Ghent University ,Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Arabic Historiography in Belgium, 2019

Scholarship Description:

Ghent University ,Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Arabic Historiography in Belgium, 2019 is open for International Students . The scholarship allows Post Doctorate level programm(s) in the field of Arabic Historiography taught at Ghent University . The deadline of the scholarship is .

Scholarship Description: The Ghent University is offering one full-time post-doctoral fellowship in the fields of 15th-century Arabic sociolinguistics and/or historiography. Fellowship is available for International students.

Scholarship Provider: The Ghent University is a top 100 university and one of the major universities in Belgium. Our 11 faculties offer a wide range of courses and conduct in-depth research in both exact and social sciences. Ghent University aims to encourage its students to adopt a critical approach within a creative, development-oriented educational and research environment.

Degree Level: Fellowship is available to the postdoctoral research programme.

Available Subject: Fellowship is awarded in the fields of 15th-century Arabic sociolinguistics and/or historiography.

Scholarship Benefits: The university offers a full-time contract as a postdoctoral fellow (max. 36 months), starting on 1 January 2019, or as soon as possible after this date. The starting salary is minimum 2.300 euro net on a full-time basis.

Number of Scholarships: One fellowship is available.

Eligible Nationalities: Fellowship is available for International students.

Entrance Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria:

Profile of the candidate

• The candidate should have a PhD in the fields of Arabic, Islamic Studies, (Middle East) History, Arabic Literature, Arabic Linguistics, or equivalent
• The candidate should have a promising track record in a field of research that is relevant for the MMS-II project, as demonstrated by relevant papers, publications, conference participation, PhD dissertation, reviews, committee comments,…
• The candidate should have a strong interest in the study of late medieval historiography and Arabic socio-linguistics, at the crossroads of socio-political history and cultural studies.
• The candidate should have experience with computational analysis and digital Islamic humanities more in general
• The candidate should be able to work independently and at the same time be a team player.
• The candidate has not worked, lived or studied in Belgium for more than 24 months in the last 36 months.

Application Procedure: Please send us

• Your CV;
• A cover letter with a short motivation and a statement of interest;
• A research proposal (3 pages) presenting a relevant research project and a research plan (along with the lines of the research agenda defined in the job description above);
• The names and details of three referees (no reference letters !).

Applications can be submitted by email to mamluk-at-ugent.be only; the four components of the application (CV, letter, proposal, names of referees) should be combined in one PDF file.

Scholarship Link

Deadline: November 15, 2018

Degree Level:

Ghent University ,Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Arabic Historiography in Belgium, 2019 is available to undertake Post Doctorate level programs at Ghent University.

Available Subjects:

Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.

• Arabic Historiography