The European
Training Network “Participatory Memory Practices Concepts, strategies, and
media infrastructures for envisioning socially inclusive potential futures of
European Societies through culture” (POEM) is inviting applications for 13 PhD
positions in the EU Horizon 2020 Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Project: MSCA-ETN-POEM.
POEM is a consortium of high profile universities, acknowledged memory
institutions, civil society organizations, and SMEs located in Cyprus, Denmark,
Germany, Sweden, and the UK.
POEM is a consortium
of high profile universities, acknowledged memory institutions, civil society
organizations, and SMEs located in C
yprus, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and the
UK. The aim of the POEM programme is to contribute to future-envisioning
heritage politics, the empowerment of groups on the margins, and their potential
to participate in the civil society as well as in the labour markets.
Scholarship
Description:
- Application
Deadline: March 15, 2018 - Course
Level: Fellowships
are available to pursue PhD programme. - Study
Subject:
PhD fellowships with an international focus to be funded by the
Marie-Sklodowska-Curie ITN Action as part of the H2020 Programme of the
European Commission. Research Fields: Critical Heritage Studies, Critical
Data Studies Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Design Anthropology,
Digital Cultures, Digital Anthropology, Digital Heritage, Digital
Humanities, Digital Museology, European Ethnology, Human-Computer
Interaction, Information Behaviour, Information Studies, Media
Anthropology, Media Studies, Memory Studies, Museology, Museum Studies,
Participatory Design, Science and Technology Studies, Social Anthropology,
Software Studies, Visitor Studies, Visual Anthropology, Visual Sociology. - Scholarship
Award:
The successful candidates will receive an attractive salary in accordance
with the MSCA regulations for early stage researchers. The exact salary
will be confirmed upon appointment and is dependent on the country
correction factor (to allow for the difference in cost of living in the
different EU Member States). The salary includes a living allowance, a
mobility allowance and a family allowance (if married). The guaranteed PhD
funding is for a 3-year full-time contract (i.e. EC funding, additional
funding is possible, depending on local supervisor). In addition to their
individual scientific projects and the excellent institutional
environment, all fellows will benefit from continuing measures for career
development, which includes secondments, a variety of training modules as
well as transferable skills courses, and active participation in workshops,
conferences and public events. - Nationality:
International
students - Number
of Scholarships: Up to 13 PhD positions are available. - Scholarship
can be taken in POEM is a consortium of high profile
universities, acknowledged memory institutions, civil society
organizations, and SMEs located in Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and
the UK.
Eligibility
for the Scholarship:
Eligible
Countries: International
students are eligible to apply for these fellowships.
Entrance
Requirements: To
be eligible for this scholarship you must meet the following requirements:
- Recognized
master’s degree in the above-mentioned research fields or other related
subjects. To be eligible for admission to the programme students must have
a high-quality master’s degree or an equivalent academic degree from an
internationally recognized university. - Early-stage
researchers are those who, at the time of employment by the host
university, are in the first four years (or full-time equivalent) of their
research careers and not in possession of a doctoral degree. Research
experience is calculated from the date they obtained a degree which
formally entitled them to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in
which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the research
training is provided, irrespective of whether or not a doctorate was
envisaged. - Conditions
of international mobility of researchers: Researchers are required to
undertake trans-national mobility (i.e. move from one country to another)
when taking up the appointment. At the time of employment by the host
university, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main
activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host university for
more than 12 months in total during the last 3 years. Short stays, such as
holidays, are not taken into account. Please also answer the questions
under the heading “Application” on the POEM website.
English
language:
Applicants must demonstrate that their ability to understand and express
themselves in both written and oral English is sufficiently advanced for them
to fully benefit from the network training. Recognized English language
certificates (e.g., TOEFL, IELTS) must be submitted along with the application.
Application
Procedure:
How to
Apply: Please
send your applications to poem.gwiss-at-uni-hamburg.de.
Please state max.
Two preferences i.e. indicate the two PhD topics (see further below) you have
the most interest in and justify your choice.
Candidates apply
electronically in English until 15 March 2018 and are requested to send their
application as a PDF file (max. 5 MB) to poem.gwiss-at-uni-hamburg.de.
Applicants can apply for one to maximum two positions and are requested to
indicate their preference with the reference number POEM PhD. No (see below) in
the email’s subject line and justify their choice in the motivation letter,
also answering the questions: For how long have you been working in a field of
research? In which countries have you lived since 1 October 2015? The
application shall comprise all requested information including:
- A
letter of motivation, - Detailed
up-to-date CV - Relevant
documents and copies of diploma such as verified Bachelor’s and Master´s
transcripts of records with diploma supplement, - Proof
of sufficient English language skills (e.g., TOEFL, IELTS), - Two
nominated referees that can be contacted, - Master
thesis and sample of academic writing in English (if applicable, e.g.
paper, essay, publication, etc.), and - Project
samples like exhibitions, designs, and other portfolio materials or links
to external sources (if applicable).
