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11.00-11.15 11.15-11.25 Prof. Harry Fokkens LU General information on PhD-positions Discussion 11.25-11.40 11.40-11.50 Prof. Vladimir Stissi UVA Commissions Discussion 11.50-12.05 12.05-12.15 Dr. Bleda During LU Presentation by PhD-supervisors Discussion 12.15-13.15 Lunch break 13.15-15.00 Dr. Ir. Anke Klerkx LU Workshop Writing a PhD proposal 15.00-15.15 15.15-15.25 Tijm Lanjouw LU PhD presentation Discussion 15.25-15.40 15.40-15.50 Pieter Houten PhD presentation Discussion 15.50-16.05 16.05-16.15 Samantha Ximeri UVA PhD presentation Discussion 16.15 -16.30 16.45 General Discussion Drinks at the Koets! 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 • Future: 3 years after an RMA, or even after one year RMA 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 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) 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 possible positions • Funded • Non/self funded – Internal – external 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) 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 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 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 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) 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 Questions?