The United Nations University Wider is inviting applications for its visiting Ph.D. Fellowship program. In 2021, the Visiting Ph.D. Fellowship Programme will take place online. The Visiting Ph.D. Fellowship Programme, formerly known as the Ph.D. internship program gives registered doctoral students the opportunity to utilize the resources and facilities at UNU-WIDER for their Ph.D. dissertation or thesis research on developing economies, and to work with our researchers in areas of mutual interest. Visiting Ph.D. fellows typically spend three consecutive months at UNU-WIDER before returning to their home institution. During their time in Helsinki, fellows prepare one or more research papers and present a seminar on their research findings. They may also have the opportunity to publish their research in the WIDER Working Paper Series.
Requirements
- Applicants must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program (later stage) and have shown the ability to research developing economies.
- Candidates working in other social sciences than economics may apply but should keep in mind that UNU-WIDER is an economics-focused institute.
- Candidates should be fluent in both oral and written English
- Possession of good quantitative and/or qualitative analytical skills.
Application Details
- Research proposal : It should contain the following
- Title of research
- General description of proposed research (max. 500 words)
- Description of main research questions or hypotheses (max. 300 words)
- Description of the methods or approaches used in answering research questions (max. 500 words)
- Description of main data and information sources (max. 300 words)
- Explanation on how the proposed research relates to Ph.D. thesis or dissertation (max 200 words)
- Explanation on how the fellowship at UNU-WIDER could contribute to research (max. 200 words).
- Curriculum vitae (CV), including a list of principal publications, if applicable (co-authors, year, title and publisher).
In addition, please note that supervisors must provide UNU-WIDER with a letter of reference which needs to be emailed (by the supervisor) to the following address: ph**********@wi***.edu
Also, the system only accepts files in PDF format and less than 1MB in size. For further details, please contact we*****@wi***.edu .
