PhD Doctoral Program
By establishing a PhD program,
the IFSH has created a solid foundation on
which it
can continue to provide the intensive
support it has
always offered young researchers.
Students on the
program are
supervised by experienced IFSH researchers.
This ensures
that they can complete their dissertation
while attaining
key qualifications for careers in areas
related to
the work of the IFSH – both in academia and
elsewhere. Most doctoral students are
affiliated to
the University of Hamburg, but this is not a
condition
for participation in the PhD program.
Admission
requirements include
an above-average science, social science or
humanities
degree at master’s level or higher, a good
knowledge
of the fundamentals of peace research, and a
dissertation
topic relevant to the activities of IFSH.
Doctoral
students participate in working groups and
research
projects and are assigned personal advisors
according
the topics of their dissertations. A
program director
is responsible for the overall management of
the program.
The aim of the PhD
program is
to facilitate both academic and practical,
career-oriented
learning by integrating young scholars into
the research
activities of the IFSH. Participation in
regular doctoral
seminars and weekly IFSH research workshops
helps
students to deepen and broaden their
knowledge of
theories and methodologies while gaining an
insight
into current problems in peace research.
These seminars
and workshops also provide doctoral students
with
an opportunity to present their
work-in-progress to
a forum of professional experts.
Doctoral students
are funded from
a variety of sources. The IFSH cannot
currently accept
new applications for scholarships within the
scope
of the programme that has been run by the
German Foundation
for Peace Research (DSF) since October 2002.
Suitable
candidates will however be provided with
support in
applying for scholarships.