Arts and humanities
Structured doctoral programmes - Arts and humanities
Keywords
Empirical method skills, academic professionalisation, academic exchange and discussion, support for participation in relevant conferences, ZiLL research colloquium, method training
Doctoral degree
Dr. phil.
Programme duration
Generally 4 semesters
Application procedure
Applications to be submitted to Dr. Stephan Kröner
Specific conditions
The doctoral degree must be completed before the programme certificate is issued.
FAU contact person and information about the programme
Dr. Florian Hofmann, Akad. Rat
- Job title: Studienfachkoordinator Schulpädagogik für Grund- und Mittelschulen, Koordinator Promotionsprogramm Lehr-Lernforschung
- Organization: Institute of Educational Science
- Working group: Chair of Educational Theory for School (Prof. Dr. Gläser-Zikuda)
- Phone number: +49 911 5302-747
- Email: florian.hofmann@fau.de
Keywords
Media, cultural history, communication, interdisciplinarity, image, book
Doctoral degree
Dr. phil.
Programme duration
3 to 5 years
Application procedure
Candidates must be nominated by a professor involved with the IMZ
Specific conditions
Interdisciplinary mentoring, only conceptual and specialised support
FAU contact person and information about the programme
Prof. Dr. Kay Kirchmann
- Job title: Professur für Medienwissenschaft: Bereich Film und Fernsehen
- Organization: Institut für Theater- und Medienwissenschaft
- Working group: Lehrstuhl für Medienwissenschaft (Prof. Dr. Kirchmann)
- Phone number: 09131 85-29350 oder 29220 (Sekretariat)
- Email: kay.kirchmann@fau.de
Keywords
Art and cultural studies, modelling cultural history, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, practical relevance, current investigation concepts
Doctoral degree
Dr. phil., Dr. theol.
Programme duration
4 years
Applications
Closed since 1 June 2017
Features
Seven doctoral scholarships and one postdoctoral scholarship, funded by the VW-Stiftung (VW Foundation) in cooperation with the Germanisches Nationalmuseum
FAU contact person and information about the programme
Prof. Dr. Christina Strunck
- Organization: Institut für Kunstgeschichte
- Working group: Chair of History of Art (Prof. Dr. Strunck)
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-22395
- Email: christina.strunck@fau.de
Keywords
Interdisciplinarity, cultural and literary theory, methods of cultural and literary studies and gender theory, cultural and literary history
Doctoral degree
Dr. phil.
Programme duration
3 years
Application procedure
By email to the programme co-ordinator with confirmation from the supervisor and a letter of motivation
Specific conditions
Integration of young researchers in research activities at interdisciplinary centres (e.g. involvement in lecture series and poetry lectures)
Similar doctoral programmes
Doctoral programme – Media, Books and Visual Studies at the IMZ
FAU contact person and information about the programme
Prof. Dr. Sabine Friedrich
- Job title: Lehrveranstaltungen für Grund- und Hauptstudium in Spanischer und Französischer Literaturwissenschaft
- Organization: Department of Romance Languages
- Working group: Chair of Romance Language Philology (Prof. Dr. Friedrich)
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-29365
- Email: sabine.friedrich@fau.de
Keywords
Human rights, ethics, medicine, the elderly, autonomy, medical law
Doctoral degree
Dr. phil., Dr. med., Dr. jur.
Programme duration
3.5 years
Applications
Application process was completed in May 2018. Information about any new calls for applications is available on the group’s website.
Specific conditions
No strict time limits, financial support provided by Josef and Luise Kraft Foundation (Munich), each candidate is mentored by two mentors (interdisciplinary), cooperation with various institutions: Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (CHREN), Clinical Ethics Committee at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (KEK) etc.
Dr. phil. Christoph Herrler
- Organization: Department of the History and Ethics of Medicine
- Working group: Professur für Ethik in der Medizin
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-26432
- Email: christoph.herrler@fau.de
Keywords
Ageing and technology, nutrition in old age, physical frailty, adjustments in old age, dementia, depression in old age
Doctoral degree
Dr. phil. and Dr. rer. biol. hum.
Programme duration
2 to 3 years, depending on the doctoral degree
Application procedure
Application through the first supervisor of the doctoral thesis if this person is also a member of the structured programme or the Interdisciplinary Centre for Research into Ageing. Direct applications are not possible.
Specific conditions
No scholarships are available through the programme itself but active support is given to doctoral candidates applying for them.
FAU contact person and information about the programme
Prof. Dr. Frieder R. Lang
- Organization: Institut of Psychogerontology
- Working group: Chair of Psychogerontology
- Phone number: +49 (0)911 5302-96102
- Email: frieder.lang@fau.de
Dr. Roland Rupprecht, Akad. Dir.
- Organization: Institut of Psychogerontology
- Working group: Chair of Psychogerontology
- Phone number: +49 (0)911 5302-96106
- Email: roland.rupprecht@fau.de
Keywords
PRO PRICARE (Preventing Overdiagnosis in Primary Care), care research, detection and avoidance of excessive care, ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health), consultation skills, cascade effects in thyroid diseases, seminar and mentoring programme
Doctoral degree
Dr. rer. biol. hum., Dr. med., Dr. rer. pol., Dr. phil.
Programme duration
3 years
Application procedure
The structured programme is primarily aimed at the doctoral candidates of the PRO PRICARE research network; its purpose is to reinforce interdisciplinary exchange and networking. Other interested parties are very welcome, but we have only a limited number of places for doctoral candidates.
If you are interested, please contact the Assistant to the Coordinating Office for the PRO PRICARE Research Network.
Keywords
Religion, anthropology, human beings, Islam, Christianity
Doctoral degree
Dr. theol., Dr. phil., Dr. jur., Dr. med., Dr. med. dent., Dr. rer. nat.
Programme duration
4 semesters
Application procedure
The application for admission should be sent to the programme co-ordinator Prof. Jürgen van Oorschot
Specific conditions
Individual mentoring by the supervisor, financial support for conference trips and publications
FAU contact person and information about the programme
Prof. Dr. Jürgen van Oorschot
- Organization: Department of Old Testament
- Working group: Chair of Old Testament II (Prof. Dr. Oorschot)
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-22206
- Email: juergen.oorschot@fau.de
Keywords
History of art (medieval to contemporary), support with finding subjects for doctoral research and conducting independent research
Doctoral degree
Dr. phil.
Programme duration
Approximately 3 years
Application procedure
Online via StudOn (password required)
Specific conditions
Transdisciplinary focus, joint excursions and visits to exhibitions, intensive mentoring, support with organising research trips abroad and applying for scholarships
Similar doctoral programmes
Doctoral programme – Media, Books and Visual Studies at the IMZ
FAU contact person and information about the programme
Prof. Dr. Christina Strunck
- Organization: Institut für Kunstgeschichte
- Working group: Chair of History of Art (Prof. Dr. Strunck)
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-22395
- Email: christina.strunck@fau.de
Prof. Dr. Hans Dickel
- Organization: Institut für Kunstgeschichte
- Working group: Professur für Kunstgeschichte
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-29234
- Email: hans.dickel@fau.de
Prof. Dr. Heidrun Stein-Kecks
- Organization: Institut für Kunstgeschichte
- Working group: Professur für Mittlere und Neuere Kunstgeschichte
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-22396
- Email: heidrun.stein-kecks@fau.de