One PhD scholarship (for 1 year) within the Department of Ancient Civilizations at the University of Basel
Published
3 September 2024
Closing Date
15 November 2024
Workplace
Basel, North West Switzerland, Switzerland
Category
Position
One PhD scholarship (for 1 year) within 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 à CHF 30’000 (two tranches with evaluation) starting at the 01.04.2025.
Your position
The grant is intended to support a young graduate during the starting phase of his/her PhD research project. It is expected that he/she will develop a funding proposal during the first six months for applying to the Swiss National Science Foundation or other funding institutions.
Your profile
The scholarship is addressed to students who held a 1st class MA-degree either in Egyptology, Classical Archaeology, Ancient History, Greek Philology, Latin Philology or European Archaeology. It is expected that the PhD candidate 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.
Applicants who are about to complete their studies can apply, provided that they can submit an official graduation certificate no later than 11.02.2025.
Application / Contact
Application deadline: 15.11.2024
The following documents should be sent by email to the coordinator of the Doctoral Program of Basel Ancient Studies Mr. Hans-Hubertus Muench ( hubertus.muench@unibas.ch ):
1. Letter of motivation 2. CV 3. MA-Diploma 4. 1-2 sample of text (max. 20 pages each, including at least 1 academic qualification text, like BA- or MA-thesis) 5. Sketch for the dissertation project (max. 3 pages)
6. Letter of reference Applications can be submitted in German, in French or in English. The enrolment at the University of Basel is mandatory. The first supervisor must be a member of the Department of Ancient Civilizations at the University of Basel. For further information, please contact the coordinator of the Doctoral Program of Basel Ancient Studies Mr. Hans-Hubertus Muench ( hubertus.muench@unibas.ch ).
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