Call for Application: Fully Funded PhD Opportunity at the Irish Centre for Human Rights in the field of Islamic Law and Gender

The Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, University of Galway is pleased to offer one doctoral scholarship in the field of Islamic Law and Gender. The selected candidate will be supervised by Professor Roja Fazaeli and supported by a Graduate Research Committee. The candidate will work closely with the research team working on the European Research Council funded project ‘Building Conceptual and Methodological Expertise for the Study of Gender, Agency and Authority in Islam (BILQIS)’. The Scholarship is tenable for a maximum of four years, renewable every year subject to satisfactory progress and recommendation by the Graduate Research Committee. Interested candidates should submit the following: Curriculum vitae (maximum three pages) An academic writing sample (e.g., published article, policy report, NGO report, or graduate writing sample) In addition to the above, you mustsubmit the following documents: PhD proposal (setting out the project’s aims in relation to BILQIS, objectives, research questions, and a research schedule) (max three pages). An outline of the proposed research methodology (how the applicant intends to carry out the proposed research), max two pages. Two academic references: Please note that the applicant must contact his/her referees to ensure that references are received before the closing date/time for this scholarship. All academic transcripts. Applicants whose first language is not English must submit satisfactory evidence of competence in written and spoken English, i.e., overall IELTS 6.5 (including a minimum of 6.5 in the reading and writing parts and no part below 6.0) or 90 in the TOEFL iBT (with a minimum of 22 (reading) and 24 (writing) and no part below 20.) Fluency in Arabic and/or Norwegian or Swedish is highly desirable. The required documentation, including letters of reference, should be emailed to bilqis@universityofgalway.ie no later than 5 pm July 26th 2024.