Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology PhD Grants

Deadline: 7 May 2012
Open to: Candidates interested in the field
Scholarship: Provided

Description

The International Max Planck Research School for ‘Anthropology, Archaeology and History of Eurasia’ (IMPRS ANARCHIE), a cooperation between the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology and the Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, offers PhD Grants, starting 1 October 2012, in the Department II – Resilience and Transformation in Eurasia.
The aim of ANARCHIE is to renew transdisciplinary agendas in fields where socio-cultural anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians have much to gain from cross-fertilisation. The designated priority themes include collective identifications, religion and ritual, and economic and demographic causation. Students will obtain their doctorate in one of the three disciplines, but will participate in a common programme organised jointly by social anthropologists (Department II “Resilience and Transformation in Eurasia” of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology), historians (the Institutes for History and for Classical Studies of the Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg), and archaeologists (Institute for Art History and European Archaeology of the Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg). ANARCHIE is embedded in two major Graduate Schools of the Martin Luther University, “Society and Culture in Motion” and “Enlightenment, Religion and Knowledge”, and also in the University’s encompassing International Graduate Academy.

Grant

The PhD Grants are generally awarded for 2 years, with the possibility of two six-month extensions. Workplace for successful candidates is Halle/Saale (except when undertaking field or archival research elsewhere, the costs of which will be covered).

Eligibility

All interested candidates are invited to apply. The Max Planck Society is committed to raising the proportion of women in under-represented fields; we thus explicitly encourage applications by women. Individuals with disabilities will be given priority, provided they have equal qualifications.

Application

There is no application form. Applicants should send the following documentation:

• cover letter
• CV, including list of publications
• short (no more than two pages) summary of the research proposed, which should demonstrate clear links both to the applicant’s previous work and qualifications and to the IMPRS ANARCHIE
• photocopies of university degrees
• names of two referees, whom they may contact

Final selection will be made following interviews at a date yet to be arranged. Please send applications to the following address by 7 May 2012:
Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
Personnel Administration
P. O. Box 11 03 51
D – 06017 Halle/Saale
Germany
or email to: wagenbrett@eth.mpg.de
Informal enquiries concerning the positions may be directed to Prof. Chris Hann (hann@eth.mpg.de).
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