PhD Scholarships Culture Studies, Graduate School for the Humanities (4.0 FTE)

Please send your entire application (in English) as a single PDF-before the deadline of Sunday 15 May, 11:59 pm, 2022 Dutch local time (CET), as a 'letter of motivation' attachment, by means of the application form (click on 'Apply' below on the advertisement on the UG website, and ‘fill form manually’), and follow the exact order below, when uploading your documents into one file.

The submission should follow the format you find here: http://www.rug.nl/research/gradschool-humanities/phd-programme/phd-positions/icog-phd-application-form-2022.docx and include:

1. A one-page cover letter introducing yourself, describing your motivation to conduct scientific research, and locating your research within one of the research groups
2. A full CV demonstrating academic excellence, including publications and presentations (if applicable), and a copy of the data page of your passport and names and contact details of two academic references
3. A research proposal, focusing on the central research question to be addressed and the proposed method of approaching and answering this question (max. 1500 words, tables and references excluded, and a project title), according to the format of the proposal that you find here. Applications that do not adhere to the word limit will not be considered.
4. The signed approval of the intended promotor via this form: https://www.rug.nl/research/gradschool-humanities/phd-programme/phd-admission/gsh-form-intended-promotor.pdf. A list of potential supervisors is available on request, via prof. Sabrina Corbellini, email: [email protected]
5. A certified copy or scan of your MA diploma (or equivalent) and academic record. Applications of candidates who have not yet finished their MA degree are not eligible.

For questions regarding the submission procedure, please contact Lisanne Coolen, e-mailaddress: [email protected]

Interviews with selected candidates will take place in first two weeks of June 2022.

The University of Groningen strives to be a university in which students and staff are respected and feel at home, regardless of differences in background, experiences, perspectives, and identities. We believe that working on our core values of inclusion and equality are a joint responsibility and we are constructively working on creating a socially safe environment. Diversity among students and staff members enriches academic debate and contributes to the quality of our teaching and research. We therefore invite applicants from underrepresented groups in particular to apply. For more information, see also our diversity policy webpage: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/diversity-and-inclusion/

Our selection procedure follows the guidelines of the Recruitment code (NVP): https://www.nvp-hrnetwerk.nl/sollicitatiecode/ and European Commission's European Code of Conduct for recruitment of researchers: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/code

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