PhDs in archaeology,comparative/eng literature,history,study of religions

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Field of subject for the position: Archaeology, comparative literature, English literature, history, and the study of religions
Placement until further notice: Växjö
Scope and form of employment: 100 % during 48 months 

The employment as a doctoral student is limited according to 5 ch. 7 § of the Higher Education Ordinance. The total employment period may not exceed the equivalent full-time postgraduate studies of four years. However, an employed doctoral student may to a limited extent work with the education of others, research assistance and administration. Such work may not exceed more than 20 % of full-time work, in which case the period of employment will be proportionally extended.

Starting date: 1 September 2022.

Job description
The duties include third-cycle (post-graduate) education up to doctoral degree, corresponding to a maximum of four years of full-time studies in one of five possible third-cycle education subjects: archaeology, comparative literature, English literature, history, and the study of religions. The third-cycle programmes include obligatory and electable courses of 60 credits (ECTS) and a doctoral thesis corresponding to 180 credits. For more information about the third-cycle programmes at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, see the information on the Faculty’s website and the general study plans in each subject area:

Archaeology, history and the study of religions: General study plan for third-cycle studies in subject within Cultural Sciences

Comparative literature and English literature: General study plan for third-cycle studies in Comparative literature

The doctoral students play an important role in the research environment of LNUC Concurrences and in their respective departments and are expected to contribute actively by regularly attending seminars, workshops and other activities organized by the centre, the research clusters and the department where they are placed. Doctoral students are expected to spend most of their working hours at the Växjö campus of Linnaeus University unless their research or other work requires otherwise (e.g. fieldwork or archival research).

The doctoral students linked to LNUC Concurrences will also be part of the new Doctoral Programme in Global Humanities which will launched by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities in 2022. They will be required to take part in the activities organised by the programme, such as seminars, retreats and course work, and to interact with the other doctoral students and teachers in the programme.

Context of the position
The proposed doctoral projects must be linked to the research field of colonial and postcolonial studies and to the research carried out within LNUC Concurrences, including the three research clusters of the centre. Currently, these are the Cluster for Aesthetics of Empire, the Cluster for Colonial Connections and Comparisons, and the Cluster for Migration, Citizenship and Belonging. The main supervisor must be a senior member of the centre.

LNUC Concurrences is an international research environment and welcomes applicants with any nationality and based anywhere in the world at the time of the deadline for the application. For more information about the centre, see the LNUC Concurrences website. 

The doctoral students will also be part of the Doctoral Programme in Global Humanities at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, which is currently under initiation and planned to start in September 2022. For more information, see the webpage of the Global Humanities Programme.

Eligibility requirements

For information about eligibility requirements, please see our advertisement in full on our website

Application
The application must be written in English and consist of the following documents:


• Cover letter explaining the motives for applying to the positions (max 2 pages),
• CV of the applicant (max 2 pages),
• Attested copies of transcript/s of records demonstrating the applicant’s eligibility for the position (including proficiency in English for non-native speakers),
• Research plan (max 10 000 characters excl. references, including purpose, theory, research questions, methods and time plan),
• A copy of the applicant’s MA thesis or equivalent,
• Name and contact details to up to three referees.

For more information about the applications procedure and to apply, see the job page of Linnaeus University.

Deadline for applications is 31st of January 2022.

Assessment criteria
Selection of applicants will be made with regard to the applicants’ ability to assimilate the education at postgraduate level. The assessment will be based on the following criteria:


• The relevance, originality and feasibility of the research plan,
• The academic merits of the applicant, particularly the quality and relevance of his or her MA thesis or equivalent,
• Other relevant qualifications and references.

Further information
Contact persons can be found on our website. 


Linnaeus University has the ambition to utilize the qualities that an even gender distribution and diversity brings to the organization.

Please apply by clicking on the "Apply" button at the bottom of the ad. Applicants are requested to the application resolving CV, cover letter , a copy of a relevant essay , grades and certificates and other relevant documents. The applicant also requested to submit with their application a proposed research plan within the current area of research. All documents must be attached to digital in the application. The application and other documents shall be marked with the reference number. All documents cited must be received by the University no later than 24.00 (Local time in Sweden) on the closing day.