From fub-geas@lists.fu-berlin.de Fri Aug 28 16:50:44 2015 To: Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:50:41 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0054_01D0E1B1.AC69A4D0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AdDhoNC2bi18fdUZTM25sjbtD1C9sQ== Content-Language: de X-Originating-IP: 160.45.149.48 X-ZEDAT-Hint: A X-purgate: clean X-purgate-type: clean X-purgate-ID: 151147::1440773441-00000D05-3B504E9A/0/0 X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.4 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Status: No, score=-50.0 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,HTML_MESSAGE X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.1 on Kiribati.ZEDAT.FU-Berlin.DE X-Spam-Level: Message-ID: From: Newsletter Graduate School of East Asian Studies Subject: [FUB-GEAS] CfA: PhD fellowhsips in East Asian Studies/Social Sciences at GEAS, FU Berlin X-BeenThere: fub-geas@lists.fu-berlin.de X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.16 Precedence: list List-Id: Newsletter Graduate School of East Asian Studies List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 14:50:44 -0000 This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01D0E1B1.AC69A4D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Graduate School of East Asian Studies (GEAS), funded by the Excellence = Initiative of the German Federal and State Governments, will admit=20 1. 1 Doctoral Candidate (scholarship) whose dissertation project focuses = on East Asian Security. Latest starting date: January 1st, 2016. = Application Deadline: September 30, 2015 2. up to 2 international doctoral candidates to its program, beginning = October 1st, 2016, granted by the DAAD Graduate School Scholarship = Programme (GSSP). Application Deadline: November 30, 2015 _____ =20 1. East Asia Security: Deadline: September 30, 2015: = http://www.geas.fu-berlin.de/application/announcements/index.html The doctoral candidate will work closely with GEAS Einstein Visiting = Fellow Professor Richard Samuels (MIT), the Working Group and GEAS = faculty. We offer a PhD scholarship of =E2=82=AC 1365 =E2=82=AC/month = (plus 103 =E2=82=AC/m research allowance). The fellowship will initially = be granted for one year, and contingent upon a positive evaluation after = each year of study, the fellowship will be extended for another year. = The fellowship may be granted for a maximum of three years. Doctoral = dissertations in EVF Working Group are expected to analyze the = institutional environment of security in the East Asian region (China, = Japan and/or Korea). Successful applicants will have an above average master=E2=80=99s degree = in either area studies (Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean = Studies) or a relevant discipline (Political Science, International = Relations, Security Studies, Economics, Law, History, Environmental = Policy) with a focus on East Asia. The language of instruction is = English. Successful candidates will also show proof of language skills = in English (C1) as well as an East Asian Language (Chinese, Japanese, or = Korean) at a level of B2 (CEFR) or higher. Applications should include a CV, a letter of academic interest, a brief = outline of the prospective dissertation topic (maximum 6 pages), a = schedule for the dissertation, and copies of certificates of your = relevant degrees and language skills. Two letters of recommendation = shall be sent directly by referees to GEAS via the online application = system.=20 _____ =20 2. DAAD Graduate School Scholarship Programme (GSSP): Application = Deadline: November 30, 2015: = http://www.geas.fu-berlin.de/application/daad_gssp/index.html GEAS is calling for applications for full scholarships for PhD students, = which will be financed by the DAAD GSSP. GEAS is looking for highly = motivated international applicants with excellent grades and a strong = interest in institutional theory in East Asia to apply for a PhD in East = Asian Studies. International candidates who have received their final exam (MA) more = than 6 years ago and who have not resided in Germany in the last 15 = months can apply. Candidates are selected in a multi-step process by = GEAS and DAAD. The final selection and decisions are made by the DAAD. = Successful candidates will be integrated into the general GEAS PhD = training programme, starting in October 2016. Doctoral dissertations at GEAS are expected to analyze the institutional = environment of social, political, cultural and economic actors in the = East Asian region (China, Japan and/or Korea). All dissertation research = at GEAS will be conducted in the context of the three interconnected = research lenses of its academic profile: (1) the origin and change of = institutions in East Asia, (2) the effects institutions have on = processes related to globalization and modernization in East Asia on the = side of governments, bureaucracies or business and individual = life-styles or related preferences, and, finally, (3) the = interdependencies of institutions in East Asia within and beyond its = regional boundaries. Successful applicants will have an above average master=E2=80=99s degree = in either area studies (Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean = Studies) or a discipline represented at the Graduate School (Political = Science, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Business, Economics, Law, = History, Cultural Studies, Humanities, Theatre Studies, Environmental = Policy) with a focus on East Asia. For exceptionally talented B.A. = students, FU Berlin offers the possibility of a =E2=80=9Cfast = track=E2=80=9D admission to Ph.D. programs. The language of instruction = is English. Successful candidates will show proof of English (C1) and = also show proof of language skills in an East Asian Language (Chinese, = Japanese, or Korean) at a level of B2 (CEFR) or higher. In the application process, applicants must provide academic transcripts = or other evidence of completion of regular coursework, a statement of = academic interest, and two letters of recommendation. For all = applicants, evidence of linguistic competence related to East Asia is = required. Applicants will be required to provide evidence of language = skills in at least one East Asian language at the level B2 or higher = according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) as well = at the level C1 or higher in English.=20 Applications will be reviewed by PIs of the GEAS. Based on their = applications, candidates will be selected for a nomination to the final = decision process of the DAAD. Nominated candidates will have to submit a = completed application form with all supporting documents via the DAAD = portal again. The final selection decision is made by a DAAD selection = committee.=20 Successful applicants will receive a full PhD scholarship, granted by = the GSSP program of the DAAD. The monthly grant will be around =E2=82=AC = 1.000 plus health and liability insurances, travel and research = allowances. Fellowships will initially be granted for one year, and = contingent upon a positive evaluation after each year of study, = fellowships will be extended for another year. The fellowship may be = granted for a maximum of three years. -------------- For questions on admission and the online portal, please also consult = the Admission = FAQ. For additional information, please check our website at = http://ww.geas.fu-berlin.de and feel free to contact us at = application[at]geas.fu-berlin.de No legal entitlement shall be constituted by applying to the program. = Reasons for rejections will not be disclosed. =20 ----- GEAS Application Team Graduate School of East Asian Studies Freie Universit=C3=A4t Berlin Hittorfstr. 18 14195 Berlin Tel.: +49 (0)30-838-51596 Fax: +49 (0)30-838-451596 application@geas.fu-berlin.de http://www.geas.fu-berlin.de =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01D0E1B1.AC69A4D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Graduate = School of East Asian Studies (GEAS), funded by the Excellence Initiative = of the German Federal and State Governments, will admit =

1. 1 Doctoral Candidate = (scholarship) whose dissertation project focuses on East Asian Security. = Latest starting date: January 1st, 2016. Application = Deadline: September 30, 2015

2. up to 2 international = doctoral candidates to its program, beginning October 1st, = 2016, granted by the DAAD Graduate School Scholarship Programme (GSSP). = Application Deadline: November 30, 2015

1. East = Asia Security: Deadline: September 30, 2015:  http://www.geas.fu-berlin.de/application/announcements/index.html

The doctoral candidate will work closely with GEAS = Einstein Visiting Fellow Professor Richard Samuels (MIT), the Working = Group and GEAS faculty. We offer a PhD scholarship of =E2=82=AC 1365 = =E2=82=AC/month (plus 103 =E2=82=AC/m research allowance). The = fellowship will initially be granted for one year, and contingent upon a = positive evaluation after each year of study, the fellowship will be = extended for another year. The fellowship may be granted for a maximum = of three years. Doctoral dissertations in EVF Working Group are expected = to analyze the institutional environment of security in the East = Asian region (China, Japan and/or Korea).

Successful applicants will have an above average = master=E2=80=99s degree in either area studies (Chinese Studies, = Japanese Studies, Korean Studies) or a relevant discipline (Political = Science, International Relations, Security Studies, Economics, Law, = History, Environmental Policy) with a focus on East Asia. The language = of instruction is English. Successful candidates will also show proof of = language skills in English (C1) as well as an East Asian Language = (Chinese, Japanese, or Korean) at a level of B2 (CEFR) or = higher.

Applications should include a CV, a letter of = academic interest, a brief outline of the prospective dissertation topic = (maximum 6 pages), a schedule for the dissertation, and copies of = certificates of your relevant degrees and language skills. Two letters = of recommendation shall be sent directly by referees to GEAS via the = online application system.

2. DAAD Graduate School Scholarship Programme (GSSP): = Application Deadline: November 30, 2015: ht= tp://www.geas.fu-berlin.de/application/daad_gssp/index.html

GEAS is calling for applications for full scholarships = for PhD students, which will be financed by the DAAD GSSP. GEAS is = looking for highly motivated international applicants with excellent = grades and a strong interest in institutional theory in East Asia to = apply for a PhD in East Asian Studies.

International candidates who have received their final = exam (MA) more than 6 years ago and who have not resided in Germany in = the last 15 months can apply. Candidates are selected in a multi-step = process by GEAS and DAAD. The final selection and decisions are made by = the DAAD. Successful candidates will be integrated into the general GEAS = PhD training programme, starting in October = 2016.

Doctoral dissertations at GEAS are expected to = analyze the institutional environment of social, political, cultural and = economic actors in the East Asian region (China, Japan and/or Korea). = All dissertation research at GEAS will be conducted in the context of = the three interconnected research lenses of its academic profile: (1) = the origin and change of institutions in East Asia, (2) the effects = institutions have on processes related to globalization and = modernization in East Asia on the side of governments, bureaucracies or = business and individual life-styles or related preferences, and, = finally, (3) the interdependencies of institutions in East Asia within = and beyond its regional boundaries.

Successful applicants will have an above average = master=E2=80=99s degree in either area studies (Chinese Studies, = Japanese Studies, Korean Studies) or a discipline represented at the = Graduate School (Political Science, Social and Cultural Anthropology, = Business, Economics, Law, History, Cultural Studies, Humanities, Theatre = Studies, Environmental Policy) with a focus on East Asia. For = exceptionally talented B.A. students, FU Berlin offers the possibility = of a =E2=80=9Cfast track=E2=80=9D admission to Ph.D. programs. The = language of instruction is English. Successful candidates will show = proof of English (C1) and also show proof of language skills in an East = Asian Language (Chinese, Japanese, or Korean) at a level of B2 (CEFR) or = higher.

In the application process, applicants must provide = academic transcripts or other evidence of completion of regular = coursework, a statement of academic interest, and two letters of = recommendation. For all applicants, evidence of linguistic competence = related to East Asia is required. Applicants will be required to provide = evidence of language skills in at least one East Asian language at the = level B2 or higher according to the Common European Framework of = Reference (CEFR) as well at the level C1 or higher in English. =

Applications will be reviewed by PIs of the GEAS. Based = on their applications, candidates will be selected for a nomination to = the final decision process of the DAAD. Nominated candidates will have = to submit a completed application form with all supporting documents via = the DAAD portal again. The final selection decision is made by a DAAD = selection committee.
Successful applicants will receive a full PhD = scholarship, granted by the GSSP program of the DAAD. The monthly grant = will be around =E2=82=AC 1.000 plus health and liability insurances, = travel and research allowances. Fellowships will initially be granted = for one year, and contingent upon a positive evaluation after each year = of study, fellowships will be extended for another year. The fellowship = may be granted for a maximum of three years.

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For questions on admission and the online = portal, please also consult the Admission FAQ. For = additional information, please check our website at http://ww.geas.fu-berlin.de and = feel free to contact us at application[at]geas.fu-berlin.de

No legal entitlement shall be constituted by = applying to the program. Reasons for = rejections will not be disclosed.

 

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GEAS = Application Team

Graduate School of East Asian = Studies

Freie Universit=C3=A4t = Berlin

Hittorfstr. 18

14195 = Berlin

Tel.: +49 = (0)30-838-51596

Fax: +49 = (0)30-838-451596

application@geas.fu-berlin.de

http://www.geas.fu-berlin.de

 

 

 

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