From: Neil Bermel <[log in to unmask]>
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POSTGRADUATE STUDENTSHIP IN RUSSIAN AND SLAVONIC STUDIES
The Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies at the University of
Sheffield is offering a Postgraduate Studentship
in Russian and Slavonic Studies leading to a PhD, to begin in 2001. The
successful applicant will pursue a PhD in one
of the research areas of the department: Russian literary and cultural
studies; critical theory; or Slavonic languages and
linguistics. Priority will be given to applications in the latter field,
specifically: language change and/or language culture
in Russia or the Czech Republic; translation studies, with a focus on
Russian or Czech.
Applicants must be permanent residents of the UK or EU, with an MA or
equivalent postgraduate research training in
a relevant field. The Studentship includes a full fee bursary for three
years, plus a total stipend of up to £14,000, to be
drawn over 2 to 3 years.
Informal enquiries about the Studentship should be directed to Dr Neil
Bermel, Graduate Selector, at
[log in to unmask] Information on the Department, which is one of
Britain's top-rated departments in the field, is
available on our website:
www.shef.ac.uk/russian
General information about postgraduate research degrees at Sheffield can
be found at:
www.shef.ac.uk/~gradsch/Recruitment/Introduction/index.html
Applications will be considered up to 30 March 2001. They should be
submitted on the standard University of
Sheffield form for admission to a research degree, available from the
Department or from the Web at
www.shef.ac.uk/~gradsch/Recruitment/ApplicationForm/index.html
Applicants should indicate clearly in answer to question 17 on the
application form that they wish to be considered
for this studentship.
(The Department welcomes applications from prospective students not
meeting the residency requirements or
academic qualifications, but cannot undertake to offer the same level of
funding.)
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