of diplomas/certificates and transcripts must be made by or approved by either:

a Danish state-authorised translator and interpreter or

the embassy or consulate of the country where the original document was issued or where the translation was made or

a Danish consulate/embassy.

Closing date for applications: 17 August 2010 at 12 noon (Central European time). No supplementary documents will be considered after this deadline.

As an equal opportunity employer, the Faculty of Humanities invites applications from all interested candidates regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin or religion.

For any further questions, please contact the PhD Centre (phdcenter@hum.ku.dk) tel. +45 3532 9223.

Source: http://www.humanities.ku.dk/research/PhD/Announcements/19facultyscholarshipsaug2010/