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Post-doc Fellowship Competition

The BIGSSS Post-doc Program:

The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications to its Post-doc program. The program will commence in September 2010.

The competition is open to candidates who have received a doctorate in political science, sociology, psychology, law, economics or mass communication within the last three years, or who can be expected to finish prior to commencing their post-doc stay.

Successful applicants to the Post-doc program will pursue a topic in one of BIGSSS' five Thematic Fields.

Financial Support:

BIGSSS offers 6-8 post-doc stipends of 1750 Euro/month, ranging from 6 to 24 months. It also provides funds for conducting, presenting and publishing research.

Application Deadline:

The application deadline is March 15^th of each year, to commence studies (earliest) in the following September. The deadline refers to the date of receipt of the application, not the mailing date.

For electronic applications, please note that last minute applications may always encounter server overload problems.