The University of Kent is recruiting candidates for fully funded PhD positions in the ERC project “The European Qur’an: Islamic Scripture in European Culture and Religion (1150-1850)” (EuQu).
The scholarship is for 3 years, at £19,336 per year (all fees being covered).
The project is funded through a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). Its four principal investigators are Mercedes García-Arenal (Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, CSIC, Madrid), John Tolan (Université de Nantes), Jan Loop (University of Kent) and Roberto Tottoli (Università di Napoli l’Orientale). The project studies the ways in which the Islamic Holy Book is embedded in the intellectual, religious and cultural history of Medieval and Early Modern Christians, European Jews, freethinkers, atheists and European Muslims.
Please consult full project description :
http://proyectos.cchs.csic.es/corpi/sites/default/files/attachments/euqu_project_description.pdf
This is an exciting opportunity for aspiring researchers to be involved in a highly visible, international collaborative research project that involves academic institutions in Europe and beyond. We offer outstanding work and research conditions, competitive scholarship, funded travel opportunities, options for prolonged stays at partner universities and involvements in ventures at the forefront of cultural studies and digital humanities. You will be conducting research under the supervision of leading scholars in the field of Christian-Muslim relations and early modern intellectual and global history and have the opportunity to collaborate and exchange with colleagues from a wide range of disciplinary, institutional and personal backgrounds.
All innovative research proposals are welcome, as long as they clearly fit the themes and structure of the EuQu project and are situated within the expertise of the supervisor (early modern global history)
Scholarship conditions
The student will be based and registered at the University of Kent. However, depending on the dissertation topic, he/she will spend part of the time at partner institutions in Europe and will be expected to travel frequently for conferences, workshops and research trips (funded by the project). There will also be office spaces provided at Kent's Paris centre.
For further details and criteria about the scholarship please see the advert on the University of Kent Scholarships website (https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FN05ERCHIS01)
Application procedures
Applicants should apply via the Kent application portal and indicate the scholarship that they are applying for ('EuQu PhD Scholarship'). Deadline for applications is 1 March 2020. Selected applicants will be interviewed mid-March 2020. The interviews will be conducted via videoconference by EuQu’s four principal investigators. Fuller details about interviews will be sent to the chosen candidates in the first week of March.
Contact and further information: Prof. Jan Loop (j.loop@kent.ac.uk)