PhD scholarships at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen (UCPH)

Applications are invited for PhD scholarships at the Department of Sociology, UCPH. The chosen candidates will enrol at the Faculty of Social Sciences under Copenhagen Graduate School of Social Sciences, Employment is to begin on 1 February 2016.

Deadline for applications 1 November 2015.

The PhD programme provides PhD students with strong research training which opens up a window of opportunity to a variety of careers within the private and public sectors. The programme includes the drafting of a PhD thesis, active participation in research networks, PhD courses, teaching and other forms of knowledge dissemination. The PhD programme can be undertaken as a three year full-time study within the framework of the 5+3 study programme, or as a four year full-time study programme within the framework of the 4+4 study programme. 

 

Information

Further information about the PhD study programme is available on the website of Copenhagen Graduate School of Social Sciences:

In English: http://samf.ku.dk/phd-skolen/english

In Danish http://samf.ku.dk/phd-skolen/

Under "Legal basis" on the website you will find information about the rules and guidelines for the PhD programme and the Danish Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities.

Applicants should familiarize themselves with the research strategy and the ongoing research at the Department before submitting their application. Further information can be found:

In English: http://socialsciences.ku.dk/research/

In Danish: http://samf.ku.dk/forskning/

You will also find further information about the PhD programme in Sociology on http://www.sociology.ku.dk/phd-studies/

Applications

• The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding society, and invites all qualified applicants regardless of personal background to apply for the positions.
• In order to be awarded a PhD scholarship the applicant has to enrol as a PhD student at the Faculty of Social Sciences, cf. the rules of the Danish Ministerial order No 1039 of 27 August 2013.
• Please note that normally there is strong competition for these scholarships, and only a few can be awarded each term.

 Scholarships are offered for the 5+3 and the 4+4 PhD study programmes

 

The 5+3 PhD study programme

In order to be eligible for a scholarship in the 5+3 PhD study programme the applicant must have completed a two year MSc degree programme, or have earned 120 ECTS credits at an equivalent academic level before starting his or her employment. Applicants should check the study programme for more detailed descriptions of the entry requirements. PhD students are paid a salary in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). The PhD student has a work obligation of up to 840 hours over the 3 year period of time without additional pay. The work obligation can include for instance teaching.

 

The 4+4 PhD study programme

Students who have completed a BSc plus 60 ECTS of an MSc degree programme would enrol as PhD students simultaneously with their enrolment in the MSc degree programme. Applicants should check the study programme for more detailed descriptions of the entry requirements. Until an MSc degree is obtained, the grant is paid partly in the form of up to 48 state education grant portions (in Danish: SU-klip). More specifically the PhD student will be paid two grant portions per month plus salary for work (teaching, presentations etc.) which totals a workload of at least 280 hours. Payment and conditions of employment are carried out in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). Upon completion of the MSc degree the student is transferred to the salary-earning part of the PhD studies.

 

Application process

On the website of Copenhagen Graduate School of Social Sciences you will find a time schedule for the application process, and information about enclosures to include with your electronic application:

 (in English) and

http://samf.ku.dk/phd-skolen/english/applicants/application/current_advertisement/

(in Danish)

http://samf.ku.dk/phd-skolen/til_ansogere/ansoegning/aktuelle_opslag/

The application must be submitted electronically no later than 1 November 2015.

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointments Committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an expert assessment committee. The applicant must submit a proposal for a sociological PhD research project, and will be assessed on the basis of this proposal, his/her educational qualifications and his/her general CV. The following criteria are used for shortlisting candidates for assessment:

• The proposal has a clear research question, informed by relevant, existing research in its (sub)field of sociology.
• The proposal has clear, feasible research plan.
• The project is compatible with ongoing research in the department and available supervisory resources.
• The applicant has the qualifications to successfully complete PhD training in sociology.

Selected applicants are notified of the composition of the committee and each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself. You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk

IMPORTANT. Please note that a special project application form from the department must be enclosed with your application. You access the form from the department through the link below. You fill save it on your own computer and fill it in. To access the application form:



Sociology: Form in word format Form in PDF format

Next step is to access the general application to the application system through one of the below links to upload the form and other documents. The first form replaces separate enclosures; research proposal, short study plan and budget. Use the category “Project description” to upload it.

Please note that it is only possible to upload one document per attachment category. If more than one document has to be uploaded in the same category, please make sure that they are scanned and collected into one file. Applications sent by regular mail or by e-mail or received after the deadline will not be taken into account.