Free Education for PhD Fellowships at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen

The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen is inviting applications for 19 PhD fellowships starting 1 February 2009 or 1 September 2009 for a period of up to three years in the following subject areas:

Subject area 1
Nordic Philology, General and Applied Linguistics

Subject area 2
Education, Philosophy and Rhetoric, Film and Media Studies

Subject area 3
History, Archaeology and Ethnology, Greek and Latin

Subject area 4
Middle Eastern Studies, Asian Studies, Eskimology, History of Religion, Native American Languages and Cultures, Eastern European Studies, Minority Studies, Comparative Cultural Studies

Subject area 5
English, German, Romance Languages and Literature

Subject area 6
Art History, Theatre Research, Dance, Comparative Literature, Musicology

Subject area 7
Old Norse, Dialect Research, Name Research

Subject area 8
Language Technology

A short description of the study programmes is available at: http://www.humanities.ku.dk/research/phd/study_program/

Applicants need to hold a Master’s degree or the equivalent, or expect to receive such by January 31, 2009. Applicants shall have submitted their thesis at the time of application, to the extent the thesis forms part of their Master’s programme.

Applicants with a foreign Master’s degree will have their degree assessed by CIRIUS to establish, if the Master’s degree of the applicant is equivalent to a Danish Master’s degree. More information about CIRIUS is available at: http://www.studyindenmark.dk

The requirement for the equivalent of a Danish Master’s degree is stipulated in the relevant agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) (pdf)

Employment as a PhD fellow shall occur pursuant to the applicable rules of the University of Copenhagen and the Faculty, as well as the relevant agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). Under this agreement, the PhD fellow is obliged – without further remuneration – to carry out allotted work to an extent corresponding to a total of 840 working hours in the case of a three-year contract.

Applications must be submitted on the appropriate form, which also stipulates the appropriate enclosures to attach. Do not submit written work. The assessment committee will request copies if deemed necessary.

Application form and application guide lines are available at: http://english.hum.ku.dk/research/phd/new_phd_fellowships/
For any further questions contact the PhD Center by e-mail: phdcenter@hum.ku.dk or phone +45 35 32 92 23.

6 hard-copies of each application (one copy in loose leaves) and all enclosures must be submitted to the Faculty Secretariat, Njalsgade 80, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark by 15 August 2008 at 12:00. No appendices may be submitted after this deadline, with the exception of thesis assessments. Electronic applications are not accepted.