The KIU Graduate Program “Resilience, Restoration and Transformation. Ukraine in a world of turmoil” is the first structured doctoral program in Germany on Ukrainian studies. The program offers up to 15 early career researchers from various disciplines the unique opportunity to conduct intensive research on aspects of history, culture, state, society and conflict related to Ukraine. At one of the most inspiring research locations, the Viadrina, which is located directly on the German-Polish border, and in the excellent research environment of the KIU, which includes the most important Berlin research institutions, KIU PhD students will become part of the endeavor of establishing Ukrainian studies in Germany.
The KIU competence network is a four-year DAAD-funded project to strengthen Ukraine-related research, teaching, networking and transfer activities. The competence network, initiated and led by the European University Viadrina, includes the ZOiS, the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, the Freie Universität Berlin, the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW) and the Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin.
The KIU Graduate Program places Ukraine in the epicenter of a new research program that focuses on the topics of “Resilience, Restoration and Transformation” through the lenses of History, Literature and Cultural Studies, Political Science, Economics, Law, Peace and Conflict Studies, Sociology, and Digital Studies.
The program offers 9 PhD scholarships plus 6 positions for associated doctoral students who bring their own funding but will be part of the KIU Graduate Program. All successful applicants will be offered a co-working space in the KIU premises in Frankfurt (Oder).
The whole duration of the program is 36 months, starting in April 2025.
The working language of the PhD program is English.
Future PhD students are expected to have a basic knowledge of the Ukrainian language or to acquire it by the start of the doctoral program. Successful candidates are expected to continue to learn Ukrainian regularly during the doctoral phase and attend the corresponding courses at the KIU universities.
Interested candidates should apply online through the KIU application portal by January 25th, 2025, 23:59 CET. Applicants first need to register on the portal. The application portal will open on December 15th, 2024.
The KIU competence network is a four-year DAAD-funded project to strengthen Ukraine-related research, teaching, networking and transfer activities. The competence network, initiated and led by the European University Viadrina, includes the ZOiS, the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, the Freie Universität Berlin, the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin.