McGill University, Modern Greek History

We would like to inform potentially interested candidates of the possibilities of graduate research work (M.A. thesis and non-thesis, Ph.d. degrees in History) in relation with the Modern Greek studies at McGill University.

The Modern Greek studies program at McGill functions within the History and Classical studies department and the admission process as well as the degrees pursued would be in History. For general information on this subject see here.

The Program is currently involved in a series of collective research programs and has secured research funding from various sources (the French national research agency, the Quebec and Canada research agencies). Therefore, we welcome applications, in particular but not exclusively, from candidates wishing to work on one or more of the following research topics relevant to the Program’s current research agenda.

• Management of religious pluralism in the post-Ottoman world (program of the French national research agency)
• Educational networks in the Eastern Mediterranean 19th-20th c. (program of the French school in Athens, the Institut Universitaire of France, the Quebec and Canada research agencies)
• International interventionism and state formation in Greece and the Mediterranean

Students of Greek citizenship can benefit from the following:

• the Quebec/Greece educational agreement allowing for a restricted number of students of Greek citizenship to benefit of the exceptionally low Quebec tuition rates (for more information on this subject contact the Greek consulate.
• the endowment by the S. Niarchos Foundation of two permanent graduate fellowships for students of Greek origin pursuing a graduate degree in any discipline at McGill

Knowledge of the French language would be a considerable asset as it would allow for a smoother integration in both Montreal and the research partnerships.

Ph.d. candidates will be trained in order to pass the French School of Athens post-doctoral researcher exam.

Ph.d. candidates can request the establishment of a joint Ph.d. degree convention between McGill and any French University thanks  to the France/Quebec cotutelle agreement and thus obtain a joint Ph.d degree from both Universities.

Tassos Anastassiadis
Asst. Professor of History and Phrixos B. Papachristidis chair in Modern Greek Studies
History and Classical Studies Department
McGill University
855 Sherbrooke West
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T7
Canada