> **** FOR CIRCULATION AMONG FINAL YEAR PhD CANDIDATES AND RECENT PhDs.
> SORRY FOR CROSS-POSTING ***
>
> As part of its vision to promote further its research culture and
> environment, the Parties, Participation and Public Opinion (PPPO)
> research cluster of the Department of Politics and International
> Relations of the University of Leicester is seeking expressions of
> interest from soon-to-be PhDs (or recent PhDs) working in topics
> related to the above areas of research in order to be sponsored by our
> Department in an application for a Marie Curie Intra-European
> Fellowship (for applicants resident in a EU or associate member state)
> or the Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships (for applicants
> resident in other 3rd countries, such as the US, Canada, Australia,
> Latin American countries, etc.).
>
> We are open to applications focusing on any areas relevant to the
> research cluster, but we are especially interested in applicants
> proposing projects that can link with existing projects in the
> research cluster:
>
> - The ERC Starting Grant "Democratic Responsiveness in Comparative
> Perspective: How Do Democratic Governments Respond to Different
> Expressions of Public Opinion (RESPONSIVEGOV)", led by Dr Laura
> Morales. See: http://www.responsivegov.eu
> - The Leverhulme Trust project " Competing on the centre right: An
> examination of party strategy in Britain", led by Dr Philip Lynch and
> Dr Richard Whitaker. See:
> http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/politics/research/centre-right
> - The projects "Voting in the UK: Voting Advice Application for Polish
> and Lithuanian Immigrants" and " Governance, Corruption and
> Anti-Corruption Policies: The EU and members states, candidate and
> third countries", led by Dr Simona Guerra.
>
> The fellowships are for a period of research of 12-24 months and
> cover: monthly salary, mobility allowance, and research expenses.
> Salary conditions are determined by the number of years of research
> experience of the candidate but are typically generous and very
> competitive.
>
> Detailed information about the Marie Curie Fellowships programme is
> available on:
> http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/searchcalls;efp7_SESSION_ID=RqxgPk9FQcG86d9zhtZpyQtFy1P4bG21r3LQh4Trp70GGCRvrx4T!-1053914333?state=open&theme=people
>
> As the deadline for the fellowships is August 16, we invite
> expressions of interest by July 11 in order to give enough time to
> communicate candidates the decision about our institutional support
> and process the documents related to the application with the
> university research office.
>
> Interested candidates should send by end of July 11 the following
> documents to Simon Sheldrake ([log in to unmask]):
>
> - An early draft of Part B of the research proposal in the format
> required by the Marie Curie fellowships call
> - A short cover letter stating how they would contribute to the
> research culture of the PPPO cluster at Leicester.
>
> Informal enquiries can be sent to [log in to unmask]
>
> best regards,
> Laura
>
> --
> ----------------------------
> JUST OUT! Social Capital, Political Participation and Migration in Europe. Making Multicultural Democracy Work? Edited by Laura Morales and Marco Giugni
> http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?PID=392062
>
> CHECK OUT THE LOCALMULTIDEM projecthttp://www.um.es/localmultidem
>
>
> Dr. Laura Morales
> Reader in Politics
>
> Department of Politics and International Relations
> University of Leicester
> University Road
> Leicester LE1 7RH
> UK
>
> Tel: +44 (0)116 252 2727
> Fax: +44 (0)116 252 5082
> Email:[log in to unmask]
>
>
> LEARN ABOUT MY BOOK 'JOINING POLITICAL ORGANISATIONS'http://www.ecprnet.eu/ecprpress/book_details.asp?bookTitleID=13
>
> SEE ALSO: Political Discussion in Modern Democracies:http://www.routledge.com/9780415548458/
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