At the Department of Political Science and Public Management, a number of Ph.D.-scholarships are available for appointment as of 1 September 2007 or as agreed. The allocation of a Ph.D.-scholarship presupposes enrolment in the Ph.D.-programme in Political Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southern Denmark.

The Ph.D.-programme in Political Science covers the following areas: general and comparative political science, international politics, public organization and management and policy studies.

As a part of the scholarship, an individual programme must be followed, covering Ph.D.-courses, seminars, active participation in conferences and workshops. The programme must also include a Method course, a course within the specific discipline, a specific thesis course, and a joint Ph.D.-seminar. The Ph.D.-student is expected to gain teaching experience and other forms of communication and presentation qualifications. As a part of the Ph.D.-study, the Ph.D.-student is expected to make an extended visit to a research institution abroad. It is likewise expected that the student participates in the Department’s various activities and spends regular hours at the Department.


Applications are invited from candidates with a Master’s Degree.

The application should include a detailed description of the Ph.D.-project. Besides a general problem formulation it should contain considerations about relevant theory and empirical analysis, methodological considerations and a work schedule.

For further information about the Ph.D.-scholarships as well as the requirements to project description, please contact Ph.D.-coordinator, Professor Asbjørn Sonne Nørgaard, tel +45 6550 4305 or Head of Department, Associate Professor Niels Ejersbo, tel. +45 6550 3193. Information about the Ph.D.-programme at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, can be found at http://www.sam.sdu.dk/e/phd/stk.shtml

Application, salary, etc.:
Your employment as a Salaried Ph.D. Research Fellow is governed by the agreement of 11 January 2006 on Graduate Employees in government appendix 5 – protocol on Ph.D. Research Fellows.

Fill in the application form available on our web page http://www.sam.sdu.dk/doc/phd/uk/ansuk.doc
or call the Social Science Faculty secretariat, Dorte Cohrt Nebel, phone +45 6550 3895, e-mail:  dcn@sam.sdu.dk>dcn@sam.sdu.dk

All interested persons are encouraged to apply, regardless of age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background.

Please send in 4 copies of the application including curriculum vitae, project description, publications if any, marked 351/556-075403″ before 30 May 2007 at 12.00 to the University of Southern Denmark, The Faculty of Social Sciences, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark.

Application form
Closing date 30 Mei  2007 at 12 noon
Location: Odense
Mark application Job ID 351/556-075403 and send it to:
Syddansk Universitet
Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet
Campusvej 55
5230 Odense M