Question: Is there a list of supervisors and their respective research fields?
Answer: All members of the institute with a PhD (Dr.) degree are allowed to supervise PhD fellows. A list of the staff members and research fellows, and their research interest is available on the website. Also, a list of researchers (staff and PhD fellows) is available by research theme (UNU-MERIT/MGSoG has 8 research themes). Lastly, the publications of all staff are available online and freely downloadable, and you can search by staff member or research fellow last name, to find the publications related to your research interest.
Question: Can a professor or expert of my home university or country be on my supervisory team?
Answer: According to the official Dutch rules, a supervisory team consist of at least a full or associate professor from a Dutch university, your primary promotor. In addition to your primary promotor, you can have secondary promotors (full professors) and supervisors (holders of a PhD). Your team can consist of maximum 3 people.
This means that it is possible to have two members on your supervisory team, that are not working in Maastricht. They need to have a PhD degree from an institution recognised by the Dutch state. And your primary promotor needs to agree on working with them on the supervisory team. In practice, discussions on your supervisory team therefore only will take place after you are accepted in the second year of the programme, and we will not agree on any supervisor or promotor during application or year one of the programme.
Question: Can I have my supervisor assigned before applying?
Answer: The GPAC2 programme is designed with year one dedicated to drafting a full PhD proposal. During the workshops in Maastricht, as well as the periods between the workshops, you are requested to work on your proposal. During the entire first year we will offer services that will support you in drafting a good proposal, including courses, online support and researcher support. It is very likely that you will receive feedback or meet (one of) your potential supervisors during the first year of your study here, since most likely those people are most knowledgeable on your topic, and we will ask for their feedback. Only after your proposal is accepted, and you are invited to go ahead with your research, we will with you discuss the supervisory team that should support you during the PhD time.
