The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications to its Ph.D. and postdoctoral programs. The program provides close supervision of dissertation work within a demand-tailored education and research framework. BIGSSS is part of an international network of highly acknowledged graduate programs. It supports its doctoral and postdoctoral fellows in achieving early scientific independence and provides funds for the conduct, presentation, and publishing of their research. Successful applicants for the Ph.D. and Postdoctoral Fellowships will pursue a topic in one or more of BIGSSS' five Thematic Fields: Global Integration; Integration and Diversity in the New Europe; Social Integration and the Welfare State; Attitude Formation, Value Change, and Intercultural Communication; Life-Course and Lifespan Dynamics. 20 Ph.D. Stipends/Fellowships: The organizers offer Ph.D. stipends of € 1250/month for 36 months, contingent on successful completion of each year. 4 - 6 Postdoctoral Stipends/Fellowships: The organizers seek candidates pursuing English-language publication projects based either on their dissertations (by making findings available to an international audience through a book or journal article) or on new research. Postdoctoral stipends of € 1750/month may run for between 6 and 24 months.

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