Applications are invited for Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) in a new Marie Curie Network focused on the rights of persons with disabilities. This is an exciting, interdisciplinary research network, where ESRs will receive training in law, disability studies, public and social policy and related disciplines, as well as opportunities to put their skills into practice through secondment opportunities at a wide range of partner organisations.
Duration: 36 month from 1st September 2019 to 31st August 2022; Secondment: up to a max of 2 secondments (placement) to a max of 10.8 months total at on the of the partner organisations listed on the table above.
Eligibility:
- A relevant Master’s degree or equivalent in Law, Humanities or Social Sciences
- A demonstrable affinity with the topic;
- High scholarly abilities, as testified by previous academic record, particularly by the quality at masters-level thesis;
- Strong analytical capacity and good organisational skills;
- At the time of recruitment by the host organisation, applicant must be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of my research career and have not been awarded a doctoral degree.
- Applicant must meet the mobility requirements for Marie Curie Early Stage Researchers. At the time of selection, applicant should not have resided or carried out my main activity (e.g. work, study etc.) in the same country as the Hosting Network Partner for more than 12 months in the 3 years prior to 1 September 2019 (short stays such as holidays are not taken into account).
- Language requirements: a native English speaker or a non-native English speaker who has passed the academic IELTS (minimum score: 7.5) or TOEFL internet-based (minimum score: 113) tests.
How to apply:
Send full application directly to dareresearch@nuigalway.ie with following details of the application requirements.
- Motivation letter (indicating why you wish to conduct this research project and why you believe you would successfully be able to complete this project).
- CV
- Certified transcripts of results of Masters’ degree in relevant discipline depending on position applied for, law, disability studies, humanities or social sciences).
- Evidence of IELTS or TOEFL scores for non-native English speakers.
- 02 completed DARE reference forms sent directly by the referees via email (including applicant name and hosting network partner name in email title). Please note: applicants should list the names and contact details of these referees in your CV. Please ensure you gain the consent of your referees before adding their names to your application.
- Any further specific information required the Hosting Network Partner
- 2,500 word research proposal in the following format:
Projects available:
ESR 1: Project title:Voices of Children and Youth with Disabilities
Organisation: University of Leeds (UNIVLEEDS), UK
Primary Supervisor: Prof. Mark Priestley
Email address: m.a.priestley@leeds.ac.uk
ESR 2: Project title: Voices of Women with Disabilities in the context of Gender-Based Violence
Organisation: Haskoli Islands (UoI), Iceland
Primary Supervisor: Prof. Rannveig Traustadóttir
Email address: rannvt@hi.is
ESR 3: Project title: Disability, Old Age and the Life Course: Voices of Experience
Organisation: National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway)
Primary Supervisor: Prof. Eilionóir Flynn
Email address: eilionoir.flynn@nuigalway.ie
ESR 4: Project title: Voices in Reproductive Rights: Gender and Disability
Organisation: Haskoli Islands (UoI), Iceland
Primary Supervisor: Prof. Rannveig Traustadóttir
Email address: rannvt@hi.is
ESR 5: Project title: Voice, Disability and ‘End of Life’ Decision-Making
Organisation: Paraplegiker-Forschung AG (SPF), Switerzand
Primary Supervisor: Prof. Jerome Bickenbach
Email address: jerome.bickenbach@paraplegie.ch
ESR 6: Project title: Voices in Research: Participatory and Emancipatory Methods
Organisation: Instituto Superior de Ciencias Sociais e Politicas (ISCSP-ULisboa), Portugal
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Paula Campos Pinto
Email address: ppinto@iscsp.ulisboa.ptv
ESR 7: Project title: The Voice of Service Users: Re-Shaping Disability Services
Organisation: European Association of Service Providers for persons with Disabilities (EASPD), Belgium
Primary Supervisor: Luk Zelderloo
Email address: luk.zelderloo@easpd.eu
ESR 8: Project title: Legal Voices: How the Courts Frame Disability
Organisation: Universiteit Maastricht (UM), The Netherlands
Primary Supervisor: Prof. Lisa Waddington
Email address: lisa.waddington@maastrichtuniversity.nl
ESR 9: Project title: Voice and Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities
Organisation: University of Leeds (UNIVLEEDS), UK
Primary Supervisor: Prof. Mark Priestley
Email address: m.a.priestley@leeds.ac.uk
ESR 10: Project title: Disability Voices in EU Development Aid & External Action Programmes
Organisation: Instituto Superior de Ciencias Sociais e Politicas (ISCSP-ULisboa), Portugal
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Paula Campos Pinto
Email address: ppinto@iscsp.ulisboa.ptv
ESR 11: Project title: Collective Political Voice: Persons with Disabilities in the Political Process
Organisation: Universiteit Maastricht (UM), The Netherlands
Primary Supervisor: Prof. Lisa Waddington
Email address: lisa.waddington@maastrichtuniversity.nl
ESR 12: Project title: The Emergence of Collective Voices: A History of European Disability Movements
Organisation: University of Leeds (UNIVLEEDS), UK
Primary Supervisor: Prof. Mark Priestley
Email address: m.a.priestley@leeds.ac.uk
ESR 13: Project title: Combining Voices: Coalition-building and Alliances with other Social Action Move
Organisation: European Disability Forum Aisbl (EDF), Belgium
Primary Supervisor: Catherine Naughton
Email address: catherine.naughton@edf-feph.org
ESR 14: Project title: Amplifying Disability Voices: The Role of National Human Rights Institutions
Organisation: National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway)
Primary Supervisor: Prof. Eilionóir Flynn
Email address: eilionoir.flynn@nuigalway.ie
ESR 15: Project title: Collective Voice in the Global Arena: Interactions with the United Nations
Organisation: Universiteit Maastricht (UM), The Netherlands
Primary Supervisor: Prof. Fons Coomans
Email address: fons.coomans@maastrichtuniversity.nl
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| Organization | Marie Curie Network, ITN |
| Country | Europe |
| Fellowship Level | Doctoral |
| Subject areas | Law, Humanities or Social Sciences |
| Fellowship amount | As per MSCA rules |
| Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
| Deadline | 14th March 2019 |
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