Call for applications for early-stage researcher

EXTENDED application deadline: April 11, 2014 (2 p.m. Brussels time)

Research fellowship in the INTEGRIM Network:

“Integration and international migration: pathways and integration policies”

The Center for Policy Studies at Central European University is pleased to announce a two-year research
fellowship in the framework of the INTEGRIM Marie Curie Initial Training Network (www.integrim.eu).
‘INTEGRIM’ is a consortium of 8 European partner institutions that focus on the study of international
migration and integration policies; the consortium aims to make an innovative contribution to academic
knowledge on the concept of integration as a key factor for the future cohesion of European societies. The
Network is coordinated by Deusto University, Bilbao, Spain.

The INTEGRIM early-stage research fellowship at CEU will be situated in the thematic research area of
‘Citizenship and political participation’. In this area, the Center for Policy Studies is interested in
research topics concerning: (1) forms of transnational political participation and transnational citizenship;
(2) recent institutional and discursive shifts in regulating the participation of migrants in local and national
political actions in European host societies; (3) crosscutting solidarities and competitions in mobilizing
migrants and issues of intersectionality; (4) diversities across Europe in building migrant and host society
solidarity structures; (5) art for and in political mobilization addressing inequalities, hierarchies, and
injustices related to migration belonging; (6) theoretical questions that connect the study of migrants and
the European Roma including the settled and the indigenous. The host CEU’s resources can best support
research projects that examine intra-European migration.

Target group: Ideally we are looking to receive applications from PhD candidates who are already in more
advanced stages of their doctoral research in their home universities, and whose research topic is related
to the focus of the INTEGRIM ‘citizenship and political participation’ Work Package. While taking part in
INTEGRIM work, the student would (1) participate in conferences, events and trainings; (2) work together
with the other 16 early-stage scholars in the Network’s 8 universities; (3) receive support for publishing
activities; and (4) benefit from two years of full funding for the completion of his/her own fieldwork and
dissertation writing-up period.

Eligibility requirements: Applicants should have an MA or equivalent in a social sciences discipline and
should be enrolled in the second or third year of the PhD program in their home university. Applicants
should have no more than 4 years of full-time research experience since obtaining the degree that entitles
them to pursue doctoral studies in the country in which the degree was received. Eligible candidates can be
of any nationality but they can only apply if they have not been domiciled in Hungary for more than 12
months in the previous three years prior to appointment (short vacation stays do not count).
Full description of eligibility rules: http://www.integrim.eu/vacancies/requirements-for-applicants/
How to apply: Applicants must apply directly to the INTEGRIM Network, through an online application
system (http://www.integrim.eu/application-process/).

I. Application materials – Academic documents:
· Online application form
· Certified copy of Master’s level diploma enabling one to pursue doctoral studies (in English or an
official translation);
· Certified copies of Master’s studies’ academic transcripts (in English or an official translation);
· Curriculum Vitae in English (Europass model-with contact information of two referees);
· Letter of motivation or expression of interest, focusing on why the applicant wants to study at the
selected host institution and in this particular program;
· A synopsis of the applicant’s doctoral research project (3 pages) and a work plan for the duration of the
INTEGRIM short-term fellowship and how it contributes to the development of one’s doctoral project (3
pages).

II. Application materials – Personal documents:
· Copy of international passport (main page);
· If the applicant is married, or in an equivalent legal situation, a marriage certificate or similar;
· If the applicant has dependent children who are actually being maintained by the researcher, a birth
certificate of the child/children;
· Statement of truth (template provided).
Deadlines and timeframes

EXTENDED application deadline: April 11, 2014 (2 p.m. Brussels time)
Selection and interviews: early May
Final notifications by May 31, 2014
Start date: September 1, 2014

More information: www.integrim.eu

Central European University is an English-language, graduate university located in Budapest, Hungary.
An international university with students from some 100 countries and faculty from more than 40, CEU
offers small, seminar-style courses and a student/faculty ratio of 7:1. CEU is accredited in the United States
and Hungary. The Center for Policy Studies (CPS) is an academic unit within CEU dedicated to promoting
inter-disciplinary and comparative research, analyzing public policy in the field of equality on different
inequality grounds including ethnicity, gender, and disability, policies for social inclusion and integration of
minorities, and intersecting inequalities.