PhD Scholarships in Political Science or Journalism Studies The Department of Political Science and Public Management at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, offers a number of PhD scholarships for September 1, 2014 or as agreed. The scholarship carries a salary of approx. 45,000 euro a year plus office facilities and financial support for conference travels and overseas research visits. The PhD programme at the department covers comparative politics, comparative public policy, public administration, international relations, political communication and journalism studies. Researchers at the department have over the years been extremely successful in attracting large research grants; they publish regularly in influential scholarly journals and appear frequently in the public debate. Applications are invited from candidates with a Master’s degree. Also, candidates who, in addition to their BSc, have passed the first year of their Master’s programme are invited to apply for a PhD scholarship under the 4+4 programme. As a part of the scholarship, an individual PhD programme must be followed covering PhD courses, seminars, and active participation in conferences and workshops. The PhD student is also expected to obtain teaching experience. As a part of the PhD study programme, the PhD student is, furthermore, expected to make an extended visit to a research institution abroad for a semester or more. We also encourage PhD students to attend international conferences and summer schools. The “PhD grant (3 years)” is the ordinary PhD programme for applicants who have earned their Master’s degree. This scholarship runs for three years. The “4+4 PhD programme” is intended for students who have obtained their BSc and passed the first year of their Master’s programme but not yet obtained their Master’s degree. This scholarship is for a period of four years. For the first two years, you will be enrolled in both the PhD programme and the Master’s programme. After obtaining the Master’s degree, you will automatically be enrolled in the ordinary PhD programme. Applicants must prepare a project proposal within the PhD programme. Successful project proposals are in particular characterized by raising an original research question, innovative theoretical ideas and methodological strength. The project description cannot exceed 5 pages. For further information about the PhD programme, please contact the director of PhD programme Professor Michael Baggesen Klitgaard, tel. +45 65502089, e-mail mbk@sam.sdu.dk. Information about the PhD programme at the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, University of Southern Denmark is available at: www.sdu.dk/sam/phduk. Application, salary, etc. Your employment as a Salaried PhD Research Fellow is governed by the agreement of October 1, 2008 on Graduate Employees in government appendix 5 – protocol on PhD Research Fellows. An application must include: Detailed CV A translation of grades according to the European ECTS system obtained in BA and MSc programmes Application form (please see below) A project description (max 5 pages)  An abstract for the above project description of no more than 250 words Complete list of publications, indicating which publications are most relevant for the position Information on teaching experience or other forms of knowledge communication, if relevant When applying for a PhD scholarship, please fill in the application form available on our web page. On the webpage of the PhD-school, you can find the guidelines for preparing your project proposal within the PhD programme inPolitical Science or Journalism. Certificates for national exams based on a national grade system should be associated by a document that translates the national grade system into the European Credit Transfer System. For further information please clickhere. All non-Danish documents must be translated into English. Applications will be assessed by a committee. When the evaluation committee has submitted its report, the applicant will receive the part of the evaluation that concerns him/her. Applications that are incomplete with regard to the above requirements will not be assessed by the committee. The University encourages all interested persons to apply, regardless of age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background. As part of the overall assessment of the applicant’s qualifications, an interview may be applied. Applications must be submitted electronically using the link below. Uploaded files must be in Adobe PDF (unlocked) or Word format. Read the guideline for applicants Each field can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb. Campus: Odense Application deadline: 01/05/2014

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