Description

University of Copenhagen PhD Scholarship at Department of Sociology, Denmark is open for International Students . The scholarship allows PhD level program(s) in the field of Sociology taught at University of Copenhagen . The deadline of the scholarship is .

Scholarship Description: A PhD scholarship is available in the LIFETRACK project, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen (UCPH). The PhD scholarship is part of the research project “Life-Course Dynamics of Educational Tracking” (LIFETRACK), which is a large, joint project with other European countries.

About University: The University of Copenhagen is the oldest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479 as a studium generale, it is the second oldest institution of higher education in Scandinavia after Uppsala University.

Degree Level: Scholarship is available for pursuing PhD programme.

Available Subject: Scholarship is awarded in the LIFETRACK project, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen (UCPH).

Scholarship Benefits: PhD students are paid a salary in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). The PhD student has a work obligation of up to 840 hours over the 3 year period of time without additional pay. The work obligation can include for instance teaching.



Eligibility: The successful applicant is expected to have a

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in sociology or related social sciences,


• Experience with working with administrative registers (such as the Danish Administrative Registers), and


• Proven skills in econometric methods, especially those designed to test causal hypotheses.

Previous experience in the field of educational stratification and inequality is an advantage, but not a requirement.

Eligible Nationalities: Citizens of all nationalities are eligible to apply.

 

Application Procedure: The application should include:

• A description of the proposed research (maximum five pages).


• Curriculum Vitae.


• Transcript of Master’s degree Diploma and grades.


• Applicants who have not yet completed their Master’s degree, but who have submitted their thesis, must include documentation that the thesis is approved.

Application Form

Deadline: The application deadline is November 1, 2017.

Scholarship Link

Degree Level

University of Copenhagen PhD Scholarship at Department of Sociology, Denmark is available to undertake PhD level programs at University of Copenhagen.

Available Subjects

Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.

• Sociology