PhD positions for highly qualified graduates

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The Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology ICS offers fully funded PhD positions for a variety of projects. The PhD students will be appointed for a four-year period, with a formal evaluation at the end of the first year. In this period the graduates will work on their individual project, leading to a doctoral dissertation.
The program (fully taught in English) will start 1 September 2022. Information about the different PhD projects can be found on the ICS website (https://ics-graduateschool.nl/(...)s/phd-projects-2022/ ) from 16 March 2022.

Excellent candidates who graduated or will graduate shortly are invited to apply, with a specialization in Sociology or related disciplines (e.g. Psychology, Educational Sciences, Economics, Mathematics, or Statistics).

The Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology (ICS) is an internationally renowned Research Center and Graduate School in the field of Sociology, located in the Netherlands at the Universities of Groningen, Utrecht, Nijmegen, and Amsterdam (UvA).

We offer, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, a salary of € 2,443 gross per month in the first year up to € 3,122 gross per month in the fourth year based on a full-time position. For information about employment conditions in Dutch universities please consult this website (https://www.caouniversiteiten.nl/en/ ). Tuition fees do not apply.

Applications, online only through the ICS graduate school website (http://ics-graduateschool.nl/ ), can be submitted as of 17 March 2022. You may apply for this position until 11 April 11:59pm / before 12 April 2021 Dutch local time (CET) by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below on the advertisement on the university website).

Interviews will be conducted on 30 May 2022 and 31 May 2022, online.
Part of the procedure may be that an initial informal interview will be held previous to the interview scheduled on 30 or 31 May. Invitations for interviews will be sent by email after 22 April 2022.

Application via the portal
You need to upload the following documents (in pdf):

• CV including 2 references (contact data)
• Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages)
• Copy of your diploma (including grades), or expectation letter (including grades) if you have not finished yet
• Copy of your master thesis (or draft if you have not finished yet)
• Reference letter(s) – optional.

Please note you are forwarded to the application portal of the University of Groningen. However, you should check the project description on the ICS website (https://ics-graduateschool.nl/(...)s/phd-projects-2022/ ) first to see at which university your project is to be executed.

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For information you can contact:

• Further information, [email protected]

Please do not use the e-mail address(es) above for applications.

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