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Doctoral and Post-doctoral Fellowships in Social Sciences in Prague (CEFRES)

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Published on Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Abstract

The Centre français de recherche en sciences sociales (CEFRES), based in Prague, invites applications for Doctoral and Post-doctoral Fellowships in Social Sciences with a research focus on contemporary Central European issues starting from January until July 2013. Candidates should be Ph.D. students or Post-doctoral researchers from 4 countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland or Slovakia) or from France.

Announcement

The research project

The Centre français de recherche en sciences sociales (CEFRES), based in Prague, invites applications for Doctoral and Post-doctoral Fellowships in Social Sciences with a research focus on contemporary Central European issues starting from January until July 2013. Candidates should be Ph.D. students or Post-doctoral researchers from 4 countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland or Slovakia) or from France. They are expected to contribute, by their own research project, to the core research project of the CEFRES: "Crisis and Reforms in Europe: a Central European Perspective", and more precisely:

  • State and Society in Central Europe: the Social Contract facing Crisis,
  • Nationhood in Central Europe: a Strong Cohesive Factor against Crisis?,
  • Crisis in the Euro Zone: What Strategy for the Visegrad Countries?

Candidates are requested to produce original results in terms of publications, and to contribute to the collective activities of the CEFRES.

Conditions of the fellowships

The duration of the fellowships is seven month starting from 1st January 2013.
The selected fellows will be based at the CEFRES in Prague and will work in an interdisciplinary and intercultural team. English language is compulsory, communication skills in French would be appreciated.

The amount of the fellowships will be from 10 000 CZK up to 25 000 CZK per month, depending on researcher full or part time implication, graduation level (PhD student or postdoctoral researcher), professionnal experience, and residence country.

Application Procedure

Complete applications must include the following:

  • a CV, with a detailed list of publications;
  • two academic reference letters;
  • a synopsis of the Ph.D. thesis ;
  • a copy of two of the candidate's main articles;
  • a comprehensive research proposal (around 5 pages) emphasizing the central theme, researchobjectives, hypothesis, methodology and references to the literature.

Deadline for submission of applications : 30th november, 2012.

Pre-selected candidates will be called for an interview in the second week of December 2012.

Applications are to be sent in one (hard) copy to: CEFRES, Štěpánská 35, 111 21 Praha 1 and one copy by e-mail (hana@cefres.cz). For further information, please send questions by e-mail to the same adress.

Places

  • Prague, Czechia

Date(s)

  • Friday, November 30, 2012

Keywords

  • CEFRES, sciences sociales, bourses, crises

Contact(s)

  • CEFRES
    courriel : hana [at] cefres [dot] cz

Reference Urls

Information source

  • Michael Gasperoni
    courriel : michael [dot] gasperoni [at] cnrs [dot] fr

License

CC0-1.0 This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.

To cite this announcement

« Doctoral and Post-doctoral Fellowships in Social Sciences in Prague (CEFRES) », Scholarship, prize and job offer, Calenda, Published on Wednesday, December 05, 2012, https://calenda.org/230367

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