Faculty of Social and Political Sciences – Université de Lausanne (Switzerland)
The Institute of Social Sciences (ISS) invites applications for the position of
Doctoral student
Date of start: 01.09.2015
Duration of contract: 1 year. This contract is renewable for 2 x two years. The maximum possible duration is thus 5 years.
Employment rate: 100%
Workplace: Lausanne, Géopolis
Gross salary yearly: CHF 65’000.00 (first year)
Desired qualifications:
o Master’s degree in Social Sciences (sociology, anthropology, demography) or closely related field
o Fluency in French and English
o Good basic theoretical knowledge in gender studies
o Motivation to pursue a PhD thesis in this research field.
Job description:
o A minimum of 50% of working time will be spent on the preparation of a doctoral thesis in gender studies
o A maximum of 50% of working time will be spent assisting with teaching or research tasks (teaching activities under the supervision of a senior academic, contribution to joint research projects, technical or administrative tasks that pertain the department’s teaching or research activities).
o The doctoral student will participate in the CUSO “Gender Studies” doctoral program : http://gender.cuso.ch.
Application to include:
A cover letter, curriculum vitae, copy of qualifications, written sample (MA dissertation chapter, seminar paper or any other scientific publication), a short outline (1-2 pages) of the proposed doctoral research project.
Applications should be sent by email to secretariatiss@unil.ch
For further information, please contact eleonore.lepinard@unil.ch or Marta.RocaEscoda@unil.ch
Deadline for applications: May 31, 2015