PhD in Ancient Civilizations Switzerland 1384 views

PhD in Ancient Civilizations Switzerland

The scholarship is intended to support a young graduate during the starting phase of PhD research project. It is expected that candidate will develop his/her research project in that time for applying to the Swiss National Science Foundation or other funding institutions at the end of that year.

Overview

It is expected that the PhD student is highly motivated and will personally be involved in the PhD program of the Department of Ancient Civilizations at the University of Basel. Most welcomed are PhD projects that can be linked to the research fields of the Department of Ancient Civilizations at the University of Basel.

The PhD program of the Department of Ancient Civilizations at the University of Basel announces a one-year scholarship starting from October 1, 2019 (á CHF 30’000 per year; two tranches with evaluation).

The scholarship is addressed to students who held a 1^st class MA-degree either in Egyptology, Classical Archaeology, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Greek Philology, Ancient History, Latin Philology or European Archaeology.

How to apply:

1. Applications can be submitted in German, in French or in English.
2. The enrollment at the University of Basel is mandatory.
3. The first supervisor must be a member of the Department of Ancient Civilizations at the University of Basel. For further information,
4. please contact the coordinator of the Doctoral Program of Basel Ancient Studies Mr. Hans-Hubertus Muench ([email protected]).
5. Application deadline: March 14, 2019
6. The following documents should be sent by email to the coordinator of the Doctoral Program of Basel Ancient Studies Mr. Hans-Hubertus Muench ([email protected]):
7. CV and Letter of motivation
8. Sketch for the dissertation project (max. 3 pages)
9. Letter of reference
10. MA-Diploma
11. 1-2 sample of text (including at least 1 academic qualification text, like BA- or MA-thesis, max. 20 pages each,)

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