Tuesday, 27 December 2011

Postgraduate Position in Political science focused on peace-and Conflict research and public administrations, Sweden

Description
The doctoral candidate programme amounts to 240 credits (which is equivalent to four years of study full time). It formally ends with the doctoral candidate publicly defending his/her printed doctoral thesis.

The holder of a postgraduate position has as his/her primary obligation to successfully fulfil his/her third cycle education ending with a PhD degree. Regulations concerning appointment as a full time postgraduate student can be found in the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 5, 1-7 §§. The holder of a postgraduate position is expected to participate actively in the research and teaching environment of the Department. He/she will normally have to perform departmental duties, above all teaching, amounting to about 20 per cent of full time.

The project’s three aims are:
  • to explore the role of public administrations in conflict resolution and conflict generation,
  • to generate new analytical concepts and develop a theoretical framework for understanding the role of public administrations in different democratic context,
  • and to subsequently advance a public administration toolbox for conflict resolution.

Eligibility
To be eligible for third cycle studies an applicant must
  • Have been awarded a second cycle degree
  • Have completed studies the equivalent of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 credits are at the second cycle level, or
  • Have acquired basically the same qualifications in some other way in Sweden or abroad.

Application Procedure
Your application should contain:
  1. Curriculum Vitae
  2. Copies of grades and examination certificates
  3. Bachelor’s and Master’s theses in political science or in a discipline judged as equivalent to political science
  4. A concise research plan (maximum 2000 words, including references)
  5. Name and contact information of three academic referees
  6. Other qualifications of relevance for the position.
Please use Lund University job application portal when applying. Complementary documents, such as publications/books in three copies should be sent to: Registry office, Lund University, P.O. Box 117, SE-221 00 LUND, SWEDEN (Address for delivery of packages: ByrÄlogen 5C).

Submission Deadline
15 February 2012

Website Link
http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o

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