Five (5) PhD Scholarships, eikones Graduate School, University of Basel, Switzerland (2016-2017)

eikones, the graduate school for the study of images at the University of Basel, invites applicants for a program of study beginning on September 1, 2016. Since 2005, eikones, the NCCR Iconic Criticism, and its graduate school have explored the power and meaning of images through interdisciplinary research. eikones encompasses forty scholars from different disciplines whose PhD theses and Post-doctoral projects are grouped in modules dedicated to specific lines of inquiry. The graduate school thus offers PhD students numerous opportunities for interdisciplinary cooperation and scholarship.

Selected projects are expected to study images from a systematic standpoint and, furthermore, to relate to a key concept of eikones: the «singularity of images.» This notion, described in detail below, is intended to capture the full breadth of the NCCR’s object of study: the image and images, their genesis and history, and their role in praxis and theory. Projects should refer to the singularity of images in the context of their respective methodological approaches, and their empirical or historical lines of inquiry.

Application Requirements
- A degree in a field relevant to the subject matter, specially art history, music studies, philosophy, German literature, media studies, and Egyptology. Applicants currently completing their degrees are also invited to apply.
- The PhD must be advised by a professor at the University of Basel. PhD students must matriculate at the University of Basel for the duration of the fellowship period.
- PhD projects must be completed during the funding period.
- The Master’s degree should not date back more than two years. Well-founded exceptions are possible.
- Official languages are German and English. Additional language skills are desirable. Scholarships can be granted to Swiss and international applicants.
- Students must be willing to collaborate collegially in interdisciplinary groups and to acquire new fields of knowledge.
- Scholarships commence on September 1, 2016. Scholarships are granted for an initial duration of 1 year and can be extended by 2 years pending a positive interim evaluation (maximum duration: 3 years, until August 31, 2019).
- Place of work is Basel. A work place in the eikones building and other infrastructure will be made available.

Further details:
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