Applications are invited for Five New PhD Scholarships at iCourts, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Scholarships are available for international students. Successful candidates can start June 1, 2019.
Course Level:Â Scholarships are available to pursue PhD programme.
Eligible Nationalities:Â Scholarships are available for international students.
Eligibility Criterias: Applicants must meet the following criteria:
Qualifications
- Applicants must have obtained a degree that corresponds to the Danish Master of Laws or equivalent qualifications. Please visit studyindenmark.dk for more information. Applicants must have obtained a minimum overall grade average of 8.2 or above at the Master’s level in accordance with the Danish grading scale
- Applicants must document an aptitude for research through the meritorious assessment of their final thesis, publications or academic recommendations in order to show that they are capable of undertaking the demanding task of writing a PhD thesis.
- Applicants must have excellent language skills in English and have excellent communications skills. Applicants must be able to teach at an academic level in Danish or English and to follow PhD courses in English.
- Documentation of English level can for instance be documented by an excellent IELTS or TOEFL test. More information is available here
Successful PhD candidates are required toÂ
- Actively engage in the research environment at the University of Copenhagen; participate in international conferences, courses and meetings relevant to their research project.
- Comply with the formal requirements of the PhD programme
- Contribute to teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses in Danish or English offered by the Faculty of Law.
- Conduct independent and high quality research under the supervision of a senior member of academic staff at the Faculty.
- Research project proposal. This should include the following: (1) objective(s) of the research, (2) major research questions, (3) review of relevant literature, (4) methodology to be applied in the research, and (5) a timetable that plans for all course requirements to have been met within three years. The project description must elaborate on the value of the proposed research project in terms of its relevance to existing and future research in the field (maximum 6 pages excluding bibliography). The document must be in Times New Roman, font size 12, spacing 1.5 and all margins (right, left, top and bottom) of 2 cm.
- Curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages).
- Diplomas and transcripts. Certified copies of original diploma(s) and transcripts (both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree) in the original language and an authorized English translation if they are issued in other language than English or Danish.
- Grading scale. A certified explanation of grading scale in the original language and an authorized English translation if it is available in other language than English or Danish.
- Supervisor. The name of a member of academic staff whom you wish to have assigned as your supervisor. You do not need to contact the supervisor but simply make a request in your application.
- Letter of motivation. Explaining the choice of the Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen as a host institution for the proposed project and outlines how the project fits within the research priorities at the Faculty (maximum 1 page).
- Documentation of English level. Documentation of English level can for instance be documented by an excellent IELTS or TOEFL test.
Submit your application electronically in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian or English.
Scholarship Link
Scholarship Application Deadline:Â December 14, 2018