PhD Scholarship for Georgians or Kazakhs
>
> The Institute for Social Sciences at the Christian-Albrechts-
> University <http://www.uni-kiel.de/ueberblick/geschichte-e.shtml>
> (Kiel) (Political Science) is offering a PhD scholarship within the
> interdisciplinary project 'Social Security Systems in the CIS: from
> the uniform Soviet System to post-Soviet Patchwork - Four-Countries
> comparison - Georgia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Russia'.
>
> [Attention: The project is currently under review at the
> VolkswagenStiftung (German Volkswagen-Foundation). The decision on
> funding is due by December 2008. The PhD scholarship will be awarded
> only in case of the research project being approved]
>
> The successful candidate will work in an outstanding research
> environment. He/She will profit from an innovative research
> conception and an intensive mentoring through the interdisciplinary
> project team. The candidate will also get the opportunity to conduct
> his/her PhD research at the Kiel Institute for Social Sciences under
> supervision of the academic staff of the faculty. The scholarship for
> a PhD candidate is EUR1,400 per month and runs for a period of up to
> 2 years. The scholarship cannot be extended.
>
> A successful candidate must:
>
> * be of georgian or kazastani nationality or be a resident of these
> countries;
>
> * hold a Master's or equivalent degree in political sciences or
> economics or similar;
>
> * be fluent in English or German;
>
> * have his/her research interest in the post-Soviet social security
> systems;
>
> * be ready to conduct his/her PhD research on the following issues:
>
> 1) characteristics of the post-Soviet social security systems;
>
> 3) economic sustainability of the post-Soviet social security
> systems;
>
> 4) political legitimacy of the post-Soviet social security systems.
>
> We appreciate experience in organizing international conferences.
>
> The deadline for applications is June 25th, 2008.
>
> Applications must include: a cover letter; a cv; proofs of academic
> degree (diploma, certificates, etc.) and their translation in
> English, German or Russian); a proof of English or German
> proficiency; up to 2 letters of recommendations.
>
> Questions should be addressed to Dr. Andrea Gawrich (
> <agawrich@politik.uni-kiel.de> ). Applications should be sent by
> Email with the accompanying documents attached as a pdf-file to: Inna
> Melnykovska [<inna.melnykovska@ifw-kiel.de> ].
>
> Inna Melnykovska
>
> The Kiel Institute for the World Economy
> Duesternbrooker Weg 120
> 24105 Kiel, Germany
>
> Tel. +49 431 8814 229
> Fax. +49 431 8814 500
> inna.melnykovska@ifw-kiel.de
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