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The International Sociological Association (ISA) invites applications from PhD students in sociology or interdisciplinary programs (with a strong sociology component) to attend the Eleventh ISA Laboratory for PhD Students in Sociology to be organised jointly with the Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan, June 10-17, 2012.
The Laboratory will be hosted by the Academia Sinica and it will be organized by Professor Chin-Chun Yi, Research Fellow at the Institute of Sociology of the Academia Sinica and member of the ISA Executive Committee, and her colleagues.
The main theme of this year’s ISA Laboratory is Sociology in an Unequal World. Potential applicants should understand that this is a broad theme and that their research may focus on or be related in some way to one or more of the emphases. Sociology in an Unequal World will be the focus of a series of lectures during the Laboratory week, and these lectures will be delivered by internationally renowned academics from both within and outside of Asia.
The core of the programme, however, will be, as in the previous ISA Laboratories, the presentations by the students of their own work and subsequent discussion by the group of participants.
The working language of the workshop will be English. Participants in the workshop should be able to understand and speak English very well. The students who apply must be at an advanced stage of their doctoral studies; they should have made some progress with the collection of data and have commenced with writing their dissertations.
Each interested candidate is requested to submit the following documentation:
- A letter of application (in English) specifying the topic of her/his research, the expected date of degree completion, and
 the application form.
- A two-page curriculum vitae (in English)
- A two-page abstract of the applicant’s research project (in English).including information about the main theoretical approach (es) and the main methodological approach (es) that are used in the research
- A list of university courses completed (in English) and, if available, the grades
- Two letters of recommendation (in English, French or Spanish) in sealed envelopes:
- (a) One from the student’s dissertation adviser or a dissertation committee member that comments on the research project (including the stage of the research), theoretical and methodological approach (es) as well as the anticipated date of completion, and
- (b) The other from the Department Chair or another professor that can comment about the applicant’s academic merits (in comparison with other students in the same programme) and about the candidate’s potential leadership in the social sciences.
The email addresses of both referees should be included in the student’s letter of application.
Because of space limitations, participants in any previous ISA laboratory for doctoral students should abstain from applying. Selected students will be expected to become members of the ISA.
Applications must be received by mail (documents sent by e-mail or fax will not be accepted) not later than 15 January 2012 at:
International Sociological Association
Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology
University Complutense, Campus de Somosaguas
28223 Madrid, Spain
tel: 34-91 352 7650
Late applications will be considered only if places remain available.
Selection criteria include: excellence of research, diversity of theoretical and methodological approaches, gender and geographic diversity of the candidates. Selection results will be announced in early March 2012.
Travel and lodging expenses (including meals at the Laboratory) of the participants will be covered by the Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica and the International Sociological Association.
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