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The European Research Council (ERC) project Mobility*, Empire and Cross-Cultural Contacts in Mongol Eurasia* at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem under the direction of Professor Michal Biran is offering up to 2 Post-Doctoral scholarships beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year.*Scholars who have received their Ph.D. after October 1st 2008 and no later than August 1st 2014 are eligible to apply.The successful candidates will spend one academic year in Jerusalem (with a possibility of extension to two or more years). They will take part in a group enterprise of creating a prosopographical database for people active under Mongol rule, and can use the accumulated database for their own research. Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of approximately 10,000 NIS and will be given offices at the Hebrew University (Mount Scopus campus). They will participate in the project's seminar and its other activities and are expected to produce a project-related article(s) or monograph.The required criteria for submitting candidacy for the fellowships Proven academic excellence; Sound knowledge of *at least* one of the following classicallanguages: *Arabic,Persian and/or Chinese*. Knowledge of Russian is also an advantage. Sound knowledge of the history of the Mongol Empire.Interested individuals are requested to send 1 copy of the following documents as well as an electronic version (in one file): Curriculum vitae (including language proficiency) Transcript of grades Abstract of the PhD dissertation Letters of evaluation of the PhD dissertation (if available) A document describing the research program (up to 500 words) Two letters of recommendation to be sent directly to the project'scoordinator at ercmongol@gmail.com and jeniay@savion.huji.ac.il A writing sample: PhD chapter or a paper that has been accepted forpublication.Please send materials in hard copy to:Professor Michal BiranInstitute of Asian and African StudiesThe Hebrew University of JerusalemMt. Scopus, 91905Israeland electronically *in one file* to:ercmongol@gmail.com and jeniay@savion.huji.ac.il*by February 3rd, 2014 *For additional information about the project see  http://mongol.huji.ac.il/*In special cases the fellowship can begin before October 2014. Please contact us *before* the deadline if this is applicable for you.*Candidates are also encouraged to apply for the Hebrew University's Lady Davis fellowships (Deadline 31/12/2013). For more details see http://ldft.huji.ac.il/fellowships-information/hebrew-university-fellowships.Please contact us *before December 20th* if this is applicable for you.PhD and Visiting PhD Fellowships of this project will be published soon.