Leibniz ScienceCampus „Eastern Europe – Global Area“(EEGA; www.leibniz-eega.de) deals with the repositioning of Eastern Europe in historical and current processes of globalisation. Eastern Europe´s geopolitical order and the transregional self-placement of Eastern Europe and the bordering areas of Central Asia are currently challenged in a specific manner by the project of a New Silk Road (“One belt, one road”). This investment programme proposed by the Chinese government addresses the expansion of yet insufficient infrastructures and the stimulation of transregional division of work as well as the integration of the economic area.
Leibniz ScienceCampus and Leipzig University advertise 2 positions for PhD candidates (50% TVL-13, 3 years) for the research of the project outlined above, its contemporary historical roots and its current social, political and cultural implications. We expect research proposals with a distinctly geographical and historical focus, and a design that enriches the overall question of the ScienceCampus. The graduation shall take place in human geography or global studies.
Deadline for application: 21 December, 2017
For additional information, please follow the link: http://leibniz-eega.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/EEGA_CfA_PhDCandidates_18.pdf