Ghent University, Human Rights Center Fully-Funded PhD Fellowships in Belgium, 2019 is open for International Students . The scholarship allows PhD level program(s) in the field of taught at Ghent University . The deadline of the scholarship is .
Scholarship Description: The Faculty of Law and Criminology – Human Rights Center is seeking applications for 4 PhD Positions starting on September 1, 2019. This is a 40-months; fully-funded PhD fellowships as part of the ERC funded research project “Righting Victim Participation in Transitional Justice” (ERC-2018-STG804154).
The aim is to map best practices that allow for more victim-oriented approaches to and understandings of transitional justice processes.
Scholarship Provider: Ghent University is a top 100 university and one of the major universities in Belgium. Our 11 faculties offer a wide range of courses and conduct in-depth research within a wide range of scientific domains. The Faculty provides academic teaching and services based on innovative scientific research. The education within these programmes is supported by the innovative scientific research performed within the 3 faculty departments encompassing all possible disciplines within the fields of law and criminological sciences.
Degree Level: Fellowships are available to study PhD programme.
Available Subject: The research project is a multi-disciplinary and multi-method study of the effects of victim participation in transitional justice processes. It studies the long-term (and often unforeseen) effects of this participation on victims and victim communities by analyzing how their perceptions of justice and of what their rights are change in response to their participation in transitional justice processes. The cases under consideration are Cambodia, the DRC, Tunisia and Guatemala. The aim is to map best practices that allow for more victim-oriented approaches to and understandings of transitional justice processes.
Scholarship Benefits: The indicative starting salary is € 2065 net per month (salary scale PhD candidates Flemish Universities) in the first year, based on a full-time position. Several elements are factored into the calculation of the exact salary, including relevant prior experience and family situation.
Number of Scholarships: Four PhD positions are available.
Eligible Nationalities: Fellowships are available to International students.
Entrance Requirements: In order to be eligible, applicants must
Furthermore, applicants who meet the following conditions will be ranked higher during the assessment procedure
In addition to these project specific elements, we expect candidates to
Application Procedure: To apply, please send us:
o If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages.
o a ‘Certificate of equivalence’ is required for diplomas awarded outside the European Union (This can be requested via www.naricvlaanderen.be/en).
Applicants are invited to submit these documents (as one pdf file) via email to tine.destrooper-at-ugent.be with the subject line “ERC PhD Application – name of the case study”.
Deadline: January 14, 2019
Ghent University, Human Rights Center Fully-Funded PhD Fellowships in Belgium, 2019 is available to undertake PhD level programs at Ghent University.
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