The Department of History at the University of Muenster, Germany, offers up a position as Doctoral researcher (Ph.D. candidate).

The position is part-time (0.5 fte), at a TV-L 13 salary, for two years with the possibility of extension for a third year.

The position is part of the junior research group Diversitas religionum. Thirteenth-century foundations of European discourses of religious diversity, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The task of the doctoral researchers in this group is to contribute to the study of twelfth- to fourteenth-century religious polemics in the Euro-Mediterranean area. Preparing their own dissertations, the candidates are expected to study an aspect of anti-heretical, anti-clerical, anti-mendicant, anti-Islamic or anti-Christian polemics and perceptions. The research should concern at least one of the following aspects:

• The relationship between intra-Christian and inter-religious conflicts and polemics,
• The transmission and adaptation of religious polemics between learned and unlearned audiences (including questions of media, e.g. oral transmission through preaching, images or manuscript tradition),
• Religious polemic concerning concepts of gender, sexuality and bodily purity, especially polemics debating masculinity.

The candidate is expected to have completed an MA degree or equivalent in Medieval history or another discipline of Medieval Studies, and to possess excellent command of Latin or another medieval language, as well as interest in interdisciplinary theoretical and methodical approaches. The candidate should have good communication skills and be able to present ongoing research to various (including non-specialist) audiences. The research group will engage in a regular work programme held at Muenster.

For more details and to apply, please visit: http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/chancen/id=9622&type=stellen

Applications close March 31, 2014.

Donald Bullough Fellowship for Medieval Historian
University of St Andrews
St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies

The St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies invites applications for the Donald Bullough Fellowship in Mediaeval History, to be taken up during either semester of the academic year 2014-15.

The Fellowship is open to any academic in a permanent university post with research interests in mediaeval history. The financial aspect of the fellowship is a subsidy (up to £3000) towards the cost of travel to St Andrews and accommodation during your stay. Previous Fellows have included Dr Christina Pössel, Professor Cynthia Neville, Dr Ross Balzaretti, Dr Marlene Hennessy, Professor Warren Brown. The fellowship is currently held by Dr Edward Coleman.

The Fellowship carries with it no teaching duties, though the Fellow is expected to take part in the normal seminar life of the mediaeval historians during their stay in St Andrews. Weekly seminars, held on a Monday evening, run from September – December, and February – May. You will also be invited to lead a workshop on your chosen research theme during your stay. Fellows are provided with computing facilities and an office alongside the mediaeval historians in the Institute. The university library has an excellent collection for mediaeval historians.

You should send a letter of application by the advertised closing date, together with a scheme of research for the project on which you will be engaged during your time in St Andrews. You should also enclose a CV, together with the names of two academic referees, who should be asked to write by the closing date. All correspondence should be addressed to saimsmail@st-andrews.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 31 March 2014.

Further enquiries may be addressed to the Director, Professor Simon MacLean (saimsmail@st-andrews.ac.uk) or to colleagues in the Institute, whose contact details may be found on http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/saims/