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Call for Applications – 7th Annual IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science — Deadline October 4th, 2015

Call for Applications – 7th Annual IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science — Deadline October 4th, 2016

7th Annual IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science
January 18-February 5, 2016
University of São Paulo, Brazil

The deadline for the 7th Annual IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science is fast approaching. Please apply by October 4, 2015 to secure your slot in your preferred courses.

Founded in 2010, the IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts and Methods in Political Science seeks to provide scholars of the social sciences with access to high-quality, cutting edge, advanced training in qualitative and quantitative social science methods. The school’s faculty instructors represent the very best professorial talent in Europe and the Americas providing courses in a broad range of social science methods. In addition to being leaders in their field, the instructors are talented teachers.

The IPSA-USP Summer School schedule is partitioned into three one-week sessions. The curriculum includes special information sessions that provide practical training on specific skills and seminars that provide participants with opportunities to examine the impact of various methodologies on specific substantive issues.

Module 1 Courses (January 18-22, 2016) – 35-hour courses

The Philosophy of Science: Positivism and Beyond – Patrick T. Jackson, American University
Essentials of Applied Data Analysis, Leonardo Barone, University of São Paulo
Essentials of Multiple Regression Analysis – Glauco Peres da Silva, University of São Paulo
Essentials of Time Series Analysis- Lorena Barberia, University of São Paulo

Module 2 Courses (January 26-29, 2016) – 28 hour courses

Advanced Time Series Analysis – Lorena Barberia, University of São Paulo and Guy Whitten, Texas A & M University
Basics of Causal Case Study Methods- Derek Beach, University of Aarhus
Basics of Multi-Method Research: Integrating Case Studies and Regression, Jason Seawright, Northwestern University
Basics of Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis – Bruno Cautrès, Science Po
Basics of Set-Theoretic Methods and QCA -Carsten Q. Schneider, Central European University
Building Parametric Statistical Models – Randy Stevenson, Rice University
Introduction to Network Analysis using Pajek – Vladimir Batagelj, University of Ljubljana

Module 3 Courses (February 1-5, 2016) – 35 hour courses

Advanced Issues in Multi-Method Research: Integrating Case Studies and Contemporary Methods for Causal Inference, Jason Seawright, Northwestern University
Advanced Issues in Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis – Bruno Cautrès, Science Po
Advanced Issues in Set-Theoretic Methods and QCA -Carsten Q. Schneider, Central European University
Essentials of Mathematics for Social Scientists, Glauco Peres da Silva, University of São Paulo
Intermediate Level Network Analysis using Pajek – Vladimir Batagelj, University of Ljubljana
Maximum Likelihood Estimation – Randy Stevenson, Rice University
Pooled Time Series Analyses – Guy Whitten, Texas A & M University
Predicting Elections, Cliff Young, IPSOS
Using Case-Based Methods in Practice- Derek Beach, University of Aarhus

For more information on the School´s courses and instructors, financial aid, registration fees, and more, visit our website (http://summerschool.fflch.usp.br) or contact us at summeripsa@usp.br.

Please apply as soon as possible to guarantee your slot in your preferred courses. The application portal can be accessed at: http://ipsa-usp.com/. The deadline to apply is October 4, 2015.

 

APRA Foundation Berlin Graduate Student Teaching Scholarship in Philosophy – £14,057 plus £4,096 fees p.a.

We have the following exciting opportunity to study full-time for a PhD, while undertaking teaching and research and editorial responsibilities within the Philosophy discipline area, in SPIRE (School of Politics, Philosophy, International Relations and the Environment) within the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences.
SPIRE has a strong track record of research excellence, as recognised in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF2014). 100% of research returned to the REF2014 Philosophy panel was assessed as at least international standard, with over half (57%) judged to be World Leading or Internationally Excellent.
The successful candidate’s doctoral project will be on a topic in the area of Kantian Studies. The topic can be in any of the areas of scholarship related to the work of Immanuel Kant – for instance, Kant’s practical philosophy (ethics, political philosophy, legal philosophy, philosophy of religion), Kant’s theoretical philosophy (epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind or logic), Kant’s teleology (including philosophy of art and aesthetics or philosophy of biology), or Kant’s philosophy of history or anthropology.
The studentship is part-sponsored by the Adrian Piper Research Archive Foundation (APRA) in Berlin, and as such, the student will be required to undertake editorial and other research duties required by Professor Adrian Piper and the Foundation. These may include, but are not limited to the area of Kantian Studies.
The student will join the recently created Keele-Oxford-St Andrews Kantian Research Centre (KOSAK) and will be supervised by Dr Sorin Baiasu, with possible joint supervision from colleagues at Oxford University of University of St Andrews.
The post is for a maximum of 180 hours per annum. This will normally involve contributing to no more than 6 hours per week of teaching, editorial or other duties relating to APRA. The post will commence on 1 October 2015 and can only be held in conjunction with full-time PhD study.
Application Information
£2,052 GTA salary pa
£12,005 Stipend pa
£4,052 Tuition fee waiver pa
The total package is worth £18,109 per year. You will receive a salary/stipend of £14,057 per year for three years. Overseas (non-EU) students will be eligible, but will need to cover the difference between EU and international fees.
Applications should comprise of a PhD application form, including a personal statement re-garding suitability for the APRA Foundation Berlin Graduate Teaching Scholarship position. For further particulars, job description, person specification and application form see:
http://www.keele.ac.uk/…/choosingaresearchdeg…/studentships/
Applicants are encouraged to contact Dr Sorin Baiasu to discuss their project plans before applying, s.baiasu@keele.ac.uk, telephone 01782 733364.
Enquiries about the application process should be directed to the Postgraduate Administrator, Helen Farrell at socialsciences.phd@keele.ac.uk or 01782 733641.
The closing date for this role is Friday 18 September 2015