BEMÆRK: Ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
Aarhus BSS Graduate School, Aarhus University invites applicants for a PhD Scholarship in connection with Crown Prince Frederik Center for Public Leadership at the PhD Programme in Political Science.
The position is available from 1 September 2024.
The research project
Crown Prince Frederik Center for Public Leadership aims to provide better knowledge about how leadership can improve motivation and performance in public organizations and to ensure that this knowledge is disseminated and used in leadership training. We therefore invite PhD projects in public sector leadership that have the potential to improve our knowledge about leadership, motivation and performance in public organizations. We are especially interested in the following topics (but other applications are also welcome):
- Political leadership
- Leadership related to digitalization and/or AI
- Military leadership
- Leadership in relation to the climate challenge
The center is located at Department of Political Science, and it includes researchers from many different disciplines, including e.g. psychology, economics and management. 22 persons work at Department of Political Science (2 professors, 5 associate professor, 5 assistant professors, 3 PhD students, one senior advisor and 6 research assistants/organizational consultants). Around 25 additional persons are affiliated with the center and work at other departments at Aarhus University or at other research institutions.
Further information
For further information about the position, please contact Lotte Bøgh Andersen, lotte@ps.au.dk, +4531587780.
If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR Coordinator Mette Fisker Præstegaard, Email: mfp@au.dk
Place of work
Department of Political Science, Bartholins Allé 7, 8000 Aarhus
Formal requirements
You can read more about how to apply in the application guide and find the rules and regulations of the PhD education here.
The following criteria are decisive in the assessment of the candidates:
- the applicant’s academic qualifications (assessed on the basis of the qualifying degree)
- the quality and relevance of the project proposal
- the applicant’s level of academic aptitude and assessed ability to complete the project within the framework of the PhD programme
Applicants are very much encouraged to supply documentation as to how they rank compared to their class (both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees). This may for example be in the form of a letter from your University stating either how you rank as an individual student compared to other students the year you graduated ("ranks as no. 6 out of 111" or "ranks as among the best 8 percent") or if that is not possible, general information from your University as to how grades were distributed in the year of your graduation will be appreciated.
Please note that Aarhus BSS Graduate School reserves the right to evaluate the applications on the basis of the documentation received before deadline, and you will not necessarily be asked for further documentation. Furthermore, Aarhus BSS Graduate School reserves the right to reject application that do not comply with the limitations as stated in the application guide (see link above).
All interested candidates are encouraged to apply irrespective of personal background.
Terms of enrolment
PhD students at Aarhus BSS Graduate School are always enrolled. The enrolment happens in accordance with the Ministerial PhD Order no. 1039 of August 27, 2013 and the terms stated in the Rules and Regulations for the PhD programmes at Aarhus BSS Graduate School. Both can be found here.
If you are enrolled in part A of the 4- or 5-year schemes you will receive a SU PhD Scholarship according to the rules set out in the State Educational Grant and Loan Scheme (SU). In addition, you will be offered to undertake paid work of up to 280 hours during your part A enrolment period.
Terms of employment
If you are offered employment at Aarhus University in connection with enrolment in the 3-year scheme, the appointment is made in accordance with the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities as well as the circular on the Collective Agreement for Academics Employed by the State (in Danish). The job content and qualification requirements are described in further detail in the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.
You can read more about the 3-, 4- and 5-year scheme here.
Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/
INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:
- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:
Aarhus Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
-Arbejdsgiver:
Aarhus Universitet, Bartholins Allé 7, 8000 Aarhus C
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 01-02-2024; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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