Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Human Geography at University of Oslo (UiO) has 1-2 vacant research fellowships.
Duration of fellowship: The position(s) are for duration of up to 4 years with 25% compulsory work.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must have master’s degree or second-level degree in Sociology.
- Applicant’s master’s thesis must have been submitted before the application submission.
- Applicant must have have research interests within one or more of the main areas of Sociological research at the Department: Global challenges, Migration and integration, Cultural and political participation, The Nordic model, Family and the life course, Social inequality, Working life, and Marginalisation.
- Applicant must provide a tentative description of 5-10 pages of a Doctoral research project that they wish to carry out during the fellowship period.
- The project description must include an account of how the project relates to the mentioned research areas.
Selection criteria:
- There will be an interview.
- Evaluation of the applicant’s grades
- Quality of the project proposal and the master’s thesis will be emphasized upon.
- Reference is also made to the applicable guidelines for appointing research fellows at the University of Oslo.
- Note: Applicants must have native or near-native competence in a Scandinavian language or English.
Fellowship value:
- Pay grade 50-57 (NOK 430 500-483 700/annum), depending on competence
- an academically stimulating working environment
- a good pension scheme through the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
- good welfare benefits
Application:
- Letter of application
- 5-10 pages Project proposal (including topic, relevant theory and methods and time-line).
- Budget
- Resume with complete description of education, practice and academic work.
- Grade transcripts (university degrees only); Copy of Master’s degree diploma; Master’s thesis
- List of publications and any academic work
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| Organization | University of Oslo (UiO) |
| Fellowship Level | Doctoral |
| Country | Norway |
| Subject areas | Sociology, Social Science |
| Fellowship amount | Varies |
| Eligibility | Open for all nationalities |
| Deadline | 8 August 2016 |
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