About the positions:

The University of Vienna announces the vacancy of 12 PhD positions for college assistants within the interdisciplinary doctoral college “Empowerment through Human Rights�. Duration of the posts is three years each; 20 hours part-time employmentat the University of Vienna for the whole period. During this period, the college assistants will work together in the interdisciplinary group and will each write a stand-alone PhD thesis. College assistants can seek participation in related research activities within the institutions involved to an extent of another 20 hours. The deadline for application is 30 September 2009; interviews with applicants will be conducted from 15 October onwards; the planned starting date for all 12 positions is 1 January 2010. will be

 
The four main topics covered by the doctoral college are:
· The Protection and Empowerment of Vulnerable and Discriminated Groups
· Poverty
· Migration and Asylum and
· Consequences of Gross Human Rights Violations, in particular Torture, or Disability on the Individual 

 
The college assistants will receive individual supervision of their theses within the respective disciplines by the members of the faculty, Prof. Ursula Kriebaum and Prof. Manfred Nowak (law), Prof. Christoph Reinprecht (sociology), Prof. Walter Schicho (development studies) and Prof.. Germain Weber (psychology) . In addition, they will be provided with comprehensive interdisciplinary supervision by all members of the faculty. The members of the faculty and other renowned guest lecturers end expert practitioners will hold a variety of courses, workshops and tutorials jointly in the interdisciplinary setting of the group. Instructions in additional skills such as scientific writing and publishing, project acquisition and management as well as involvement in university teaching through individual and joint courses will complete the academic curriculum for the college assistants.
 

About the requirements:

 
Applicants for the PhD positions must hold a four year masters’ degree or equivalent in disciplines related to the college’s topic. They must demonstrate previous human rights related experience in the academic and/or practical field. Very good knowledge of English (academic level) is required as the research work will be conducted in English.
Applicants who wish to be considered for the position should submit via email only:
- A letter of motivation.
- A research proposal of maximum 5 pages in English based on the research topics of the doctoral college “Empowerment through Human Rights�, planned publications, and a progress plan.
- Curriculum vitae in English. Please use the Europass CV template provided on the Platform website. Include names and contact details for at least two references as indicated in the template.
- If applicable, a complete list of published and unpublished works.
- Copies of grades and transcripts. Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their university’s grading system.
- Applicants who are not native speakers of English must document their proficiency in English.

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