PhD Scholarship BT 2020 ****************************************************************************************** * PhD Scholarschip in Biblical Studies / Hebrew Bible (Oct 2020 -- Sept 2022) ****************************************************************************************** The Protestant Theological Faculty of the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, of scholarship to support a PhD in Biblical Theology. The candidate will be enrolled in our g and work within the framework of the project: ‘Textuality in the Second Temple Judaism: Co Function, and Transmission of Texts’. The topic of the PhD thesis supported by the scholarship should preferably be linked to on following two fields: • Textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible • Prophetic literature in the Second Temple period ****************************************************************************************** * Qualifications ****************************************************************************************** The candidate is expected: • to hold a master’s degree in biblical studies, theology, or another relevant field • to be fluent in English (both oral and written) • to have adequate training in the field (esp. in ancient languages and methodology) • to be able to fulfil all the requirements of the PhD training program • to be able to complete the PhD thesis in four years and • to have the desire to publish. ****************************************************************************************** * Conditions ****************************************************************************************** The successful candidate will initially receive a scholarship until the end of 2022 with t of further extension based on the progress. It is highly preferred that the candidate will Prague. The scholarship is 22.500–25.000 CZK net/month (ca. 900–1000 €). The starting date 2020. ****************************************************************************************** * Application ****************************************************************************************** You may apply for the position until June, 15, 2020, 24:00 Central European Time (CET) by necessary documents in PDFs to office(zavinac)etf.cuni.cz [ MAIL "office(zavinac)etf.cuni. Your application should include: • a CV, including contact details of two academic referees • a research proposal of up to 2000 words • a writing sample, such as a paper, an essay, or part of a master’s thesis (maximum 20 pa • copies of your academic degrees. Selected candidates will be invited for an online interview. ****************************************************************************************** * About the institution ****************************************************************************************** The Protestant Theological Faculty, as a part of Charles University, is an ecumenically op institution combining prolific research with an attempt to deal with challenges brought ab changing cultural and political role of religion in the contemporary world. The faculty is of Protestant theological faculty that has historically been established at European unive strong orientation on high-quality research. The faculty is equipped with a good theologic a collection of approximately 140,000 publications, around 200 subscribed periodicals, and most important research databases. The faculty currently has around 500 students and aroun teaching staff. For more information about the faculty, see https://web.etf.cuni.cz/ETFENG "https://web.etf.cuni.cz/ETFENG-1.html"] Charles University is the oldest university in Central Europe and has maintained its high authority and prestige over the years. It is a globally recognized leading research instit combines high-quality science, research, and education on a domestic and international lev University is the largest Czech university with currently more than 50,000 students, inclu 9,000 international students. Charles University consistently ranks among the most importa in the world, and in certain fields, among the top universities. You can find more information about the university here: https://cuni.cz/UKEN-702-version1 promobooklet_cu_2018.pdf [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-702-version1-promobooklet_cu_2018.pdf ****************************************************************************************** * Further Information ****************************************************************************************** For information on the scholarship, contact Jan Rückl [ MAIL "janrucklsafarik(zavinac)gmai For information on PhD studies see also Doctoral Studies at the PTF CU [ URL "https://web. ETFENG-53.html"]