Stipendium: 7 doctoral research fellowships 'Baltic Borderlands'

University of Greifswald

7 DFG-funded doctoral research fellowships

International Research Training Group "Baltic Borderlands: Shifting
Boundaries of Mind and Culture in the Borderlands of the Baltic Sea
Region"

Starting date: 1st January 2013 (subject to approval from the DFG)

Value of the fellowship: ¬ 13,236 p.a. (consisting of monthly: ¬
1,000 maintenance grant plus a ¬ 103 grant for books and other
materials).

The fellowship will be awarded for one year and 3 months initially,
and can be extended for a further year and nine months after review.


Closing date for applications: 30th September 2012

The University of Greifswald has received funding from the German
Research Foundation (DFG) for the International Research Training
Group "Baltic Borderlands: Shifting Boundaries of Mind and Culture in
the Borderlands of the Baltic Sea Region" and now invites
applications from well-qualified candidates for one of seven PhD
studentships. This announcement addresses particularly applicants
from history, art history, Slavonic and Baltic languages and
literature, political science, cultural studies and systematic
theology.

The International Research Training Group was initiated by the
University of Greifswald, the University of Lund (Sweden), and the
University of Tartu (Estonia) to provide a common programme for
doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers. Currently, 20 PhD
students and 5 post-docs are being trained in Greifswald, Lund and
Tartu. In Greifswald, the subject areas offered include history,
Baltic and Slavonic languages and literature, psychology, political
science, and systematic theology. Over and beyond history, theology,
and Slavonic studies in Lund and Tartu, there are also offerings in
ethnology, geography, and communication studies.

Applications are invited from candidates willing to conduct research
relating to one of the following themes:

The emergence and transformation of historical borderlands The
cultural contexts of cross-border action in borderland areas The
economic permeability and persistence of borders New border regimes:
The political dimension of border formation and dissolution The
programme of study within the International Research Training Group
includes relevant courses held locally at each university as well as
tri-national workshops in Greifswald, Lund and Tartu. Furthermore, it
is obligatory that each PhD student will spend 6-12 months as a
visiting researcher at the partner universities. The costs of such
research visits will be covered by a mobility grant awarded in
addition to the monthly allowance.

Requirements:

·      applicants should hold a good first degree and normally have,
or be about to obtain, a Masters qualification in a discipline
relevant to the PhD topic.

·      exposé for a research project in the above mentioned fields
(max. 10 pages)

·      good written and spoken English. Knowledge of German, Estonian
or Swedish is desirable but not essential.

The willingness and ability of the candidate to participate actively
in an international research programme is a precondition. The
programme of study is compulsory for all PhD students in the
International Research Training Group. The University of Greifswald
is committed to increasing the share of women and disabled people
within the organisation. Women and disabled people are explicitly
invited to apply.

Holders of a fellowship are expected to take up residence in
Greifswald.

Applications (with curriculum vitae, copies of educational
qualifications and degree thesis, list of publications, a written
reference from a university professor, and a research proposal)
should be sent to the speaker of the International Research Training
Group, Professor Dr. Michael North by 30th September 2012.

For further details:
Telephone: +49 3834  86-33 09
Fax: +49 3834  86-33 33
e-mail: north@uni-greifswald.de
Homepage:
http://www.phil.uni-greifswald.de/bereich2/histin/ls/fnz/borderlands.html

Address:
Professor Dr. Michael North
Speaker of the International Research Training Group
" Baltic Borderlands:
Shifting Boundaries of Mind and Culture in the
Borderlands of the Baltic Sea Region "
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald
Rubenowstraße 2
17487 Greifswald
Germany
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