PhD Position in History at Ghent University in Belgium, 2015

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The Henri Pirenne institute for medieval studies at Ghent University (Belgium) is offering a PhD research position. Successful applicants will work on research project entitle ‘Collaborative Authorship in Twelfth-Century Latin Literature: A Stylometric Approach to Gender, Synergy and Authority’. This research project is funded by the Special Research Fund (BOF) of Ghent University. The application deadline is Aug 28, 2015.

Study Subject(s): Successful applicants will work on research project entitle ‘Collaborative Authorship in Twelfth-Century Latin Literature: A Stylometric Approach to Gender, Synergy and Authority’.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for PhD programme.
Scholarship Provider: Special Research Fund (BOF) of Ghent University, Belgium
Scholarship can be taken at: Belgium

Eligibility: Qualifications of the candidate:

• A Master’s degree in History, Literature, (Computational) Linguistics or Medieval Studies. Students who are currently preparing a master’s thesis and will graduate as a Master before 1 October 2015 are also welcome to apply.
• Excellent study results.
• Experience with reading and analyzing Latin texts, preferably of the medieval period.
• Strong interest in the expanding field of Digital Humanities, and computational text analysis in particular. Willing to be trained intensively in stylometric research during the course of the PhD project.
• Active knowledge of English and/or French and ability to read scholarly literature in the major academic languages. Willing to learn basic Dutch during the employment at Ghent University (introductory courses are available).
• Commitment to prepare, and finish, a doctoral dissertation as outlined in the project text within four years.
• An intellectually curious, analytical, responsible, and proactive personality, able to work autonomously as well as in a team.

Scholarship Open for International Students:  Applicants of Belgium are eligible to apply for these fellowships.

Scholarship Description: The Conflict Research Group of the Department of Conflict and Development Studies of Ghent University is looking for 2 PhD researchers in the framework of the project Around the Caspian: a doctoral training for future experts in development and cooperation with focus on the Caspian region (CASPIAN 2015-19). This is an Innovative Training Network that has received 3.8 million € under a Marie Sklodowska Curie scheme funded by the Research Executive Agency of the European Commission with the goal of training the next generation of experts on the Caspian region. The full partners of this project are Dublin City University, Ghent University (Universiteit Gent), Tallinn University of Technology (Tallinna Tehnikaülikool), Oxford Brookes University, University of Saint Andrews, the University of Coimbra (Universidade de Coimbra) and the Forschungsstelle Osteuropa Bremen.

What does it cover? 

• A four-year contract as a full time academic staff member, attached to the History Department at Ghent University (scholarship starting from around 1800 euro net/month; 1 year + 3 additional years after positive evaluation).
• Opportunity to gain a PhD in four years, supervised by the three project directors. Given the multidisciplinary nature of the research to be conducted, the PhD can be in Literature, Linguistics or History, depending on the preference of the candidate and the emphases developed in the research.
• Extensive opportunities for engaging with national and international research groups.
• Opportunity to follow an individualized PhD programme at the UGent Doctoral School of Arts, Humanities and Law, including language courses. Start of the project: negotiable (but between 1 October 2015 and 1 July 2016).

How to Apply: Please send a copy of your diploma, your CV, a one-page summary of your master’s thesis and a cover letter describing your interest in the project before 28 August 2015 to prof. Jeroen Deploige.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is Aug 28, 2015.

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