[Discussion] Marie Curie fellowship in Genderstudies, Utrecht. Deadline: August 12.

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

From: "NOV" <NOV@let.uu.nl>
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 11:54

Dear Madam/Sir,

The Gender Studies department at Utrecht University (the Netherlands) has=
 a
vacancy for a Marie Curie PhD fellowship. Deadline: August 12, 2005. See
below for the application procedures, eligibility and more information.

With kind regards,
Trude Oorschot
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Marie Curie Fellowships for Early Stage Training in Gender and Women's
Studies

EU Sixth Framework Programme (FP6)


The Marie Curie Fellowships for Early Stage Training in the field of=20
Gender and
Women's Studies allows early stage researchers access to a training=20
programme
offered by a network of seven universities in different European=20
countries. The
partner institutions, with proven record of high expertise in gender=20
research
and education, will jointly train and exchange junior PhD students. The=20
Marie
Curie Early Stage Training Scheme is designed to encourage international
mobility and therefore carries an enhanced salary/stipend package.

The partner institutions include:
- University of Bologna (Prof. Vita Fortunati),
- Cornelia Goethe Centrum in Frankfurt am Main (Dr. Ulla Wischermann),
- University of Hull (Prof. Gabriele Griffin),
- Link=F6ping University (Prof. Nina Lykke),
- Ljubljana Graduate School in Humanities (Prof. Svetlana Slapsak),
- University of Lodz (Prof. Elzbieta Oleksy),
- Utrecht University (Prof. Rosi Braidotti)

The training structure is a core curriculum of structured courses, some=20
jointly
taught by the partners, offered at Utrecht University. The language of
instruction will be English. Furthermore, each partner university will al=
so
provide training and supervision. The Gender Studies Department of Utrech=
t
University co-ordinates the Marie Curie Fellowships for Early Stage=20
Training in
the field of Gender and Women's Studies.

Within this Marie Curie Consortium there is currently one PhD fellowship
available for 36 months at Utrecht University (the Netherlands). The=20
preferred
commencement of the fellowship is September 1st or October 1st 2005. PhD
candidates for the 36 months-fellowships are offered the opportunity to=20
follow a
high-level doctoral training, including a course package and opportunity =
to
prepare a dissertation with a professor from Utrecht university.

The fellowships are for beginning PhD students and not open to post-PhD
researchers.

We envisage projects in the field of gender and the humanities, with spec=
ial
emphasis on cultural studies in the areas of ethnicity, subjectivity,
sexuality in the arts and/or technology and the media. We are looking for
candidates with a strong interdisciplinary profile and expertise with=20
both the
analysis of texts and artifacts, empirical work and interviews and with
theoretical discussions. The students apart from being trained in the=20
field of
feminist and/or post-colonial studies should preferably have an academic
background in literature, art history, music, film, media studies,=20
social work,
anthropology, ethnography and/or philosophy.


GRANTS:
The fellowship covers: living, mobility, travel and career exploratory
allowances according to the EU standards. However, medical health=20
insurance is
not included in the grant although some EU countries provide this=20
automatically.


REQUIREMENTS CANDIDATES:
Each eligible researcher must simultaneously fulfill the following criter=
ia:
=B7 Nationality:
The nationality of the researcher should be other than Dutch. Furthermore=
:
The researcher must be a national of a Member State of the European=20
Community,
of an Associated State or a third country if legal residence/main=20
activity has
been in a Member State or Associated State for at least 4 years out of th=
e 5
years prior to the appointment. In that case the researcher will be=20
considered a
national of the state in which s/he has resided for the longest period.

=B7 Mobility:
The nationality of the fellow must be different from the country in=20
which the
host university is located. In the case of holding dual nationality, the
researcher will be able to be hosted by the university from the country o=
f
her/his nationality provided s/he has not resided there during the last=20
5 years.

=B7 Qualifications:
Candidates applying for this fellowship should have a MA degree (or an
equivalent of a MA degree) from a university. The degree must demonstrate=
 a
clearly identifiable interest in Gender and Women's Studies, as=20
evidenced in a
minimum of 45 ECTS in this field of study. Candidates should have=20
demonstrable
knowledge of the main types of research questions and methods in the=20
field of
Gender and Women's Studies as well as a working knowledge of the basic=20
concepts
used in the discipline; have demonstrable research qualities and above=20
average
scores; be highly motivated to do academic research. A good knowledge of=20
English
is required.

The researcher is within the first 4 years (full-time equivalent) of her/=
his
research activity (including training) since gaining a university degree =
(or
equivalent institution of higher education) giving access to doctoral=20
studies in
the country in which the degree was obtained. The degree/s already=20
obtained must
entitle the holder to embark on doctoral studies without having to=20
acquire any
further qualifications. Researchers who have already obtained a doctoral=20
degree
are not eligible.

If you have any questions about your eligibility, we kindly urge you to=20
contact
the Marie Curie office in Utrecht before submitting your full application=
.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
Applications, in English, must include:

- The application form completed in all sections;
- A motivation letter in which the applicant explains clearly his/her=20
academic
and personal reasons for entering the programme;
- A brief curriculum vitae, including language skills, and any publicatio=
ns;
- An outline of a proposal for a PhD project (max. 4 pages). This should =
be
accompanied by a brief abstract;
- A copy of the student's previous academic record (courses) and diplomas=
.
If necessary, the candidate must provide a translation into English.=20
This need
not be an official translation;
- A copy of one or more written assignments, possibly in English, which=20
may be
relevant for admission to the programme;
- A photocopy of the candidates passport;
- Two sealed letters of recommendation with the referees full address.


DEADLINE:
The application form, motivation letter, CV and PhD proposal should be se=
nt
before August 12th 2005 as an email attachment (Word format) to the Utrec=
ht
office: gendergraduates@let.uu.nl

A hard copy of all the documents should arrive by registered mail on=20
August 12th
2005 at the latest at the Utrecht office:

Utrecht University
Marie Curie GenderGraduates Programme
Muntstraat 2A
3512 EV Utrecht
The Netherlands

The application form be can found on the website.

INFORMATION:
http://www.gendergraduates.org
gendergraduates@let.uu.nl

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