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Graduate School of the Social and Behavioural Sciences (GSBS) Doctoral Programme University of Konstanz in Germany
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Sociology
Funding
No tuition fees mentioned; no stipend or funding information is provided in the advert.
Deadline
Apr 15, 2027
Country
Germany
University
University of Konstanz
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About this position
Graduate School of the Social and Behavioural Sciences (GSBS) at the University of Konstanz is a structured doctoral programme bringing together researchers and doctoral candidates across six disciplines: economics, linguistics, political science and public administration, psychology, sociology and statistics.
The programme is designed for research on behaviour from both micro and macro perspectives. At the micro level, it focuses on determinants and processes that shape individual behaviour; at the macro level, it examines decision-making in collectives such as groups, markets, societies and political organisations.
GSBS offers an interdisciplinary environment with coursework, research seminars and colloquia, enabling doctoral candidates to work across disciplinary boundaries while developing their own doctorate to international standards. The school also includes two optional interdisciplinary specialisations: Decision Sciences and Inequality. The inequality specialisation is linked to the Cluster “The Politics of Inequality”, and the decision sciences specialisation connects to the earlier Graduate School of Decision Sciences and the university’s research priority on inequality and conflict.
The research environment emphasises synergies between fields and methods. The advert highlights shared interests in topics such as framing, culture and the emergence of institutions, as well as the use of statistical methods and data collection approaches. Doctoral candidates are part of a wider research setting that supports interdisciplinary exchange and advanced methodological training.
The programme is based at the University of Konstanz in Konstanz, Germany, with teaching in English and the option to write the thesis in German on application.
Funding details
No tuition fees mentioned; no stipend or funding information is provided in the advert.
What's required
Applicants are seeking a doctoral programme (PhD). The programme is offered in English; courses and seminars are held in English and the doctoral thesis is written in English, though applicants may write the thesis and conduct the colloquium in German upon application. The advert states the programme accepts applicants from all countries.
How to apply
Register by 15 April 2027 through the GSBS application website. Use the programme page and the how-to-apply page for further instructions and application details. Check the application period for the winter semester (15 February to 15 April) before submitting.
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