Four (4) PhD Positions in Communication & Exploitation of Knowledge in the Middle Ages, University of Groningen, Netherlands (2016)

This theme lies at the heart of the School’s activities as it demonstrates how the Middle Ages functioned as a breeding ground for the Modern Era. At that time, useful and advantageous information became a widespread phenomenon, enabling new social and ethnic groups to carve out their own niches in existing civilizations. The topic is attractive for students from various disciplines and underscores the relevance of Medieval Studies for our understanding of present-day society.

Each of the four PhD students will conduct individual research within the theme of the Graduate Programme, based on the research proposal they submit. They will each be appointed at one of the six participating universities. Each PhD project will be conducted at the university where the relevant main supervisor works.

Requirements
The PhD student is expected:
- to have graduated in a relevant discipline with an excellent research MA thesis
- to be ambitious, highly motivated and wishing to follow a career in research
- to be able and willing to work in an interdisciplinary environment
- to be able and willing to work as part of a team of researchers in the context of a larger research programme
- to have the ability to finish the PhD thesis according to the customs and regulations concerning research of their university in which the appointment is made; i.e. to have good skills in planning, taking the initiative and academic writing.

Further details:
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