Dear colleagues, The Research Foundation of Flanders in Belgium (FWO) has recently announced funding for 2-year doctoral positions (renewable once) in research centres belonging to Flemish universities. As Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Multilingual and Digital communication in the MULTIPLES Research group at Ghent University (Belgium), I am pleased to invite applications for PhD fellowships, which will be submitted through the annual FWO PhD Fellowship Program. I welcome research proposals which relate to my research group’s strengths in the area of language, communication and social media. The PhD will be written in English. *Procedure and calendar* - December 15 2016 : Please send me a letter of motivation, a one-page research project (theoretical and methodological frameworks + major bibliography), your CV (with grades obtained) and the names of two scientific referees - December 20 2016 : contacts with the candidates - January 2017 : preparation of the application with the selected candidates - February 1 2017 : deadline at the FWO - June 2017 : announcement of the results by the FWO - October 1 2017 : start of fellowship, if application accepted by the FWO Please visit the FWO’s website for full details about the profile, the conditions and the procedure: http://www.fwo.be/en/fellowshi ps-funding/phd-fellowships/phd-fellowship/ Best wishes, -- Catherine Bouko Ghent University Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Groot-Brittaniëlaan 45 9000 Gent Belgium Bureau: B2.06 http://research.flw.ugent.be/en/catherine.bouko