{"id":1611,"date":"2026-09-01T11:47:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/?page_id=1611"},"modified":"2026-09-01T11:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:47:49","slug":"doctoral-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/en\/doctoral-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Transforming Human Rights Doctoral Program provides a structured, four-year framework designed to equip doctoral researchers with the methodological and substantive training needed to explore the intersection of global megatrends and human rights (See Figure).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-overlay is-style-medium\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/Stages-of-Doctoral-Program.jpg\" alt=\"A chart illustrating the four-year framework of the doctoral program.\" class=\"wp-image-1148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/Stages-of-Doctoral-Program.jpg 2126w, https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/Stages-of-Doctoral-Program-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/Stages-of-Doctoral-Program-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/Stages-of-Doctoral-Program-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/Stages-of-Doctoral-Program-1536x871.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/Stages-of-Doctoral-Program-2048x1161.jpg 2048w\" \/><button class=\"image-fullscreen-btn\" onclick=\"openImageFullscreen('https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/Stages-of-Doctoral-Program.jpg')\">\u26f6<\/button><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Figure: Four Stages of the Transforming Human Rights Doctoral Program<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rooted in multi- and transdisciplinary research, the program dedicates its first year to building a joint knowledge base and essential research skills before transitioning into a second year focused on specialization, individual field research, and dedicated mentorship. During the third year, candidates prioritize writing and academic exchange by organizing an international conference with peers from partner institutions, which leads smoothly into a fourth year dedicated to finalizing the dissertation, engaging in science communication, and exploring career paths alongside human rights practitioners. Upon completion, early-career researchers integrate into the Cluster\u2019s active Alumni Network, where they benefit from funding opportunities, short-term fellowships, and lifelong collaborative opportunities to further transform human rights scholarship and practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, please review the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/Doctoral-Program-FAQ.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/05\/Doctoral-Program-FAQ.pdf\">Doctoral Program&#8217;s Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/en\/our-team-including-post-docs-phds\/#doctoral-researchers\">current members of our Doctoral Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-overlay is-style-medium\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/N4A6447-1536x1024-2.jpg\" alt=\"A woman smiling during a discussion with a laptop in front of her.\" class=\"wp-image-1160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/N4A6447-1536x1024-2.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/N4A6447-1536x1024-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/N4A6447-1536x1024-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/N4A6447-1536x1024-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" \/><button class=\"image-fullscreen-btn\" onclick=\"openImageFullscreen('https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/N4A6447-1536x1024-2.jpg')\">\u26f6<\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Lama Ranjous<\/strong>, Doctoral Program Coordinator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Transforming Human Rights Doctoral Program provides a structured, four-year framework designed to equip doctoral researchers with the methodological and substantive training needed to explore the intersection of global megatrends and human rights (See Figure). Figure: Four Stages of the Transforming Human Rights Doctoral Program Rooted in multi- and transdisciplinary research, the program dedicates its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5933,"featured_media":968,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_rrze_cache":"enabled","_access_permission":"","_rrze_multilang_single_locale":"en_US","_rrze_multilang_single_source":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/?page_id=1611","_faue_teaser_image_id":0,"footnotes":""},"page_category":[],"page_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1611","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","en-US"],"faue_teaser_image_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5933"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1611"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1612,"href":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1611\/revisions\/1612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"page_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page_category?post=1611"},{"taxonomy":"page_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page_tag?post=1611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}