Deadline- 4 April 2013
Max Planck-Sciences Po Center is seeking applications from eligible applicants for doctoral fellowship in sociology or political science. Good command of English and working knowledge of French or German are required. This fellowship is open for all nationals.
The thesis project should be linked to the research rubrics singled out by the MaxPo’s research program and the interests of the two research group leaders, though empirical research topics may be quite varied. These broad research themes should be located in economic sociology or political economy and can include but are not limited to-
- the political and social consequences of economic crises, social stratification and inequality, the moral boundaries of the economy, economic crimes and new forms of surveillance, changes in socio-technical devices in credit markets, employment, health, environment or financial markets
- the politics of financial regulation, international governance of economic policy, conflict and power in domestic and transnational policy-making, business-government relations or the transformation of state-society relations more generally, comparative institutional analysis of economic policy-making
Eligibility-
The candidate will hold a master’s degree (or equivalent) and have received at least some training in one or more of these disciplines: sociology, economics, history, management, political science, or philosophy. S/he must have experience with qualitative and quantitative methods. There is no nationality requirement, however a firm command of English and working knowledge of French or German are required.
Documents required-
- CV/resume
- transcript of records
- a cover letter briefly describing your intellectual trajectory so far and discussing the themes that interest you (2 pages maximum)
- a thesis project (5,000 words maximum)
- an abstract summarizing the thesis project
- a writing sample (article, thesis, term paper, …)
- one or more letters of recommendation (especially useful is a letter from MA advisor)
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