4 PhD Positions, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, Germany (2018)

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich is one of the leading European universities, with a tradition reaching back more than 500 years. In 2012, the university established the Munich Graduate School for Ancient Studies ‘Distant Worlds’ with funding from the German Excellence Initiative. The Graduate School is an interdisciplinary research network bringing together LMU and research institutions in Munich to provide an optimal environment for disciplinary research and the promotion of junior academics in the field of ancient studies. As part of its doctoral study and postdoctoral training programme, the Graduate School combines research from a broad spectrum of disciplines within the field of ancient studies.

The Graduate School invites applications for the following positions:

4 Doctoral Positions

Salary grade 13 TV-L / 65%

These temporary positions are available from 1 April 2018 until 31 December 2019.
They may be extended by another 15 months depending on structural decisions made at the end of 2018.

Each of the positions will be integrated into a junior research group. The junior research groups are orientated towards one of the seven focus areas listed below:

- Constructions of Norms
- Constructions of Elites
- Constructions of the ‘Beautiful’
- Organisation of Coexistence
- Organisation of Exchange
- Organisation of Dealing with Dissent
- Organisation of Memory and Forgetting

Requirements:
In order to qualify for application, candidates must have completed a four-year MA degree (or equivalent), including a written thesis, in the field of ancient studies with outstanding results. Applicants will need to submit a dissertation proposal. They should demonstrate their openness towards working in an interdisciplinary context as well as an interest in basic and theoretical questions.

The School offers scope for individual academic development and an inspiring research environment.

Further details:
4 PhD Positions, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, Germany (2018)