PhD position within the Horizons project: MINARET - A Sociology of Post-Imperial Islamic Legal Cultures: Insights from Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia 100 %

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Your responsibilities

If selected for the position, the doctoral candidate will join the research team at the Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies, headed by Prof. Peter Finke, who will also serve as principal supervisor. They will be given sufficient time, guidance, and resources to develop their individual research, aligned with the overall MINARET project's aims. Note that they will also be required to fulfil the mandatory study requirements for doctoral students at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Zurich.

All PhD candidates admitted to the programme are required to conduct extensive fieldwork and undertake two secondments abroad, one academic and one non-academic of between two and six months duration. You will participate in training events, workshops, and conferences organized by the MINARET Doctoral Network, and collaborate with international supervisors and peers. Through collaboration with universities, civil society organisations, think tanks, public institutions, and development agencies, doctoral candidates will also gain first-hand experience of legal, political, and governance transformations in post-imperial Muslim-majority societies while developing the skills necessary for successful careers in academia, policymaking, international organisations, and the wider public and private sectors.

In addition, you are expected to contribute to departmental activities. You should have strong motivation and ability to work independently under pressure as well as good collaboration and communication skills.

For further information on eligibility criteria and on Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks in general, please refer to: Doctoral Networks - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.

Your profile

Applicants should hold an MA in anthropology or a related discipline. They should bring along a strong academic record, as well as experience in ethnographic fieldwork. High proficiency in English, both written and spoken, is expected. Knowledge of local languages, depending on the chosen field site(s) will be essential to conduct fieldwork successfully.

Doctoral candidates cannot have been awarded a doctoral degree and/or completed more than four years of full-time equivalent research experience. They must not have resided or carried out their main activity (i.e. work, studies) in the hosting country for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date.

For further information on eligibility criteria and on Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks in general, please refer to: Doctoral Networks - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.

Miriam Wohlgemuth

Administrative Assistant

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