03Dec 2013
Doctoral Fellowships in (Risk, Bias and Policy Expertise at the University of Montreal
21:21 - By Hal Colebatch - employment
The department of political science at the Université de Montréal invites applications for a doctoral scholarship in the area of Risk, Bias and Policy Expertise.
The selected candidate will work on the way in which members of the public, elites and institutions respond to new risks, and the extent to which these same actors update their priors in the face of new expert information. Research opportunities in this program cover a broad range of topics, including but not limited to: political culture and the extent to which value cleavages influence risk perception; issue framing and media coverage of risks; the production of risk analysis and the role of experts in the policy-making process.
The successful applicant will work with Professors Eric Montpetit and Erick Lachapelle in the design and administration of experiments, surveys, interviews, documentary analysis and coding. She or he will join a team of students working on similar issues, and will have the opportunity to work with original data generated from this project for his or her own thesis. Applicants should have some familiarity with research methods and a desire to learn new methods.
The scholarship is worth $40,000. Each scholarship is tied to an additional $40,000 in research or teaching assistant appointments, for a total amount of $80,000 in guaranteed funding over a period of four years. Tuition in the province of Quebec is the lowest in Canada.
The Université de Montréal is located in one of Canada’s largest and most culturally vibrant metropolitan centers. Its world-class department of political science is associated with several leading research institutes and is among the highest ranked in the country.
Although the language of instruction is French, students are able to write their assignments, exams, and doctoral dissertation in English.
Non-native Francophones with an interest in learning French are encouraged to apply.
To apply:
1. Send an email to Eric Montpetit (e.montpetit@umontreal.ca<mailto:e.montpetit@umontreal.ca>) or Erick Lachapelle (erick.lachapelle@umontreal.ca<mailto:erick.lachapelle@umontreal.ca>) to indicate your interest in applying for the scholarship byJanuary 1st 2014
2. Submit the application for doctoral studies in the department of political science at the Université de Montréal by February 15th 2014. Applicants should indicate in their letter of intent that they wish to be considered for the scholarship in Risk, Bias and Policy Expertise.
For more information on the admission process in the department of Political Science at the Université de Montréal, please contact André Blais (andre.blais@umontreal.ca<mailto:andre.blais@umontreal.ca>) or visit http://pol.umontreal.ca/programmes-cours/cycles-superieurs/doctorat-science-politique/