Sociology: PhD Research Fellow(s) 1530 views

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:

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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