Doctoral Research at the Salzburg Center of European Union Studies-SCEUS
The Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies (SCEUS) is an interdisciplinary centre at Salzburg University.
The SCEUS focuses on the following research question:
"Is there or should there be a distinctive European social model?"
The SCEUS is seeking candidates for 8 doctoral student positions. The doctoral students will engage in supervised research on aspects of the above question that will ultimately result in a doctoral thesis and subsequent publication. The doctoral projects will be carried out in the framework of the Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies. The scholarship starts in October 2008 and ends at the end of September 2011, i. e. it lasts 3 full years. Research students selected by the Admissions Committee will be eligible for a three-year scholarship (non-refundable) at the conditions of FWF-regulations. The Doctorate of the University of Salzburg is conferred on Students who have completed one of the doctoral studies programmes (Law or Social Sciences), either in the form of a Ph.D. (in Social Sciences such
as Political Science, History etc.) or in the form of a J. D. (Doctor iuris).
Requirements:
- Master's degree in Law or Social Sciences (e.g., History, Political Science, etc.). Candidates holding a master's degree in Economics are also eligible to apply for the doctoral studies programme in Law (J.D.) or Social Sciences (Ph.D.)
- Nationality is not a criterion, internationality a positive one.
- Fluency in English
Application and selection process:
Candidates are invited to submit their written application no later than 29 February, 2008. Short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview by the end of March 2008.
Please submit your full application (including the above mentioned documents) no later than 29 February, 2008 by regular postal service to University of Salzburg - the Rector c/o Department for European Law, Law Faculty, Churfürststraße 1, A-5020 Salzburg/Austria.
Christian Andreas Morris
