Asia and Europe in a Global Context
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January 10, 2010
Three PhD Fellowships in Asian History, University of Heidelberg
Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context”
The Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context: Shifting Asymmetries in Cultural Flows” at the University of Heidelberg invites applications for three PhD fellowships for the cluster's project "The Asian Sea: A Transnational Maritime History of the Age of Imperialism, 1850-1918" with the possibility to start as early as 1 April 2010 but no later than October 2010. Tax-free fellowship funding of 1000 euro per month, a research and a travel allowance, is available for a full three year period. Dissertations may be in any field of modern Asian History from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century that have an maritime, coastal, port, and interregional dimension and place their theme or local case study in the broader transnational development of the region as a whole. Successful candidates will have completed a Master’s degree prior to taking up the position. Fluency in English, knowledge of one Asian language and ideally some command of a second European or Asian language is expected. Applications including a cover letter, CV, university grade transcripts, three-page dissertation proposal and a writing sample (initial publication, chapter from MA thesis or research paper) and two recommendation letters should be directed to Professor Harald Fuess, director of the Asian Sea project, and submitted via email to Ms Shupin Lang lang@asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.deby 15 January 2010.