2 Predoctoral grants at the Department of Political and Social Sciences (Ref. CPIS-PREDOC_PIPF-2025-02)

<h3>Description</h3><ul> <li>Carry out the academic and training activities required in the PhD program in Political and Social Sciences and work on the research and development of your doctoral thesis under the guidance of a supervisor.</li> <li>Do a maximum of 60 hours of face-to-face teaching in Catalan/Spanish and/or English, per academic year in courses of the teaching programmes of the Department of Political and Social Sciences. Teaching can be carried out either in the morning or in the afternoon.</li> <li>Collaboration in research and teaching activities of the department.</li> </ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><p> </p> <ul> <li> <p><span>PhD students enrolled in the academic year 2024-2025.</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span><span>Master's students and master graduates who have been admitted to the PhD programme or are in the process of being selected. To be admitted to the selection process the candidate must fulfil the </span><a href="https://www.upf.edu/web/doctorats/ciencies-politiques-i-socials"><span>requirements</span></a><span> for admission to a doctoral program.   </span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>Accreditation of linguistic competence (Spanish/Catalan and English) to teach in the department.</span></p> </li> </ul><h3>Application Instructions</h3><p> </p> <ol> <li> <p><span>A letter of motivation (max. 3 pages) </span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>A copy of CV </span></p> </li> <li> <p><span><span>A copy of Master Diploma (</span><span>It is not necessary to submit this document if you are a PhD or Master's student enrolled at UPF in the year 2024-25)</span><span>.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span><span>A copy of Master transcript ((</span><span>It is not necessary to submit this document if you are a PhD or Master's student enrolled at UPF in the year 2024-25)</span><span>.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span><span>A copy of ID or Passport</span></span></p> </li> </ol> <p> </p> <p><span><span>Criteria for assessing candidates (merits)</span><span>:</span></span></p> <ol> <li> <p><span>CV – publications, attendance at conferences, seminars, letter of recommendation from the thesis supervisor, knowledge transfer etc. (50 points).</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>Suitability of the candidate to the thematic area of the profile selected - orientation of his/her research, research proposal submitted at the PhD program, specific training in the thematic area, etc. (25 points)</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span><span>Language knowledge - Catalan, Spanish, English (25 points).</span></span></p> </li> </ol> <p> </p> <p><span>Evaluation Committee:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span>President: Luis Ortiz</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>Secretary: David Sancho</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>Member: Jorge Rodríguez</span></p> </li> </ul> <p><span>Alternate members: Juan Carlos Triviño, Marc Sanjaume, Tatiana Llaguno</span></p> <p><span>If deemed appropriate, the evaluation committee may call the candidates for a personal interview.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span><span><strong>More information on the selection process:</strong> </span><a href="https://www.upf.edu/web/politiques/ofertes-de-treball">https://www.upf.edu/web/politiques/ofertes-de-treball</a>/</span></p><h3>Equal Employment Opportunity Statement</h3><p>UPF promotes a diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applicants regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, race, religion or sexual orientation.</p>