University of Zurich, URPP Asia and Europe
Research position at doctoral level in research field 2 “Entangled Histories”
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Switzerland |
Position: | Doctoral Fellow |
The University Research Priority Program (URPP) Asia and Europe of the University of Zurich explores exchanges and encounters between Asia and Europe that have taken and continue to take place in the areas of culture, law, religion and society. It promotes research by junior graduate scholars at both doctoral and post-doctoral levels within a structured and interdisciplinary research environment. The URPP consists of three research fields, i.e. “Concepts and Taxonomies”, “Entangled Histories”, and “Norms and Social Order(s)”.
We invite applications for
2–3 research positions at doctoral level in research field 2 “Entangled Histories”
Starting date: 1 September 2013
Applicants should submit an original research project related to this research field’s general interests:
Of special interest are proposals on the following themes of entangled histories between Asia and Europe: perception and conceptualization of nature, the environment, landscape and ecological change; history and construction of bodies and space and of their conceptual, theoretical, institutional, performative, and aesthetic representations (literature, film, theater, art, forms of spatial appropriation, “contested space,” “border-scapes,” “contact zones,” administration and institutionalization of space and nature, etc.) as well as translation processes (theories, texts, conceptualizations, etc.) with a focus on social frameworks (agents, institutions, networks) and trans-cultural constellations.
Candidates are expected to enroll in the URPP’s graduate program (Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program Asia and Europe), where discussions are conducted in German and/or English. Candidates should therefore have adequate knowledge of German or be ready to acquire the necessary language skills upon notice of election.
Requirements: M.A. or equivalent academic degree qualifying the candidate to submit a PhD thesis in one of the following disciplines: Chinese studies, East Asian art history, Gender studies, general and comparative literature, geography, history, Indian studies, Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, Japanese studies, law, political science, social and cultural anthropology, study of religion, theology.
Employment conditions: 50% PhD-position at the University of Zurich for the duration of three years at most. The salary is according to the University’s regulations for PhD-students. PhD dissertations are to be submitted at the University of Zurich.
We offer: a stimulating, demanding and competitive disciplinary and interdisciplinary research environment (4 faculties, 14 disciplines).
Contact: |
Applicationsshould be submitted electronically in a single PDF-Document by 15 February 2013 according to the application guidelines published on our website (www.asienundeuropa.uzh.ch/aboutus/application.html). Please send them to the following email address: bewerbungen@asienundeuropa.uzh.ch Contact: Dr. Inge Ammering, URPP Asia and Europe, Executive Manager, Tel.: +41 44 634 07 38 |
Website: | http://www.asienundeuropa.uzh.ch/index.html |
Primary Category: | Research and Methodology |
Secondary Categories: | Social Sciences |
Posting Date: | 12/10/2012 |
Closing Date | 02/15/2013 |