[ecrea] PhD positions at the University of Copenhagen

The Department of Information Studies at the University of Copenhagen is 
looking for two PhD fellows to be part of the department’s research 
activities and to contribute to one or more of the department’s research 
agendas.

Deadline for applications, 2 May 2018.
The three-year position is to be filled by 1 September 2018 or as soon 
as possible thereafter.
The PhD scholarships are open-area; we are looking for applications in 
all of the department’s areas of strength.  We are especially looking 
for PhD project proposals that augment the department’s strong, 
international research profile in new ways and areas. It is expected 
that the PhD fellows will take active part in the department’s research 
activities and it is a plus if the proposed research project is situated 
between multiple areas of research within the department’s research 
profile.  We expect that the proposed research project is clearly 
situated within the department’s research strengths and activities and 
that it is clearly connected to the expertise or interest of individual 
faculty members or research groups.
For more information: http://employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=147020

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 PhD Scholarships at the Faculty of Humanities
The Department of Information Studies is looking for two PhD fellows to 
be part of the department’s research activities and to contribute to one 
or more of the department’s research agendas.

Deadline for applications, 2 May 2018.

The three-year position is to be filled by 1 September 2018 or as soon 
as possible thereafter.

Area of research
The PhD scholarships are open-area; we are looking for applications in 
all of the department’s areas of strength.  We are especially looking 
for PhD project proposals that augment the department’s strong, 
international research profile in new ways and areas.  It is expected 
that the PhD fellows will take active part in the department’s research 
activities and it is a plus if the proposed research project is situated 
between multiple areas of research within the department’s research 
profile.  We expect that the proposed research project is clearly 
situated within the department’s research strengths and activities and 
that it is clearly connected to the expertise or interest of individual 
faculty members or research groups.

Please read more about the department at: http://informationstudies.ku.dk/

For any further questions regarding the Department of Information 
Studies’ research profile, please contact the department’s PhD 
coordinator, Associate Professor Laura Skouvig, e-mail: 
(laura.skouvig /at/ hum.ku.dk)

For all other inquiries please contact the PhD administration at the 
Faculty of Humanities, e-mail: (phd /at/ hrsc.ku.dk)

Please note that applications which do not adhere to the formal 
requirements (read more in the two sections ‘Admission requirements’ and 
‘Application requirements’ below) will not be taken into consideration 
for the PhD scholarship.

Admission requirements
Applicants need to hold a two-year Master's degree (120 ECTS) or the 
equivalent. Applicants must have submitted their thesis at the time of 
application, to the extent the thesis forms part of their Master 
program. In case you have not obtained your diploma by the application 
deadline, you must include a statement (pre-approval) from your 
university declaring that you have been awarded the master degree.

Applicants with a non-Danish Master's degree will have their degree 
assessed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science in order to 
establish, if the Master's degree is equivalent to a Danish Master's 
degree. Please read more at the Ministry of Higher Education and 
Sciences website: http://ufm.dk/en

Excellent communication skills in English is considered essential and 
applicants must speak and write academic English fluently. The PhD 
Administration may ask applicants to document their proficiency in 
English at any time during the recruitment process if this is considered 
necessary.

Application requirements
Please note: The project description must not exceed 12,000 characters 
(including title, table of content, punctuation, spacing, study plan, 
figures, footnotes, and references etc., but excluding bibliography). If 
the extent is exceeded your application will not be taken into 
consideration. Please specify the amount of characters used at the top 
(left/right) of your research proposal. Please send the research 
proposal in an editable format.

Furthermore, please note: Text in additional application documents (e.g. 
a CV) which could be considered as supplementary text to the project 
description will be included in the calculation of the characters in the 
project description.

General guidelines on how to make a research proposal are available 
here: 
http://phd.humanities.ku.dk/become-phd-student/how-to/application-requirements/project-guidelines/ 


CV
- CV including a list of publications, if available, must be submitted 
with the application.
- Statement of consent
- Statements of consent can be submitted with the application. For 
example, agreement of access to special archives, agreement of exchange 
at an international university, or a statement of consent from a 
potential supervisor/ co-supervisor etc.

Recommendations and publications
Do NOT upload or submit cover letters, recommendations, publications or 
your Master thesis.

Diploma and transcript of records
The following documentation must be submitted:

- A copy of the applicant's Master's degree diploma (if not available 
before the application deadline, a pre-approval must be submitted)
- A copy of the applicant's Master’s degree transcript of records (an 
official description of the grading scale must be included)
- A copy of the applicant's Bachelor’s degree diploma
- A copy of the applicant's Bachelor’s degree transcript of records (an 
official description of the grading scale must be included)

If the MA diploma and/or examination records are in another language 
than English, German, French, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian or Swedish, 
please include a translation into either of these languages in your 
application.

The translation of diplomas/certificates and transcripts must be made by 
or approved by either:


    A state-authorized translator and interpreter
    The embassy or consulate of the country where the original document 
was issued or where the translation was made
    A Danish consulate/embassy
    The PhD administration encourages applicants from within the EU to 
enclose a Diploma Supplement. The Diploma Supplement is part of a common 
European framework for transparency of competencies and qualifications – 
the EuroPass framework. For more information, click here.

Chinese applicants are required to enclose a CADGEEC (The China Academic 
degrees and Graduate Education Evaluation Committee) certificate. Read 
more here.
Please read about admission requirements and application requirements on 
our website at: 
http://phd.humanities.ku.dk/become-phd-student/how-to/application-requirements/

The recruitment process
 After the expiry of the deadline for applications, applicants are 
selected for assessment on the advice of the Appointment Committee. All 
applicants will be notified whether they are passed on to assessment or 
not. Whereafter, the Assessment Committee is appointed by the Dean and 
the selected applicants are notified of the composition of the 
committee. Each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of 
the assessment which relates to their own application.

Afterwards selected qualified candidates will be invited for an 
interview. Please be advised that a positive assessment does not 
necessarily mean that you will be invited for an interview.

For further information on the recruitment process please see Copenhagen 
University’s website: http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Enrolment
Enrolment as a PhD student at the Faculty of Humanities' PhD School is a 
precondition for employment as a PhD scholar.

As a PhD scholar at The Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen, 
you will be supervised for approximately 180 hours distributed over 6 
semesters. In addition to this, you must complete courses totalling 
approximately 30 ECTS. On completion of the PhD programme you must 
submit a PhD thesis in order to document your research effort.

Read more about the structure of the PhD programme and what it means to 
be enrolled as a PhD student via this link: 
http://phd.humanities.ku.dk/become-phd-student/what-is-it/

For more information about the PhD School, click here: 
http://phd.humanities.ku.dk/

Terms of employment
PhD scholars at the Faculty of Humanities are appointed under the terms 
and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement between the Danish 
Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional 
Associations. According to the agreement, PhD scholars are obliged – 
without any additional remuneration – to perform tasks assigned to them 
corresponding to 840 working hours over the three years.

For further information on employment, please see the collective 
agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation 
of Professional Associations (AC). Please read more here: 
http://phd.humanities.ku.dk/become-phd-student/what-is-it/what-does-employment-as-a-phd-scholar-entail/ 


Please note that it is normally a precondition for employment that the 
applicant in question does not already have a PhD degree. Applicants who 
have already obtained a PhD degree will, as a main rule, be dismissed.

Contact
For any further questions, please contact the PhD Administration, HR 
South and City Campus, University of Copenhagen via this e-mail: 
(phd /at/ hrsc.ku.dk)

As an equal opportunity employer, the Faculty of Humanities invites 
applications from all interested candidates regardless of gender, age, 
ethnic origin or religion.

Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 2 May 2018 
at 23.59 (11.59 pm) (CEST).

You can alter submitted application in the recruitment system until the 
application deadline expires. No supplementary documents will be taken 
into consideration after this deadline.
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