PhD and Postdoc positions on inter- and intrainstitutional cooperation

Deadline for applications: 1 May, 2010

http://www.in-coop.eu/

The multi-disciplinary Initial Training Network (ITN) on Inter-institutional Cooperation in the EU (INCOOP) brings together Universities, professional organisations and high-level officials that all share a long-term interest in a better understanding of the functioning of institutions in the European system of multi-level governance. 13  pre-doctoral and 2 post-doctoral positions  are available at the different host institutions (Universities) with the aim of examining different dimensions of inter-level, intra- and inter-institutional cooperation in the EU.

The participating Universities are: Maastricht University (coordinator);
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies; Cambridge University, Fondation nationale des Sciences Politiques Paris (Sciences Po); University of Loughborough; Université de Luxembourg; University of Mannheim; University of Osnabrück.


The main objective of INCOOP is to improve the European career opportunities of young researchers by offering them a coherent academic training programme, complemented with a professional skills training programme and by exposing them to experience in the work-place through an internship at a professional organisation such as the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), DLA Piper and the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). It is financed by the European Union. Moreover there is the possibility for exchange between researchers within the network, i.e. for short research stays at other host institutions.


All host institutions offer pre-doctoral positions (13 in total) and the Centre d´etudes européennes, Paris and the University of Cambridge each offer one post-doctoral position each.

The positions are financed by the European Union within the framework of the People Programme: Initial Training Networks (FP7-PEOPLE-ITN-2008). For more information see: ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/fp7-mga-annex3intramulti-v2_en.pdf.


Given that you full-fill the criteria please apply directly to the University in question. Each position is available for a duration of 36 months (maximum).for PhD studentships and 24 months (maximum) for post-doctoral fellowships). For more information please see:  www.in-coop.eu <http://www.in-coop.eu/>