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The Seminar of Oriental and Islamic Studies, Ruhr-University, Bochum,
is offering a Ph.D. Fellowship for a Historical and Literary Study of
Urdu Medical Literature (Unani Medicine). The fellowship (salary
level TVL 13, 50%) is offered for a period of two years, with a
possible extension of a third year. Employment may commence
immediately. The fellowship is part of a Research Project on „Islamic
Knowledge and Plural Culture: Graeco-Islamic Medicine (tibb-e yunani,
Unani Medicine) and its Representation in South Asia“, funded by the
German Research Council (DFG) since 2008. It aims at an in-depth
research into the historical roots of Unani Medicine, its
representation in South Asia, and its transformations as a factor of
cultural identity in colonial, national and international contexts.
Applicants should enjoy working in an interdisciplinary research
group. They should have finished their M.A. in Urdu Language and
Literature, South Asian Studies, or Islamic Studies and should have
acquired a general proficiency in Urdu. Some experience with Persian
will also be expected.
Applications should be sent by email or ordinary mail together with CV
and M.A. Certificate and transcript, and with two letters of
recommendation until 31 December 2011, to the following address:
Prof. Dr. Stefan Reichmuth
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Seminar fuer Orientalistik und Islamwissenschaft
D-44780 Bochum
Tel. 0234-3225125
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The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
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