Opportunities are available for Tel Aviv University Postdoctoral, Doctoral and Visiting Fellowships in Israel, 2018, under the project titled: Human Trafficking: A Labor Perspective European Research Council (ERC) Research Project. International students are eligible to apply.
The Tel Aviv University (TAU) – Israel’s largest and most comprehensive institution of higher learning – is home to over 30,000 students studying in nine faculties and over 125 schools and departments across the spectrum of sciences, humanities and the arts.
Scholarship Type
Fellowships are available to doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty-level scholars,
Field of study:
The LPHT, a five-year research project, studies the causes of human trafficking and its regulation.
Scholarship Benefits:
- Fellowship awards:
- Two postdoctoral fellows ( approx. $30,000 per year, for up to 4 years)
- Two doctoral students – ($20,000 per year, for up to 4 years) Doctoral students must be studying as PhD candidates in Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law. The TAU Law PhD program accepts graduate students from around the world.
- Visiting faculty/research fellows ($750-$1,500 per month, between 3-6 months). Fellows can be at different stages of their academic career, including doctoral students, postdoctoral students, and faculty at other universities.
To be taken in(Country):
Israel
Scholarship Number :
Not Specified
Eligible Nationality:
International students are eligible to apply.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for this scholarship you must meet the following requirements:
- Candidates should have knowledge and experience in relevant fields of research (e.g., law, sociology, anthropology, geography, political science, labour and migration studies, international relations), and the ability and desire to work as part of a scholarly community and a research team.
- Fellows are to take part to the full residence at Tel Aviv for the duration of the fellowship, and participate in workshops and seminars on a regular basis.
- Key selection criteria for the post-doc and doctoral positions are analytical skills, methodological abilities, and the capacity for team-work as well as independent research.
- Successful applicants are to develop and pursue their own research within the overarching research agenda of the LPHT project, as well as take part in an existing ongoing research project.
- Applicants whose first language is not English are to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level by the University.
Application Deadline:
15th May 2018
Application Procedure:
Application and Fellowship Information for post-doctoral and doctoral students/faculty/research visitors:
Submit all applications to projects’ PI Dr Hila Shamir at [email protected] and to the projects’ administrative director Dr Ayelet Peer at [email protected]; and include the following documents.
- Cover letter describing your interest in the project and stating the nature and duration of position you seek with us.
- Detailed CV (including the list of publications)
- A preliminary research proposal (in English; up to 3 pages) for a research project you hope to pursue in the context of the LPHT fellowship.
- An example of academic writing (article, research paper, or dissertation chapter)
- Two letters of recommendation that speak to the applicant’s qualifications for doctoral or postdoctoral research, respectively (in English or Hebrew).
- The working language at the LPHT project is English
You can begin the application by clicking on Scholarship Link
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