The Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies invites applications for 4 Doctoral Positions (according to the German TV-L) and 6 PhD Scholarships. These positions are available from November 1st 2012 for two years initially. Subject to evidence of satisfactory progress at the end of this period, the positions will be extended for a maximum of eighteen months.
The new Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies is a cooperative venture organized by the Ludwig-Maximilians- Universitat (LMU) in Munich and the University of Regensburg. The School is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinsch aft (DFG) as part of the German Excellence Initiative from November 2012 until October 2017. Research at the Graduate School will be conducted in three broad, interdisciplinary fields:
- Origins and Forms of Social and Political Change
- Cultural Systems
- Infrastructure, Migration and Transfer of Knowledge
Research at the Graduate School especially focuses on interrelations and interdependencies between East and Southeast Europe and other regions of the World. A lively interest in interdisciplinary research questions and sensitivity for transnational and spatial perspectives are therefore expected.
In the context of its primary focus on East and Southeast Europe, the Graduate School draws on the following disciplines: History, Literary and Language Studies, Art History, Theater Studies, Political Sciences and Law. In the context of cross-regional comparisons and transfer studies the School's expertise in Area Studies is complemented by insights from Chinese, Japanese and North American Studies.
In an international working environment the Graduate School offers ideal conditions for the realization of excellent research projects in the Humanities as well as in Social and Legal Studies which focus on East and Southeast Europe, and the interconnection of this region with other regions of the world. Residential obligation in Munich or Regensburg, two cities noted for very high quality of living, is stipulated.
Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies invites applications for 4 Doctoral Positions
