2 PhD Positions at University of Basel

Call for Applications for 2 PhD Positions
in the fields of history, art history, musicology, philosophy, German literature, architectural history, English, media studies, and Egyptology.

Application Due Date: April 27, 2019

The eikones Graduate School at the Center for the Theory and History of the Image at the University of Basel invites applications for two positions for doctoral study on the theory and history of the image for four years beginning September 1, 2020.
Since 2005, eikones has served as a center for research on images from systematic and historical perspectives. The international and interdisciplinary center investigates the meanings, functions and effects of images in cultures since Antiquity and in our contemporary society. It aims at foundational image theory and at a historical investigation of images as instruments of human knowledge and cultural practices.

Your position

The purpose of the employment is to support the completion of an original dissertation and the degree. Students will be initially employed for one year. Following a positive evaluation at the conclusion of the first year, the position will be extended for a further three years.
In the duration of employment, students must fulfill all circular requirements of the eikones Graduate School. Students are also expected to participate in the events of the Center for the Theory and History of the Image and to contribute to the fulfilment of its tasks.

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2 PhD Positions at University of Basel