20 PhD Scholarships in Humanities, University of Oslo
Faculty of Humanities, University of Oslo, Norway offer 20 Ph.D. positions that are open to all disciplines at the Faculty.
The Faculty has approximately 130 Ph.D. students divided into seven departments and one center:
- Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History
- Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages
- Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas
- Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages
- Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies
- Department of Media and Communication
- Department of Musicology
- Centre for Ibsen Studies
The advertised positions are open for all research fields at the Faculty of Humanities. In the actual processing of the applications, however, strategic considerations may be applied in the selection process, such as imminent need for recruitment within certain disciplines or subjects. Applicants who have recently graduated with excellent results may also be given preference.
The person who is appointed will be enrolled in the Faculty’s organised researcher training. The academic study will terminate in a doctoral thesis which will be defended at the Faculty, leading to a Ph.D.-degree. The successful candidate is expected to contribute into a research group or network, and for a professional development in the environment.
The appointment is for a duration of 3 years. Any previous employment as a research fellow or appointment to another position will in whole or in part be deducted from the appointment time.
Qualifications
A Master degree or equivalent in an area relevant to the topic of the doctoral dissertation. The masters degree or equivalent has to be achieved by the time of application.
Submissions
Applicants must submit the following attachments with the electronic application:
- letter of application
- list of publications
- Curriculum Vitae including grades
- project description
Applications that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.
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Guys and Girls! Don’t even bother to apply to this University. They accentuate the of being an international institution, when in fact you’ll see mostly Norwegian last name who get the fellowships. If you have a Norwegian last name you have plenty of chances. It is also very hard to deal with the admin people. It takes ages for them to get back to you, or as it happent to me once, they responded after the deadline passed.
So good luck to all!
D.
You are right david! It happent to me too. They don’t even read all research proposals! ….but doesn’t hurt trying… who knows?
This is so true! They did not even read my research proposal. I developed it as part of my course work, with one of the best , well-known American professors, from a reputable university. We made sure that it followed all guidelines and matched their research interests and guess what? I got a big NO a few days after the deadline closed. Let’s put it this way, if this gentleman, who has a big name is “Linguistics” does not know how to write a proposal, then who does?
So, you can draw the conclusions. University of Oslo has its own internal system of distribution of scholarships! You need the right NETWORK!