PhD Position in Sociology at Uppsala University, Sweden 2012
PhD position in sociology with an emphasis on housing and urban researchat the Institute for Housing and Urban research. The Institute is presently located in Gävle but will move to Uppsala early in 2013.
Additional information on the Doctoral programme as well as on the application procedure can be found on the world wide web http://www.soc.uu.se/en/research/postgraduate-education/how-to-apply/
Qualifications: The Ph.D-Programme in Sociology is open to applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology, Social Psychology or Sociology with an Orientation towards Work, Organization and Human Resource Management. Additional information on the Doctoral programme as well as on the application procedure and qualifications can be found http://www.soc.uu.se/en/research/postgraduate-education/how-to-apply/
The application should contain:
1. Application for admission to third-cycle (Postgraduate) studies: http://www.uppdok.uadm.uu.se/blanketter/BLfo-enginstr.pdf (This form shall be attached digitally in application form down below)
2. A certified copy of a diploma of a relevant undergraduate degree or equivalent
3. A Research Plan (see specifications below)
4. Copies of written material, e.g. a Master's Thesis, BA Thesis/Essay, published books, articles or other written pieces
Research plan: A Research Plan of five to six pages, in which a research topic is presented and delimited. As part of the Research Plan, the applicant is required to place the proposed research in a theoretical context and is requested to give a short presentation of a method or technique suitable for the proposed research. Arguments are to be presented for the chosen theoretical perspective as well as for the proposed methodological approach. Candidates are advised that - once fulfilling formal prerequisites - they will be evaluated and ranked based on supplied written material including the Research Plan. The purpose of the Research Plan is not only to probe the applicant's ability to structure a research question, relate it to sociological theories and identify salient methods but also to give an indication of the research interests of the applicant. This does not, however, imply that the applicant has either a right or an obligation to pursue doctoral studies in accordance with the Research Plan.
Selection: The selection will be based on an assessment of the applicant’s aptitude for successful completion of studies. The bases for this judgment are the previously written undergraduate thesis, other written material, and the research plan.
Financing: The chosen candidate will be awarded a doktorandanställning (employment as doctoral candidate) for a full period of four years, or may initially be awarded an utbildningsbidrag (scholarship) for a maximum of one year at the Institute for Housing and Urban Research, Uppsala University. The successful candidate will be employed at the Institute for Housing and Urban research, but at the same time admitted to the doctoral programme at the department of Sociology
The university is striving for a more even gender balance in its research and teaching staff, and men are especially invited to apply for this position.
For further information you are welcome to contact Professor Mats Franzén at the Institute for Housing and Urban research mailto: mats.franzen@ibf.uu.se telephone +46 (0)18 471 6525 or The Director of Graduate Studies, professor Rafael Lindqvist, telephone +46 (0)18 471 7605 may also be contacted. Union representatives are Anders Grundström, Saco, telephone +46 (0)18 471 53 80, Carin Söderhäll, TCO/ST, telephone +46 (0)18 471 19 96, Stefan Grundström, Seko, telephone +46 (0)18 471 33 15.
Further Scholarship Information and Application
Additional information on the Doctoral programme as well as on the application procedure can be found on the world wide web http://www.soc.uu.se/en/research/postgraduate-education/how-to-apply/
Qualifications: The Ph.D-Programme in Sociology is open to applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology, Social Psychology or Sociology with an Orientation towards Work, Organization and Human Resource Management. Additional information on the Doctoral programme as well as on the application procedure and qualifications can be found http://www.soc.uu.se/en/research/postgraduate-education/how-to-apply/
The application should contain:
1. Application for admission to third-cycle (Postgraduate) studies: http://www.uppdok.uadm.uu.se/blanketter/BLfo-enginstr.pdf (This form shall be attached digitally in application form down below)
2. A certified copy of a diploma of a relevant undergraduate degree or equivalent
3. A Research Plan (see specifications below)
4. Copies of written material, e.g. a Master's Thesis, BA Thesis/Essay, published books, articles or other written pieces
Research plan: A Research Plan of five to six pages, in which a research topic is presented and delimited. As part of the Research Plan, the applicant is required to place the proposed research in a theoretical context and is requested to give a short presentation of a method or technique suitable for the proposed research. Arguments are to be presented for the chosen theoretical perspective as well as for the proposed methodological approach. Candidates are advised that - once fulfilling formal prerequisites - they will be evaluated and ranked based on supplied written material including the Research Plan. The purpose of the Research Plan is not only to probe the applicant's ability to structure a research question, relate it to sociological theories and identify salient methods but also to give an indication of the research interests of the applicant. This does not, however, imply that the applicant has either a right or an obligation to pursue doctoral studies in accordance with the Research Plan.
Selection: The selection will be based on an assessment of the applicant’s aptitude for successful completion of studies. The bases for this judgment are the previously written undergraduate thesis, other written material, and the research plan.
Financing: The chosen candidate will be awarded a doktorandanställning (employment as doctoral candidate) for a full period of four years, or may initially be awarded an utbildningsbidrag (scholarship) for a maximum of one year at the Institute for Housing and Urban Research, Uppsala University. The successful candidate will be employed at the Institute for Housing and Urban research, but at the same time admitted to the doctoral programme at the department of Sociology
The university is striving for a more even gender balance in its research and teaching staff, and men are especially invited to apply for this position.
For further information you are welcome to contact Professor Mats Franzén at the Institute for Housing and Urban research mailto: mats.franzen@ibf.uu.se telephone +46 (0)18 471 6525 or The Director of Graduate Studies, professor Rafael Lindqvist, telephone +46 (0)18 471 7605 may also be contacted. Union representatives are Anders Grundström, Saco, telephone +46 (0)18 471 53 80, Carin Söderhäll, TCO/ST, telephone +46 (0)18 471 19 96, Stefan Grundström, Seko, telephone +46 (0)18 471 33 15.
Further Scholarship Information and Application
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