PhD fellowship in Sociology

PhD fellowship in Sociology

The Department of Sociology and Social Work at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities is offering a PhD fellowship in Sociology. The fellowship is available from October 1st or as soon as possible thereafter. The PhD fellowship has a duration of three years.

Jobbeskrivelse
The PhD fellowship is part of the project "Association Participation among Immigrant Children: A Vehicle for Integration?" funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark. The project investigates how participation in associations such as football clubs, scout troops, role-playing groups, and choirs varies among children of immigrants from different social and ethnic backgrounds in Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. Additionally, it will examine how their participation affects their educational performance, social networks, and values.

The PhD fellow will be responsible for conducting Work Package 1. This work package explores how association participation varies among immigrant children with different socioeconomic, parental, and ethnic backgrounds in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, England, and Denmark. The work package will use quantitative methods, including multilevel regression models, to analyse data from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study in Four European Countries(CILS-EU) and the Danish Citizenship Survey, combined with administrative register data.

Associate Professor Hans-Peter Y. Qvist is the project's principal investigator and will serve as the primary supervisor for the PhD project. The PhD fellow will also collaborate with Frank van Tubergen from NIDI and Utrecht University. The PhD fellow is expected to spend six months at NIDI/Utrecht University during the project.

Qualification requirements
Applicants to the PhD fellowship must hold a degree equivalent to a Danish Master's degree. Applicants enrolled on a Danish Master's programme who expect to graduate before the date of appointment must forward a statement from the thesis supervisor, verified transcripts, a copy of the thesis contract and documentation for the date of their final exam. Proficiency in Danish and English is required.

The completion of the fellowship will be in accordance with the Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme for the Universities No 1039 of 27 August 2013 (the PhD Order), and it is a prerequisite for allocation of a scholarship that enrolment as a PhD student at the Doctoral School of Social Sciences takes place. According to the PhD Order, the PhD study comprises among other requirements: Participation in active research environments, including stays at other, mainly foreign, research institutions, private research enterprises etc.

General information
It is a prerequisite for allocation of the stipend that the candidate will be enrolled as a PhD student at The Doctoral School of Social Sciences and Humanities, in accordance with the regulations of Ministerial Order No. 1039 of 27 August 2013(PhD Order).

Please find information on admission requirements for PhD positions on the website of the Doctoral School.

As part of the scholarship the candidate is expected to undertake some teaching and supervision obligations.

Application
Please visit the website of the doctoral school for further information on the PhD programme, application procedure, and admission requirements.

The application must include the following and be written in English or Danish

Letter of motivation

Application for enrolment

Copy of diplomas/transcripts

Curriculum vitae(CV)

Project description

List of written work(optional)

Sample of written work, e.g. master’s thesis(optional)

Applicants WHO are planning to complete a doctoral thesis in English and who do not have English as a first language or WHO have not completed an English language-based Master's programme(or an equivalent educational achievement in English) shall provide documentation that they have passed one of the following official tests with the respective minimum score: IELTS(band score): 7, TOEFL(paper-based): 600, TOEFL(internet-based): 100. The language test must be no more than five years old at the time of the application.

Co-author statement. If publications that have been written in cooperation with others are submitted, a declaration from each of the authors must be enclosed. The declaration must state the extent of the applicant's contribution to the total work and be signed by the authors.

Application for credit transfer if relevant.

Shortlisting will be applied. This means that subsequent to the deadline for applications the head of the department supported by the chair of the assessment committee will select candidates for assessment. All applicants will be informed whether they will be assessed or not.

The application can only be submitted by using the link on AAU’s job portal https://www.stillinger.aau.dk/ (not other online job portals that may have reposted the position). Please note that the recruitment system does not support zipped files, please upload only Word or PDF files.

The Faculty draws your attention to the fact that the applicant's project description may be tested for plagiarism in the IT system iThenticate.

Contact
Any enquiries about the position may be addressed to the Principal Investigator, Hans-Peter Y. Qvist +45 99402603 or Head of Department, Jakob Skjøtt-Larsen+45 99407297

For general information about the application process etc., please contact Lene Møller, [email protected]/+45 99409658

Løn og ansættelsesvilkår
Appointment and salary as a PhD fellow are according to the Ministry of Finance Circular of 15 December 2021, on the Collective Agreement for Academics in Denmark, Appendix 5, regarding PhD fellows, and with the current Circular on the employment structure at Danish Universities. AAU wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background or belief.

Ansøgningsfrist
2024-08-12

Ref. nummer
2024-224-05970

Afdeling
Sociology and Social Work