The Department of European, Public and International Law is delighted to invite applications for the two PhD Positions Program at Ghent University for the 2020-2021 academic year.
These funded studies are designed to give for international students who have a chance to study a PhD degree in Belgium and aims to help them with covering some of their study expenses.
Founded in 1817, Ghent University is one of the most prestigious universities in Belgium, offering various undergraduate, postgraduate, and research degree programs for all students.
Why at Ghent University? By studying in this university, students can magnify their knowledge and learning new techniques which are used to jobs both in and out of academia. They will also have to manage long-term projects at the same time as short-term goals which requires strong organizational skills.
Universiteit Gent Information
Founded in 1817, Universiteit Gent (Ghent University) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large town of Ghent (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), East Flanders. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Vlaams Ministerie van Onderwijs en Vorming, België (Flemish Ministry of Education and Training, Belgium), Universiteit Gent (UGent) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Universiteit Gent (UGent) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This higher education institution does not have a selective admission policy. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Countries: Students from all nationalities are eligible to apply for this application.
- Acceptable Course or Subjects: The studentships are available to pursue PhD programme.
- Admissible Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following criteria:
- Have obtained their degree (Masters for PhD position; PhD for post-doc position) at the time of the application or demonstrate convincingly that they will have that degree in hand by April 1, 2020
- Demonstrate prior familiarity with the court they will study
- Have a deep interest in the study of power and society
- Be fluent in English as their main working language
- Be in a position to spend periods of time abroad to conduct twice 3-month-long fieldwork and to participate in international conferences.
The following attributes are also highly desirable:
- Direct experience of the institution to be studied (ideally having worked in the Registry of the Court you will study either as an intern or a lawyer
- In-depth knowledge of the case-law of the institution to be studied
- Experience in conducting ethnographic fieldwork or qualitative interviews, or interest in conducting these
- Command of a second official language of the Court
- An academic background that helps to interrogate questions of evidence
- Pre-existing networks are relevant to the research.
In addition to these project-specific elements, candidates are expected to:
- Have the ability to work independently and in a team
- Have excellent academic writing/presentation skills
- Contribute towards the general well-functioning of the team
- Have the ability to reach out to different audiences, including through the use of social media;
- Work in a meticulous way and be able to manage deadlines.