At the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, a fully funded Humanities PhD fellowship is available from 1 August 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Job description
The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, in collaboration with the Carlsberg Foundation, invites applications for a Humanities PhD Fellowship. The PhD Fellowship must involve a basic research project within humanities and is available in all humanities fields and areas of research at the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities.
The PhD Fellowship will be associated with one of the following PhD-programs under the Doctoral school of the Social Sciences and Humanities:
-Communication and psychology: https://www.communication.aau.dk/research/phd-programme
-Culture and learning: https://www.en.culture.aau.dk/the-doctoral-programme-culture-and-learning
-Politics and Society (historical research): https://www.politics-society.aau.dk/doctoral-programme
Humanistic research at the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities:
Department of Communication and Psychology: https://www.communication.aau.dk/research
Department of Culture and learning: https://www.en.culture.aau.dk/research
Department of politics and society (historical research) : https://www.politics-society.aau.dk/research/research-groups/cca og https://www.politics-society.aau.dk/research/research-groups/hsk
The PhD fellow will be associated with the relevant research group at campus Aalborg.
Qualification requirements
PhD fellowships are normally for a period of 3 years. The PhD fellowship will be allocated to individuals who hold a MSc. degree, preferably from a Danish university, within the field of humanities or expect to have obtained a Msc. degree within the field of humanities before the employment date (Statement from thesis supervisor, verified transcripts, thesis contract and documentation of the date of the exam must be enclosed). According to the PhD Order, the PhD study comprises among other requirements: Participation in active research environments, including stays at other, mainly foreign, research institutions, private research enterprises etc.
General information
It is a prerequisite for allocation of the stipend that the candidate will be enrolled as a PhD student at Doctoral School of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, in accordance with the regulations of Ministerial Order No. 1039 of 27 August 2013 (PhD Order).
Application
Please visit the website of the doctoral school for further information on the PhD programme, application procedure, and admission requirements.
The application must include the following and be written in English or Danish
- Application for enrolment
- Copy of diplomas/transcripts
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- Project description (max 10 pages) including an abstract of maximun 250 words
- List of written work (optional)
- Sample of written work, e.g. MSc thesis (optional)
- Applicants WHO are planning to complete a doctoral thesis in English and who do not have English as a first language or WHO have not completed an English language-based Master’s programme (or an equivalent educational achievement in English) shall provide documentation that they have passed one of the following official tests with the respective minimum score: IELTS (band score): 7, TOEFL (paper-based): 600, TOEFL (internet-based): 100. The language test must be no more than five years old at the time of the application.
Shortlisting will be applied. All applicants will be informed whether they will be assessed or not.
The application can only be submitted by using the link on AAU’s job-portal https://www.stillinger.aau.dk/ (not other online job portals that may have reposted the position). Please note that zipped files are not supported by the recruitment system, please upload only Word or PDF files.
Contact
For further information on the PhD programs, please contact Christian Jantzen, e-mail: jantzen@ikp.aau.dk (Communication and Psychology), Annette Rasmussen, e-mail: anra@ikl.aau.dk (Culture and Learning), Karen Nielsen Breidal, e-mail knb@dps.aau.dk (Politics and society).
For further information on the PhD Fellowship, please contact associate dean for research Søren Kristiansen, e-mail: prodekan-ssh-forsk@aau.dk
For general information about the application process etc., please contact Line Krogh Brusgaard-Nitzsch, AAU PhD, e-mail: libr@adm.aau.dk, phone: +45 99407080
Agreement
Appointment and salary as a PhD fellow are according to the Ministry of Finance Circular of 29 June 2019, on the Collective Agreement for Academics in Denmark, Appendix 5, regarding PhD fellows, and with the current Circular on the employment structure at Danish Universities.
AAU wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background or belief.
PBL (Problem Based Learning) is a significant foundation for Aalborg University’s collaboration with the surrounding community. PBL is the university’s core value and one of the methods for increased interdisciplinary collaboration, expanded digitzation, stronger graduate employability, heightened focus on entrepreneurship, as well as increased quality and internationalization.
Vacancy number
2023-224-05170
Deadline: 2023-04-16 at 23:59
Unit: aau
Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.
Post expires on Sunday April 16th, 2023
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