Dear colleagues,
Apologies for cross-postings. I would like to draw your attention to the advertisement below for an AHRC-funded PhD studentship on the post-emancipation Caribbean. I'd appreciate it greatly if you could bring this to the attention of any potential candidates who may not be on this list. I'm happy to talk informally with anyone who is interested in applying.
The particulars are also available here:
http://www.gg.rhul.ac.uk/News-and-Events/AHRC-steam-studentship.html
With best wishes,
Dr David Lambert
Reader in Historical Geography
Royal Holloway, University of London
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Now available: AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Studentship
Steam after slavery: The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in the post-emancipation Caribbean, c. 1834-1870
Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The project will explore the changing relationship between Britain and its Caribbean colonies in the aftermath of the abolition of slavery through the papers of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, which operated a transatlantic steamship service to the region. The studentship is a collaboration between the Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, and the National Maritime Museum.
The student will be jointly supervised by Dr David Lambert, Reader in Historical Geography at Royal Holloway, and Dr Nigel Rigby, Head of Research at the National Maritime Museum. The successful candidate will be based at Royal Holloway, University of London, and will participate in all training courses and review procedures for postgraduate students in the Department of Geography and the College's Graduate School. The student will receive further training at the National Maritime Museum, have direct access to its collections and the opportunity to work with exhibitions, collection management or community outreach teams.
Applicants should be holders of a good first degree (at least 2:1 or equivalent) from any university in a relevant arts, humanities or social science subject (e.g. Geography; History; English Literature; Anthropology; Sociology etc.). A relevant MA, completed or close to completion, is also expected. Some familiarity with Caribbean and/or Atlantic history will be advantageous.
The studentship is funded by the AHRC under its Collaborative Doctoral Award scheme. The studentship will cover the cost of tuition fees for home or EU students, plus an annual maintenance award for home students (£15,450 in the first year).
The studentship is tenable for up to three years (full-time), subject to academic progression. Note that AHRC regulations restrict the award of full stipend plus fees to UK candidates who have lived in the UK for three years prior to the date of application. Candidates from other EU countries may be eligible for a fees only studentship.
For further particulars and informal inquiries, please contact David Lambert at [log in to unmask]
Closing date: 18th May 2007
For general information about applying, see:
www.rhul.ac.uk/Graduate-School/applications.html
Application forms are available on-line at
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Graduate-School/PGresearch.application.pdf
Or apply on-line at
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Registry/Admissions/applyonline.html
Please specific 'Doctoral studentship on the RMSPC in the post-emancipation Caribbean' in section E of the form.
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Dr David Lambert
Reader in Historical Geography
Department of Geography
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX
Tel : +44 (0)1784 443640 Fax : +44 (0)1784 472836
http://www.gg.rhul.ac.uk/lambert/
Colonial lives across the British Empire <http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521847704> (Cambridge University Press, 2006), edited with Alan Lester
White creole culture, politics and identity during the age of abolition <http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521841313> (Cambridge University Press, 2005)
<http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521847704> <http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521841313>
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