CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS)
a European Science Foundation Scientific Programme
(2003-2007)
Applications are invited for places on four workshop/seminars, supported by
the Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences programme of the European
Science Foundation. These integrated workshops and seminars will provide
opportunities for junior researchers to undertake high-level training in
the latest developments in quantitative methods. They will also enable
junior and senior researchers to interact and share ideas and expertise
based upon recent research.
These four workshop/seminars will take place between July and September
2006 on the following topics:
- Networks and Behavior: Statistical Models and Advances in the Theory of
Action;
- Longitudinal and Incomplete Data;
- Theory-Driven Evaluation and Intervention Studies in the Social Sciences;
- Measurement, Data Collection and Data Quality Issues for Cross-National
Survey Data.
Each event will consist of a one-week workshop providing high-level
training, led by two leading researchers in the field, followed by a two
day seminar at which additional senior researchers will present and discuss
research at the cutting edge of the field.
Applications to participate in these events are invited from well-qualified
junior scholars, who are researching quantitative methods or using
quantitative methods in research in the social sciences and who are seeking
to extend and broaden their skills.
Thirty junior scholars will be selected to participate in each
workshop/seminar. Selection will be primarily on the basis of merit,
subject to consideration of balance with respect to country and discipline.
Accommodation and meal costs at the workshop/seminars will be covered. Only
in exceptional cases of hardship, will contributions be made to travel
costs.
Junior researchers who participate in one of the workshop/seminars will
also have the opportunity to apply for funds to support preparation of a
paper and participation in the end of programme conference in 2007.
Eligibility: Applicants should either be registered for doctoral work in a
relevant field of study and have demonstrated the ability to undertake
research of a high quality, or have recently completed doctoral work.
Applicants should be from one of the nineteen participating European
countries (listed on the web-site below).
Application Procedure: Applications should consist of a short CV, a
covering letter of no more than 500 words in English together with a
recommendation letter by a PhD supervisor or other established scholar. The
covering letter should include an explanation of how the applicant’s
research plans relate to the QMSS programme and, specifically, to any of
the workshops. It should also indicate which workshops the applicant would
be interested to attend, if a place could be offered, and rank these
workshops in order of preference. Applications are welcome from those who
participated in workshop/seminars in 2004 and 2005 but it is expected that
no applicant will be permitted to participate in more than one workshop in
2006.
Applications should be sent by e-mail by 18 April 2006 to the Programme
Coordinator, Mrs. Julia D’Arrigo, at [log in to unmask] All
applicants will be informed about the outcome through e-mail by the end of
May 2006.
Further information about the programme is available via the QMSS website
at http://www.s3ri.soton.ac.uk/qmss or the ESF website at
http://www.esf.org/qmss
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