The Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences of Maastricht University opens five fully funded PhD positions in the field of arts and social sciences. The programme is characterized by its interdisciplinary approach and its international character, focused on three topics:

1. European Administrative Governance;
2. Science, Technology and Society, including Globalization and Development; 
3. Cultural Memory and Diversity (see below)

You will receive a coherent programme of introductory courses and intensive supervision, complemented by additional courses organized by a national graduate school. PhD candidates are offered a 3 or 4 year contract, a competitive salary and a bench fee to cover research-related costs. The condition of a 4 year contract is to undertake a limited amount of teaching duties.

Please check our website http://www.fdcw.org/phdprogram/2007/06/cultural_memory.html for more information and details on the application procedure. More information on the stimulating and international environment of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences can be found at ttp://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/web/Faculties/FASoS.htm. 

The deadline for submitting statements of interest is Friday 5 March 2010. Full applications are due by Friday 7 May 2010. Contracts usually start on 1 September.

If you are curious and talented and if you have the ambition to become an excellent researcher, we would be delighted to hear from you!