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Call for Applications Type: PhD Scholarship on Sufi Poetry in Wolof Institution: School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Warwick University Location: Coventry (United Kingdom) Date: from September 2021 Deadline: 28.2.2021 __________________________________________________ From Alena Rettova <a...@soas.ac.uk> The School of Modern Languages and Cultures (‘Translation and Transcultural Studies’) at Warwick University invites applications for doctoral study commencing in September 2021. An ERC-funded scholarship will be available on a competitive basis for an exceptional candidate meeting our requirements. The successful candidate will join a team of researchers working on the ERC project Philosophy and Genre (PhiGe): Creating a Textual Basis for African Philosophy, led by Professor Alena Rettová (University of Bayreuth) and Professor Pierre-Philippe Fraiture (University of Warwick). PhiGe interrogates the role of textual genre in the expression of philosophical meanings. It consists of eight Research Streams, covering a variety of textual genres in eight languages from several regions in Africa. The successful candidate will work on Wolof Sufi poetry within Research Stream 4 of the project, which delivers a comparative study of Sufi poetry in Swahili and Wolof. On top of working on his/her doctoral thesis, the candidate will be expected to make contributions to the collaborative activities of the team, give conference presentations, and help to organize team activities in Senegal and Gambia. Beyond the School of Modern Languages, PhD students are supported by CADRE (the Centre for Arts Doctoral Research Excellence), the Doctoral College, and dedicated spaces and subject support offered by Warwick University Library. Supervisory arrangements: The successful candidate will be based at the University of Warwick. S/he will be supervised jointly by Professor Pierre-Philippe Fraiture (University of Warwick) and Professor Alena Rettová (University of Bayreuth). Funding: The funding will cover the fees (full-time study) for 3.5 years at home level and a stipend at UKRC rates. The candidate will be expected to spend the second year of his/her doctoral programme in West Africa; the fieldwork expenses will also be partly covered from the project. The annual renewal of the funding will be subject to satisfactory progress. Requirements: Native or near-native competence in the West African language Wolof; competence in Arabic and French, or in additional West African languages, will be an advantage; a B.A. (2.1 or equivalent) and preferably a Master’s in a related subject (See: PhD in Translation and Transcultural Studies (warwick.ac.uk) such as philosophy, literature, language and culture, religious studies, or area studies with a focus on Africa; knowledge of Sufi Islam. The application for the PhD scholarship should consist of a CV clearly detailing the candidate's academic trajectory; a personal statement; a research proposal demonstrating how the candidate's envisaged doctoral research matches the requirements of the project; and the names and contact details of two referees. Please send these materials as attachments in Word or pdf format to pglangua...@warwick.ac.uk (as below) and ask your referees to send in their references to the same email address and by the same deadline. Applicants should simultaneously apply for a place of study on the PhD programme in Translation and Transcultural Studies (course code: P-Q3PG ) on the University of Warwick’s online application system, following the link from: https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/research/submit_application, entering personal and study details as required. You may upload the same research proposal and personal statement as for the scholarship application. Deadline: The closing date for applications is 28 February 2021, with interviews to be conducted online on 23 March 2021. The candidate will be expected to start his/her doctoral programme in September 2021. The scholarship application materials and references should be sent to pglangua...@warwick.ac.uk with ‘ERC PhD scholarship: Sufi poetry in Wolof’ in the subject heading. For further details please see: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/modernlanguages/applying/postgraduate/translationphd/erc_scholarship_warwick_sufi_poetry_translationtranscultural_programme_17_dec_2020_1.docx __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________