[INFO] Doctoral Scholarships for the New PhD Program "The Economics

Doctoral Scholarships for the New PhD Program "The Economics of
Innovative Change"

Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (Germany)

The new research training group / Graduiertenkolleg 1411 �The
Economics of Innovative Change� (Die �konomik des innovativen
Wandels) started on October 1st, 2006 at the Department of Economics
of the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena in cooperation with the Max
Planck Institute of Economics, Jena.

The program is funded by the German Science Foundation. It offers top
level graduated students the opportunity to achieve a doctoral degree
(PhD) in economics. Meanwhile the research group comprises 25 PhD
students and 2 Postdocs. Continuous enrollment in the program is
possible.

The Research Training Group offers several scholarships for doctoral
students (duration of 2+1 years) with a background in economics and
business administration.

The Research Training Group �The Economics of Innovative Change� will
address unresolved questions and problems concerning the economic
dynamics of firms, markets, sectors and regions with an analytical
focus on the endogenous driving forces mainly understood as the
activities of invention and innovation. The variety of topics that is
dealt with covers the foundations of individual behaviour and the
economic and institutional environment, the generation of innovations
together with the organizational forms of activities of invention and
innovations, the change of the sectoral structures caused by
innovations, the role of the demand side in this context, as well as
the political management of change.

The scholarship positions require a permanent and active
participation in the study and the research program of the research
training group. Therefore all scholarship holders are expected to
choose Jena as their place of residence.

Applications are expected to include

� CV, copy of diploma, BA, MA certificate, copy of diploma or master
thesis, writing sample (about 10 pages), 2 reference letters from
academic teachers, 1 page statement on the expected benefit from
participating in the program;
� the application form: visit our homepage http://www.wiwi.uni-
jena.de/eic/gk-eic.html, download, fill in and return to us;

and be mailed to the spokesman of the Research Training Group:

Professor Dr. Uwe Cantner Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
Department of Economics Carl-Zeiss-Str. 3 D-07743 Jena e-mail:
uwe.cantner @ wiwi.uni-jena.de

Application is possible on a continuous basis. Please do not send any
originals because materials submitted cannot be returned to the
applicant.

For more information on the structure, teaching staff and objectives
of the Research Training Group please visit: http://www.wiwi.uni-
jena.de/eic/gk-eic.html