Political Sciences and Law: 6 PhD positions   1279 views

University of Luxembourg and the Doctoral Training Unit on Enforcement in Multi-level Regulatory Systems (DTU REMS) is inviting applications for 6 funded PhD positions in Law and Political Sciences. Reference number is R-AGR-3047-10 (to be mentioned in all correspondence).

Duration: Fixed- term; initial contract- 14 months; extendable to 36 months

About the project:

• The PhD candidate will carry out research under the supervision of a professor with the aim of studying towards a PhD in Law or a PhD in Political Sciences.
• The PhD candidate will publish research results and present them at conferences, workshops, etc.
• Candidate shall contribute to the teaching of classes ranging from one to three hours/week, of small group teachings and tutorials.

Eligibility:

• Candidate must have Master’s degree in Law or in Political Sciences.
• Candidate must have the linguistic skills to evolve in a multilingual environment.
• Candidate’s fluency in either English or French must be good; understanding of the second language and possibly a third language, German in particular, will be considered an advantage.
• Candidate must have strong interest in interdisciplinary research.
• Candidate must have excellent communication and team working skills are required.

Applications:

• Completed online application
• CV
• Copies of university degrees; transcripts and official details of class rank
• Research proposal linked to one of the topics of the call (3-5 pages long, containing an explanation of the topic and why the candidate considers it to be important; a description of the applicant’s preparatory work on the topic; the specific aim of the research proposal; relevant interfaces with other fields of study; methodology; study schedule; timeline for completion)
• Recommendation Letters (02) by professors familiar with the candidate’s academic legal training commenting on the applicant’s ability to conduct academic research.
• Proof of language proficiency in English and/or French (if those languages are not the mother tongue of the applicant).

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