PhD and Postdoctoral scholarships at University of Heidelberg, Germany

The Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe’ in a Global Context: Shifting Asymmetries in Cultural Flows” at the University of Heidelberg is offering 2 PhD scholarships (2 + 1 years) as well as 2 Post-doctoral scholarships (12 months) within the Research Project C4 “Making India a Global Health Care Destination: A Social Study of High-Tech Hospitals and Neo-Oriental Spas”, Research Area C (Health and Environment).


The candidates are expected to develop PhD or Post-doctoral projects within the Project C4’s research focus: This project addresses the fast growing sector of medical and wellness tourism in India, and attempts to understand the ways by which India is promoted as a global health care destination.


Applicants for the PhD Scholarships are required to hold a Masters degree or equivalent for less than a year. Applicants for the post-doctoral scholarships are required to hold a PhD since no longer than three years. The fellowships are opened to scholars in anthropology, cultural geography and cultural economy. The subject can be explored from the perspectives developed in the social studies of medicine and/or in migration studies. The PhD projects should have their primary focus on biomedical tourism and biomedical health care. The Post-doctoral projects should cover either medical or wellness tourism.


The scholarships will start on 1st June 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter.


Deadline: Applications should be submitted by April 15th 2009. Interviews will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.


Please send your application by email to Laurent Pordié, Research Group Leader (C4), Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe”, at pordie@asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de.