RSCR trains high-quality scientific researchers in Sociology, Gender & Diversity, and Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies. After completing the PhD programme, students are awarded a doctorate in social sciences.
PhD Trajectory
In RSCR, there are two types of PhD students:
PhD at Radboud University
If you are interested in having a PhD position at RSCR, you could regularly check the job opportunities at Radboud University. An application and job interview are part of the procedure for these PhD positions.
External PhD
If you are interested in becoming an external PhD student at RSCR (without being contracted by Radboud University), the following formal steps have to be taken:
- If you are interested in becoming an external PhD student, you will first need to find one or more staff member(s) willing to become your project's supervisor and/or promotor.
- Under the supervision of your RSCR supervisor, you should fill in an application form that includes a research proposal. Your RSCR promotor should submit the application and the proposal to rscr [at] ru.nl (rscr[at]ru[dot]nl).
- The RSCR Advisory Board must approve this proposal.
- The external PhD-student, the RSCR director, and the external PhD-student's employer (if applicable) sign an agreement on the proposed trajectory. A model agreement form is provided in Dutch and here in English.
- Together with your supervisor, you will fill out a PhD Training and Supervision Plan, and you will be included in the PhD tracking system Hora Finita.
- The director will sign a presence agreement, and the PhD-student may be offered office space (if available).
Please note
There is no funding available for external PhDs at RSCR.