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Call for Applications "Indian Conceptions of Self" AHRC PhD Studentship Department of Philosophy, University of Sussex Brighton (UK) __________________________________________________ An AHRC Project on Indian Conceptions of Self, jointly administered by the Department of Philosophy, University of Sussex and the Department of Religious Studies, Lancaster University, will run from January 2008 to December 2010. The purpose of the project is to investigate accounts of the self in classical and early modern Indian philosophical analysis. In particular, the project is interested in the philosophical response to Buddhist ideas about personal identity and the character of selfhood. A three-year full-time PhD studentship is available beginning 1 April 2008, based at the University of Sussex. (A later start-date may be negotiable, subject to AHRC approval.) The award includes fees at the Home/EU rate, and an annual maintenance grant of £12,300, plus a £400 allowance for travel. Due to funding regulations, the applicant must be a UK national, satisfy UK residency requirements, or be a (non-UK) EU national who has been ordinarily resident in the UK throughout the 3 year period immediately prior to 1 April 2008. Please consult the "Guide for Applicants for Postgraduate Awards in the Arts and Humanities; The Doctoral Awards Scheme" on the AHRC website www.ahrc.ac.uk for further details. Further particulars about postgraduate study at Sussex, and application procedures, are to be found at: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/pgstudy. Interested applicants may contact Jonardon Ganeri ([email protected]) for further information about the position. Deadline for applications: 10th March 2008. __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
