Dissertation writing-up fellowships: Law & Anthropology 988 views

The Law & Anthropology department at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology invites applications for Dissertation writing-up fellowships.

About the fellowship:

• The writing-up fellowships will enable doctoral candidates in the final stage of their programme to spend up to 6 months at the Institute to take advantage of its resources while finalizing their dissertations.
• The topic must be of immediate relevance to the Department’s research programme.
• The fellow must be prepared to participate in the activities of the Department during the fellowship period, and is expected to submit a working paper that addresses the topic of his or her research.
• A presentation of the doctoral research will be included in the Department’s seminar series.
• The fellowships may begin either in September 2019 or January 2020.
• The grants will be awarded for a period of 3 – 6 months.
• The Institute provides successful candidates with a monthly living stipend that is not taxable and is free of social security obligations.

Applications:

Apply online and applicants are asked to submit the following materials:

• Cover letter;
• CV
• Writing sample (chapter of the PhD dissertation);
• Summary of the PhD work (1-2 page)
• Photocopies of university degrees and transcripts;
• Letter of recommendation from the principal supervisor confirming that the applicant is in a position to complete the doctoral manuscript within the 3- to 6-month period (to be sent directly to the Department at marencakova@eth.mpg.de).