Calls
Preservation and digitization of Zoroastrian manuscripts
Deadline: 30 September 2020
The Institute for Empirical Linguistics at the Faculty of Linguistics, Cultures and Arts of the Goethe University in Frankfurt/Main, Germany seeks applications for its small grant program to support innovative researchers working on preservation and digitization of Zoroastrian manuscripts.
Applicants must:
- demonstrate that the material is vulnerable and that there is an urgent need to safeguard the material.
- demonstrate the extent to which the material is rare or unique, its cultural importance and its potential value as a resource for research.
- show that the materials date from before the twentieth century.
- the permission of the collection’s owners to digitize the materials and make their photos available.
These projects should last for no more than 6 months. Amounts will depend on your proposal but will ordinarily be up to about $ 2,000. Grant is payable to the individual applicant. The proposal must contain a description of your material and justification for the cost.
Qualified applicants are invited to submit their applications with curriculum vitae
via email to Prof. Dr. Saloumeh Gholami: gholami@em.uni-frankfurt.de
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RTG Doctoral researcher positions
Deadline: 30 September 2020
Doctoral Researcher (E13 TV-GU, 65%-part-time) funded for 3 years. These 5 positions are part of the Research Training Group (RTG) ''Nominal
Modification'', funded by the German Science Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG). The starting date is April 1, 2021. Each
position will be funded for 3 years including social benefits.
Expectations and Tasks:
The doctoral researchers are expected to write a dissertation based on independent research and to actively participate in the courses, workshops, and events
offered by the RTG. They will be encouraged and financially supported to participate in international conferences and summer schools, and to conduct
empirical research or field work. The students will also be supported in short term stays at an international university. Internationally renowned scholars
will be invited for talks and seminars relevant to the research topics of the graduate students.
Detailed information about the aims of the research program, a list of potential dissertation topics, and a list of the faculty involved in the
program can be found at https://nominal-modification.de
The dissertation should address the overarching topic of nominal modification; the focus can be on any of the linguistic sub-disciplines represented by the
participating researchers at Goethe University.
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