<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">The <b class="">School of International and Intercultural Communication | SII</b>C, supported by MERCUR (Mercator Research Center Ruhr) and the UA-Universities Bochum, Dortmund and Duisburg-Essen, is offering<br class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><br class=""><b class="">1 PhD Scholarship</b><br class=""><br class="">starting <b class="">April 1, 2016.</b><br class=""><br class="">The graduate school establishes a new center of international and intercultural research, which aims to synthesize yet distinct perspectives on communication, media, and journalism studies. Focus of investigations are current developments in political and/or cross-border communication in transformation countries and respectively in countries/regions of the Global South.<br class=""><br class="">Fellows of the SIIC benefit from a cutting-edge curricula and an intense supervisory relationship and will find a creative and innovative environment fostering their own PhD projects and scientific career.<br class=""><br class="">Profile and qualifications: outstanding master’s degree in communication, media or journalism studies or any related discipline; a distinctive interest in international and intercultural research issues; excellent command of English and good German or the willingness to learn the language. An indispensable prerequisite is the capacity and willingness to implement a theoretically and empirically integrative approach to current phenomena of journalism, media and/or communication studies.<br class=""><br class="">The scholarship provides a tax-free stipend of € 1.000 per month for an initial period of 24 months. Subject to positive evaluations of the project progress the stipend may be prolonged for two six-month periods, up to three years. Furthermore, the SIIC is in alignment with the guiding principles of the German Research Foundation (DFG).<br class=""><br class="">Prospective candidates should submit their application (max. two PDF-files, English or German) to Dirk-Claas Ulrich via Email (<a href="mailto:dirk-claas.ulrich@tu-dortmund.de" class="">dirk-claas.ulrich@tu-dortmund.de</a>) by indicating “Application SIIC 2016” in the subject line: short cover letter, CV, two references (recommendation letter or contact details), a copy of the Master’s thesis and a detailed project proposal (max. 10 pages).<br class=""><br class=""> Candidates are expected to submit their application <b class="">by February 29, 2016.</b><br class=""><br class=""> <br class="">School of International and Intercultural Communication<br class=""><br class="">Prof. Dr. Susanne Fengler, Prof. Dr. Jens Loenhoff, Prof. Dr. Barbara Thomaß<br class=""><br class="">C/o Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism<br class=""><br class="">TU Dortmund<br class=""><br class="">Otto-Hahn-Str. 2<br class=""><br class="">44227 Dortmund<br class=""><br class=""><a href="http://www.brost.org" class="">http://www.brost.org</a> <br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></body></html>