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What kind of positions are available

What kind of positions are available. H. Fokkens. PhD student or candidate. Netherlands ‘Candidate’ No tuition fee Often funded / waged Elsewhere Students tuition fees Not waged. Different trajectories. Amsterdam: 3 years Elsewhere: 4 years

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What kind of positions are available

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  1. What kind of positions are available H. Fokkens

  2. PhD student or candidate • Netherlands • ‘Candidate’ • No tuition fee • Often funded / waged • Elsewhere • Students • tuition fees • Not waged

  3. Different trajectories • Amsterdam: 3 years • Elsewhere: 4 years • Future: 3 years after an RMA, or even after one year RMA

  4. Structure of a PhD trajectory 1 • Training and Supervision Plan (TSP) • Courses to follow (e.g. academic English) • ARCHON workshops (broad interests) • Courses to teach (e.g. seminar assistance) • Supervision • By the promoter • By the supervisor (sometimes) • Go/no go after 9-12 months • Progress meetings with other staff members

  5. Structure of a PhD trajectory 2 • 4 years of research • Reading, getting started (6 months) • Writing first one or two chapters (3 months) • Go / no go • Data assessment and writing (year2 and 3) • Finalising the manuscript (year 4)

  6. After handing in of the manuscript • Approval by promoters • Send to reading committee (3 people not involved in supervision) • After 6 weeks yes or no • Set a date; preparation of the final publication. • 6 weeks before the defense date: manuscript to the promotion committee

  7. possible positions • Funded • Non/self funded • Internal • external

  8. How to become a PhD • Grant opportunities • NWO promoties in de GWS • Graduate Programme World-Archaeology (ARCHON) • AIO places (almost every University) • Member of a project (NWO / ERC)

  9. Dissertations in the Humanities 1 • Quality of the candidate • Study duration • number of studies • grades, prizes • Publications • academic activities (internships, international activities including lectures, functions / memberships of boards, etc.) • motivation and persuasiveness, indications for the ability to carry out scientific research

  10. Dissertations in the Humanities 2 • 2. Quality of the proposal • scientific importance/impact • originality / innovative character • Clarity of the problem orientation • Capacity of the chosen approach for answering the research aims • feasibility of the work plan • research environment

  11. ARCHON Graduate Programme • National competition of all fields of study • Offer possibility for free competition of individual research proposals • Not dictated by professors or programmes • Reinforce the Research School as an institute

  12. ARCHON Graduate Programme • Four free places • Open competition • Choose promoter (involved in ARCHON RMA education) • Write proposal • One institutional round (pre-selection) • National round (selection) • One round in 2014 (2 positions) • One round in 2015 (2 positions)

  13. Trajectory • Call winter 2013-2014 • Deadline 1 April • Deadline first round 1 June • Pre-selection of 10 best proposals • Interviews 2nd round June/July • Selection of 2 out of 10 for a grant • Start Fall 2014

  14. Questions?

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