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An exciting opportunity exists for potential PhD students to fill up to five positions by October 1, 2013 in the Graduate School within the interdisciplinary Cluster of Excellence for “Religion and Politics in Pre-Modern and Modern Cultures” at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster – University of Münster,...

Starting October 2013   Based in the Digital Building Heritage Group at De Montfort University in Leicester the successful applicant for this fully funded PhD studentship will work with English Heritage, Britain’s leading public sector heritage organisation to explore methods of 3D digital interpretation of nationally important historic...

The Society for Renaissance Studies invites applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowships, which support research in all aspects of Renaissance Studies.  There are two awards in 2013 – 14 open to all suitably qualified candidates working in the field, one of which, founded in memory of Ruth and Nicolai Rubinstein , supports research in...

The Society invites applications for its Study Fellowships for current doctoral students registered at institutions in Britain or Ireland, to support travel or in exceptional circumstances other research expenses, for projects undertaken in connection with theses in the field of Renaissance Studies.   Applications, made through the Society’s...

BUE is a recently (2005) established Egyptian university 35 kms east of Cairo delivering a British style of education, based on the UK QAA model and with a strong emphasis on research. It aims to be a leading research and teaching University in Egypt and the Region, providing quality British Higher Education. It has a student population of more than 3000...

(0,8 fte) Vacancy number 213052 Job description The postdoc will conduct research on the history of ideas, with a focus on the religion/secular divide (Enlightenment and onwards). The postdoc's research will combine philosophical and historical approaches, connecting ideational shifts with their larger historical contexts. The research output...

The College of Foreign Studies at Nanjing Agricultural University acquired its name in 2001. It was developed from the Department of Foreign Languages in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences established in 1996. It offers programs in English and Japanese respectively, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as a professional...

The American University of Beirut (AUB) invites applications and nominations for the position of the Jabre-Khwarizmi Endowed Chair in Arabic and Islamic Science and the Director of the Farouk K. Jabre Center (FJC) for Arabic and Islamic Science and Philosophy to begin September 1, 2013.  The FJC is envisioned as fostering a vibrant...

Stylistic and creative critical approaches to heroism This PhD is funded as part of a White Rose Consortium Network involving three related PhD projects at the partner Universities of Leeds, York and Sheffield. To commemorate the centenary of the First World War, the Network theme is: “Classical heroism in war and peace 1914-24: a study of the...