3X PH.D. FELLOWSHIPS (11-041)
Faculty of Humanities

Institute for Area Studies
Leiden University Profile Area Asian Traditions and Modernities

3x PH.D. FELLOWSHIPS (38 hours a week)
vacancy number: 11-041

The Leiden Institute for Area Studies ( is committed to the integration of disciplinary and regional-historical perspectives. LIAS has as its aim the advancement of teaching and research of Area Studies at Leiden University and in the wider academic community. LIAS comprises the Schools of Asian Studies (SAS) and Middle Eastern Studies (SMES). Area specializations in SAS include Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South & Southeast Asian and Tibetan Studies. LIAS staff have disciplinary expertise across the humanities and the social sciences.

Starting September 2011 (or earlier if the candidate is available) LIAS has available four full-time (38 hrs), four-year Ph.D. positions in the University’s profile area “Asian Traditions and Modernities” (AMT) that is coordinated by Professors Frank Pieke, Jan-Michiel Otto, Patricia Spyer, and Nira Wickramasinghe.

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http://german-scholarship..com/2011/03/3x-phd-fellowships-11-041-leiden.html