3 years-Ph.D. grants, Sorbonne

Applications are invited for a three-year fully funded doctoral

   fellowhip from students wishing to pursue doctoral studies in the

   history of science, history of mathematics, digital humanities, or

   computer science.

   The successful candidate’s PhD thesis will involve the scholarly study

   of correspondence networks from the perspective of both the history of

   sciences and the digital humanities. In particular, the student should

   consider how to structure a corpus made up of networks of

   interconnected correspondence data; the new research questions for the

   history of science that arise from such a corpus; the methodologies

   that can be put in place to answer these questions; and the extent to

   which the development of suitable digital analysis and research tools

   might contribute to the exploration of this type of corpus.

   The doctoral fellowship is part of a scientific collaboration between

   the Faculty of Science and Engineering of Sorbonne University and the

   Faculty of History of the University of Oxford. The candidate will

   work in the Digital Humanities team at the Institut des sciences du

   calcul et des données (ISCD) of Sorbonne University (Paris, France)

   and will carry out a period of research at the University of Oxford

   (UK) within the framework of the Cultures of Knowledge research

   project/Early Modern Letters Online [EMLO]. An association either with

   Oxford’s Centre for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology

   or with the Mathematical Institute is possible during the stay.

   The doctoral fellow will benefit from a three-year funding by the

   Faculty of Science and Engineering of Sorbonne University. The

   candidate must have a strong background in digital humanities, history

   of science, mathematics, or computer sciences. Competences in at least

   two of these fields will be particularly appreciated.

   To apply, please send your cv. and a description of your research

   project to: alexandre.guilbaud@sorbonne-universite.fr. You may also

   contact Alexandre at this address informally for further information

   regarding the fellowship.