[ecrea] 10 PhD Scholarships: School of International and Intercultural Communication | SIIC

The School of International and Intercultural Communication |SIIC, 
supported by MERCUR (Mercator Research Center Ruhr) and the 
UAMR-Universities Bochum, Dortmund und Duisburg-Essen, is offering up to


10 PhD Scholarships

starting May 1st, 2014.


The graduate school establishes a new center of international and 
intercultural research, which aims to synthesize yet distinct 
perspectives on communication, media, and journalism studies. Focus of 
investigations are current developments in political and/or cross-border 
communication in transformation countries and respectively in 
countries/regions of the Global South.

Fellows of the SIIC benefit from a cutting-edge curricula and an intense 
supervisory relationship and will find a creative and innovative 
environment fostering their own PhD projects and scientific career.

Profile and qualifications: outstanding master’s degree in 
communication, media or journalism studies or any related discipline; a 
distinctive interest in international and intercultural research issues; 
excellent command of English and very good German. An indispensable 
prerequisite is the capacity and willingness to implement a 
theoretically and empirically integrative approach to current phenomena 
of journalism, media and/or communication studies.

The scholarship provides a tax-free stipend of € 1.000 per month for an 
initial period of 24 months. Subject to positive evaluations of the 
project progress the stipend may be prolonged for two six-month periods, 
up to three years. Furthermore, the SIIC is in alignment with the 
guiding principles of the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Prospective candidates should submit their application (Pdf format) to 
Dirk-Claas Ulrich, SIIC Managing Director, via Email 
((dirk-claas.ulrich /at/ brost.org) <mailto:(dirk-claas.ulrich /at/ brost.org)>) by 
indicating “Application SIIC 2014” in the subject line: short cover 
letter, CV, credentials, two references, a copy of the Master’s thesis 
and a detailed project proposal (max. 10 pages).

The review process of incoming applications starts by March 9, 2014 and 
will remain open until all scholarships have been awarded to suitable 
candidates. Requests related to the latest application status should be 
directed to the SIIC management.


School of International and Intercultural Communication
Prof. Dr. Susanne Fengler, Prof. Dr. Jens Loenhoff, Prof. Dr. Barbara Thomaß
c/o Erich-Brost-Institut für internationalen Journalismus, TU Dortmund
Otto-Hahn-Str. 2
44227 Dortmund

http://www.brost.org/aktuelles.html