10 PhD Scholarships in Literary Studies, Free University of Berlin, Germany (2017)

The Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies is the only graduate school focusing solely on literary studies to have been repeatedly successful in the German "Excellence Initiative". It has as its aim the supervision of exceptional dissertation projects in the field of Literary Studies, examining European, American, Arabic and Asian literary texts, with an historical and/or inter- or transcultural approach.

The doctoral course “Literary Studies” offers a structured research programme with intensive individual supervision of the thesis.

Doctoral candidates take part in activities that support them in their research within their individual disciplines, at the same time placing this research in an interdisciplinary context. These activities include:
• Interdisciplinary research colloquia
• Seminars & workshops on methodology and literary theory
• Workshops in the field of transferable skills

Requirements
Applicants must hold a completed degree (M.A. or equivalent) with above-average grades in the humanities, preferably literary studies.

Further details:
http://www.universitypositions.eu