DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP - EGYPTOLOGY / COPTOLOGY
One doctoral fellowship of the Excellence Cluster 264 Topoi for the 2016/17 winter semester (starting October 1st, 2016) is now open to applicants. Receipt of the fellowship is connected with admission to the Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies (BerGSAS) of the Berliner Antike-Kolleg and participation in the doctoral program “Ancient Languages and Texts”, which is based on a structured curriculum.
Applicants should have an exemplary university track record in Egyptology and a keen interest in linguistic research. A sound knowledge of Demotic, Coptic, an Greek is an advantage. The successful applicant should pursue an original research project on Greek words in Egyptian texts of the Ptolemaic and Roman period.
The project advisor will be Prof. Dr. Sebastian Richter (Ägyptologisches Seminar, Freie Universität Berlin / Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities).
The dissertation must be submitted at the Freie Universität and can be written in German or English.
The doctoral fellowship will include a stipend of 1350 euros per month to be awarded for two years, with an option to extend for a third year upon positive evaluation. A child allowance will be made available in accordance with DFG guidelines.
Application deadline and documents
Applications quoting reference number 2016-SR and including the documents listed below should be emailed to application@berliner-antike-kolleg.org by May 10, 2016. For more information, please visit www.topoi.org and www.berliner-antikekolleg.org.
Application documents (1 pdf, max 10 MB)
- Application form (Application form for doctoral fellowships)
- Cover letter (2-3 pages)
- Dissertation project synopsis
- Work plan and schedule
- Curriculum Vitae (Résumé)
- Copies of degree certificates (language certifications included)
- Two letters of recommendation Writing sample (15-20 pages)
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
https://www.topoi.org/career/jobs-and-grants/