The International PhD Programme „Literary and Cultural Studies“ at Justus Liebig University, Giessen offers a clearly structured and research-oriented three-year doctoral programme of high academic standard which aims at improving the academic quality of the PhD, while at the same time reducing the time needed to obtain the degree. The IPP allows graduate students to acquire additional academic and practice-oriented qualifications in a wide range of courses designed specifically for PhD candidates besides working on their PhD projects. Further, the IPP offers intensive tutoring during the entire period of graduate studies and individual counselling. The counselling includes help with applications for scholarships. There are tutorials and German language classes specifically for foreign participants. The languages of instruction are German and English. The participants in the IPP also benefit from its close connection with the International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC). The IPP is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).

Applications from graduate students from Germany and from abroad are welcomed. The admission requirement is a university degree (obtained in Germany – the ‘Diplom’, ‘Magister’ or ‘Erstes Staatsexamen’ – or abroad) in literary studies with a G.P.A. which is well above average. The university degree has to be comparable to the German Magister Artium (e.g. a „Master of Arts“, with thesis). University teachers in English Studies, German Studies, French/Italian/Spanish Studies, Slavic Studies, and Applied Theatre Studies are involved in the IPP.

The programme begins in mid-October 2007
Application deadline: July 1, 2007

Applicants should submit a
• curriculum vitae with a detailed description of their academic profile
• authenticated copies of all relevant school-leaving / university entrance certificates and university degree certificates
• one bound copy of their diploma thesis
• at least one letter of reference from a university teacher providing information about the applicant’s academic qualification
• an outline of the dissertation project of no more than 10 pages as well as an indication of the time-frame envisaged



Applications should be addressed to the academic coordinator of the IPP:

Prof. Dr. Ansgar Nünning
International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture
JLU Gießen
Otto-Behaghel-Str. 10A
35394 Gießen

For further information about the IPP get in touch with its coordinator:

Stella.Butter@graduiertenzentrum.uni-giessen.de
Tel.: +49-(0)641-9930044