The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 26.155 Tuesday, 24 March 2015
From: Jean-Christophe Mayer <
Date: March 24, 2015 at 6:38:47 AM EDT
Subject: Announcement: Funded Ph.D. Opportunity
Dear Colleagues,
Please find a call for a three-year funded Ph.D. scholarship in early modern book studies at the University of Montpellier, France. If you think some of your students might be interested to work with us, feel free to forward them the call. The deadline for applications is 15 May 2015 and all the information (including salary, etc.) is included below.
Many thanks!
Best wishes,
Jean-Christophe Mayer
CNRS and University Paul-Valery-Montpellier
Funded Ph.D. opportunity in early modern book studies at University of Montpellier, France
The Institute for Research on the Renaissance, the Neo-Classical Age and the Enlightenment (IRCL, http://www.ircl.cnrs.fr/english/index2.htm) based at University Paul Valery-Montpellier, France is currently offering a 3-year Ph.D. scholarship in the field of early modern book studies (16th to 18th century).
Priority will be given to candidates whose topics are related to: France; Britain; France and Britain; Europe. The Ph.D. can be written either in English or French. A working knowledge of French at the time of the application would be an asset (see below: “How to apply”).
Candidates are encouraged to visit the Institute’s website to familiarize themselves with its research areas: http://www.ircl.cnrs.fr/english/index2.htm. Programme 4 in particular of the Institute’s research activities is entirely devoted to “The production, reception and circulation of books (16th -18th centuries)”. The centre works also on programmes which involve, to various extents, book history, such as “The circulation of ideas and the renewal of literary forms in the French and British cultural areas (Programme 1)”, “Traditions, their circulation and transmission” (Programme 2), “Drama and the moving picture” (Programme 3).
Here are a few examples of areas concerned by this call. These do not of course exclude other relevant areas:
- authors and publishers in France and Britain during the Classical Age
- major early modern publisher-booksellers
- 17th century promptbooks in France and Britain
- The French book market and foreign publisher-printers
Candidates are reminded that their Ph.D. will have to be completed in 3 years and are thus encouraged to choose topics feasible within that time frame. Ph.Ds. may be co-supervised by two members of the research centre and the successful applicant will be provided with support from the IRCL.
HOW TO APPLY?
Candidates should send a CV (maximum 3,000 characters incl. spaces) and a precise summary of their Ph.D. project (3,000 characters incl. spaces), in English or French to
After shortlisting, candidates will be interviewed (in French) at the beginning of July 2015. Applicants may be interviewed via videoconferencing.
The successful applicant will begin on September 1, 2015. Monthly salary for the three years: 1,500 to 1,800€. She or he may be housed in university accommodation (upon request only and depending on social criteria).