The Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies is the only graduate school focusing solely on literary studies to have been repeatedly successful in the German “Excellence Initiative”. It has as its aim the supervision of exceptional dissertation projects in the field of Literary Studies, examining European, American, Arabic and Asian literary texts, with an historical and/or inter- or transcultural approach.

In 2015 the Graduate School will award:

- up to 10 doctoral scholarships with a duration of 3 years max
- up to 2 post-doctoral scholarships with a duration of 2 years max

The scholarships will commence on 1 October 2015.

The doctoral course “Literary Studies” offers doctoral candidates a structured research program with intensive individual supervision of the thesis. Doctoral candidates take part in activities which support them in their research within their individual disciplines, at the same time placing this research in an interdisciplinary context. These activities include:

- Research colloquia with renowned visiting academics
- Seminars on methodology and literary theory
- Courses and workshops in the field of transferable skills

Our excellent international network will open doors for an research stay abroad. Extra funding to cover travel allowance is available.

Application deadline is January 5, 2015

Further details:
http://academicpositions.eu