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Doctoral fellowships

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PSL Research University Paris and the Program Global Studies offer two doctoral fellowships, to start in 2016-7. Candidates can be from every field in the humanities and social sciences. Their projects must express a clear global topic and analysis related to the main axes of the program (hereafter).

Global studies is an international program lead at PSL Research University Paris a community of 25 Parisian Universities, Research Centers and Institutes among which the Collège de France, ENS, EPHE, EHESS, EFEO, Paris Dauphine, Mines ParisTech, CNRS. Complete list here:
https://www.univ-psl.fr/en/main-menu-pages/3801

Global studies stimulates ways of thinking about humanities and social sciences and their methodologies in new ways, across conventional boundaries. It acknowledges a broad variety of different perspectives and aims to explore non-Eurocentric or multi-centric views of the global past and present.

Global studies includes both research and teaching in all fields in the humanities and social sciences; it recasts global studies as a global enterprise, creating a space for graduate students to formulate ideas and refine research strategies collaboratively across institutional boundaries and national traditions.

Global studies associates an international board made of scholars from Princeton, Columbia, Harvard, Oxford, SOAS, London, Humboldt, the University of Tokyo (Todai), the German Historical Institute in Paris, Delhi University, Dakar University, the Graduate Institute, Geneva, the Institute of Human Science, Wien, the City University of New York, the University of Michigan.

Selected students will formally prepare their PhD at PSL in one of the members Universities and Institutes and will receive a PhD entitled ‘Doctorat PSL (PSL PhD) prepared at xxxx University (the name of the institution belonging to PSL) at which they prepared their PhD’.

All PSL PhD candidates, regardless of their home institution, have access to the full scope of PSL services (student and campus services, events, sports, culture, etc).

To this aim, candidates must identify a potential supervisor in one of the institutions members of PSL, contact her/him for potential agreement to accept to supervise in case of successful candidature.

List of the Institutions: https://www.univ-psl.fr/en/main-menu-pages/3801
(then click on the web site of the selected one to identify professors and scholars).

Priority will be given to students with a master degree from outside France and from the “Global South” in particular.
Students are required to have a good level in both English and French (written, spoken).

Applications include:
CV
Master degree certificate
Summary of the master dissertation
Research project, about 10-15 pages max
Time schedule
Letter from a PSL supervisor.

Applications must be sent to:
etudes.globales@listes.univ-psl.fr
By June the 15th.
Results: by July the 10th.

Pembroke/TORCH ‘Women in the Humanities’ Post-doc

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Three Year Joint Pembroke-Torch Career Development Fellowship
WOMEN IN THE HUMANITIES

Pembroke College and The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities invite applications for a joint Pembroke-TORCH Career Development Fellowship in ‘Women in the Humanities’. This is a fixed-term appointment for three years. In addition to supporting outstanding early-career researchers who are working in any aspect of Women in the Humanities, the Fellowship aims to build an academic community of shared interests in the College. Accordingly, while the field of specialisation is open, preference may be given for proposals that complement the interests of Fellows in the College.

Special consideration for work within the following topics:
Global War, Revolution and Women’s Citizenship 1914-1919
Women, Literature and Culture of World War One
Women and Gender in Modern South Asia
Women and Gender in Modern Islam

The salary for this post will be in the range £32,277 to £35,256 per annum depending on experience and qualifications.

Closing date for applications is noon on Friday 3rd July 2015. Shortlisted candidates will be asked on 7th July to submit written work. It is anticipated that interviews will be held during the week beginning 13th July.

For more information, and to apply, see here.

Scholarships: February deadlines

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Hertford College, through the Trustees of the Bruce, Julia and Mortimer May Fund, intends to award a Senior Scholarship in Geography. The Scholarship, which is open to Home, EU and Overseas applicants, will be tenable from October 2015 for three years. It covers all relevant university and college fees and the holder will, in addition, receive £15,000 a year to cover living expenses. Deadline: 13 February 2015. Further information: Mortimer May 2015.

Jenkins Memorial Fund Scholarships. The Fund promotes the exchange of students between universities in continental Europe and Oxford by providing scholarships in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Tenable for 3 months to 1 year, up to £10,000. Deadline: 20 February 2015.

Santander Academic Travel Awards. Santander provides up to £35,000 in academic travel awards for Oxford students. These awards enable postgraduates to travel to Santander Network countries for academic-related activities, such as collaborative work at other universities, fieldwork, or study projects. Up to £1,000. Deadline 27 February 2015.

Scatcherd European Scholarships. The Scatcherd Scholarships allows students to undertake study or research in all European Countries except the UK. Tenable for 3 months to 1 year. Up to £6,500. Deadline: 20 February 2015.