PhD scholarships: Economics at UCPH 1092 views

The Department of Economics at University of Copenhagen (UCPH) invites applications for PhD scholarships. The selected candidates will enroll at the Faculty of Social Sciences under Copenhagen Graduate School of Social Sciences.

About the program:

• The PhD programme provides PhD students with strong research training which opens up a window of opportunity to research careers, and a variety of careers within the private and public sectors.
• The programme includes the drafting of a PhD thesis, active participation in research networks, PhD courses, teaching, and other forms of knowledge dissemination.
• The PhD programme can be undertaken as a three year full-time study within the framework of the 5+3 study programme, or as a four year full-time study programme within the framework of the 4+4 study programme.
• Scholarships are available in 5+3 and the 4+4 PhD study programmes

Stating date: 1 February 2019

Requirements:

5+3 PhD study programme

• Applicant must have completed a two year MSc degree programme, or have earned 120 ECTS credits at an equivalent academic level before starting his or her employment.
• The salary is about DKK 25,000 per month.
• The PhD student has a work obligation of up to 840 hours over the 3 year period of time without additional pay. The work obligation can include for instance teaching.

 4+4 PhD study programme

• Students who have completed a BSc plus 60 ECTS of an MSc degree programme would enroll as PhD students simultaneously with their enrolment in the MSc degree programme.

Applications:

• The application must be submitted must include:
• Cover Letter detailing your motivation and background for applying for the specific PhD project
• Project description (no more than 12,000 keystrokes not including bibliography)
• CV
• Diploma and transcripts of records (BSc and MSc)
• Time schedule
• Budget
• Other information for consideration, e.g. list of publications, documentation of English language qualifications (if any)