Deadline: 25 October 2014
Individuals around the world who have received a doctorate in economics, law, history, social and political sciences, or a related field, within the past 5 years are invited to apply for the Max Weber Post Doctoral Program. The Max Weber Fellows secure academic positions in the finest institutions around the world upon completion of the program.
Up to 55 individuals will be offered fellowship opportunity for a period of two years. The basic grant is €2,000 per month. Successful applicants who receive other grants or salaries must disclose this to the EUI (European University Institute). The amount of the Fellowship will be fixed at a lower rate (minimum €1,250 per month) depending on the amount of the additional income. Family allowances will be added to the basic grant, if applicable.
Anticipated Thematic Research Groups for 2015/16
- Governance, Constitutionalism and Democracy
- Citizenship and Migration
- Inequality and Efficiency in Education and Labor Markets
- Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa: The Design, Regulation and Governance of Fiscal and Monetary Policies in the EU
- Europe in the World: Foreign Relations, International Security, World Politics
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants can be the citizen of any country.
- Applicants must have received their PhD within the past 5 years or have official approval to defend their thesis by the time of the start of the program. To apply for 2015/2016 you should have received or submitted your PhD between 1/9/2010 and 1/9/2015 and the PhD defense should take place no later than 31/12/2015.
- Extensions to the five-year rule are allowed for applicants whose academic career has been interrupted for maternity leave, illness or mandatory military service. Cite circumstances in the application in the field ‘Additional Notes’. Successful candidates will be asked to provide supporting documents.
- EUI graduates can only apply for a Max Weber Fellowships after having been away from the EUI and in a full-time occupation or another fellowship for at least a year after defending their PhD.
- Applicant must have English proficiency level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). Successful candidates will be asked to provide a relevant English certificate. Native English speakers and candidates who have written their doctorate in English are exempt.
Complete application includes – completed application form, curriculum vitae, academic career statement, research proposal, two letter of reference submitted directly by referees before deadline.
For more information, please visit Apply to the Max Weber Postdoctoral Program.
