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UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

The Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies

invites applications for a

POLISH DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

For advanced students in Poland

The Polish Doctoral Research Fellowship is tenable at the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. The Fellowship is valued at CAN $ 27,600.00 and will be paid in equal monthly installments at the beginning of each month.

The successful candidate will hold this fellowship at the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies, and is expected to be actively engaged in Ph.D. thesis research. Successful candidates are also expected to participate in the Institute's cultural, scholarly and academic activities, particularly the development of academic relationships with institutions in Poland.

Young scholars from any discipline in the Humanities, Social Sciences or Fine Arts are invited to apply. Candidates should be Polish citizens at Ph.D. (all-but-dissertation) level and have an excellent command of spoken and written English as well as a sound reading knowledge of either German or another central European language. A proven research record (ideally in the form of publications), would be an asset. 

The University of Alberta welcomes diversity and encourages applications from all qualified women and men, including persons with disabilities.

Applicants should submit a short English-language description (maximum 500 words) of their research project, a full curriculum vitae, and the names of two references as one single file with first name, last name, and country included in the file name (i.e. John_Smith_Poland.PDF). Application should be submitted in e-mail to rawright@ualberta.ca.

Application deadline: 24 APRIL 2019

Finalists in the competition for this fellowship will be interviewed in Warsaw on May 29 or in Wroclaw on May 31 by the Director of the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies.  Successful candidates will be advised by e-mail beforehand of the specific date, time and place of the interview. Due to the large number of applicants, we regret that unsuccessful candidates may not receive a notification of their status.