BGSMCS PhD Programme: 10 PhD positions 2119 views

The Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies (BGSMCS) offers up to ten PhD students positions to its doctoral programme. The Graduate School is a joint project of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, which brings together scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and area studies.

Starting date: 1 October 2020

Requirements:

• Applicants must hold master’s degree in Arabic Studies, Central Asian Studies, History, History of Islamic Art, Human Geography, Islamic Studies, Political Science, Semitic Studies, Social and Cultural Anthropology, South and Southeast Asian Studies, Southeast European History, with a ranking, where applicable, of above average.
• The language of instruction and communication is English.

Applications:

The application package must include the following documents:

• Completed and signed application form;
• Outline of the dissertation project (up to 6 pages, with a brief summary);
• CV
• Certified copies of degrees received;
• Proof of proficiency in English (native speakers of English or applicants who have graduated from an English-speaking university in a country with English as an official language are exempt from this verification);
• Evidence of proficiency in the language(s) relevant to the dissertation project;
• 2 letters of recommendation; emailed by the referees directly
• The complete application package must be submitted, compiled into one PDF file, to application@bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de

BGSMCS Scholarship details:

• DAAD Graduate School Scholarship Programme: Two scholarships
• Einstein Foundation Berlin: Three full PhD scholarships and two Pre-Doc scholarships Chinese Scholarship Council and Freie Universität Berlin’s Beijing Office (FU-CSC PhD Scholarship): Two positions for PhD students with Chinese citizenship
• All doctoral researchers admitted to the Graduate School will receive a travel allowance