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Please see following details of PhD studentship with the Ure Museum, Classics Dept, University of Reading. Informal enquiries about this studentship may be made to Dr Amy Smith, Curator of the Ure Museum at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, or Prof. Peter Kruschwitz, Head of Department, at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Please do not reply to me! Bekky Moran Learning Manager University Museums and Special Collections Services (UMASCS) Museum of English Rural Life The University of Reading, Redlands Road, Reading, RG1 5EX E: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> T: 0118 378 5631 From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Amy Smith Sent: 11 May 2012 16:01 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [umascs-staff] ure museum studentship Dear all, Could you please advertise this opportunity to interested potential candidates and feel free to advertise on relevant lists. Thanks, Amy --- The University of Reading's Classics Department is delighted to offer a funded full-time PhD studentship for an excellently qualified candidate to pursue a PhD in any field of Greek studies (archaeology, history, literature, language, philosophy, etc.). Preference may be given to a candidate who wishes to work on a topic relevant to the collections of the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology, should a suitable candidate apply. Further information on the Ure Museum may be found on the Museum webpage, www.reading.ac.uk/ure<http://www.reading.ac.uk/ure>. The studentship covers the tuition fees for a three-year full-time PhD up to the rate for Home/EU students. As an element of career development, the successful candidate will be expected to work in a curatorial capacity in the Ure Museum for an average of two days per week. Some paid sessional teaching will also potentially be available in the department from year two of the programme. Applicants should be highly motivated with Masters Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject. The studentship is open to both Home/EU and International students. (Non-EU students who apply for this award should note that it will only cover part of their PhD tuition fees). The University of Reading is one of the Top 200 Universities in the world and committed to outstanding research. Reading's Classics Department is one of the University's original departments with a history of more than one-hundred years, and it has firmly established itself as a place that is internationally renowned for its wide-ranging, groundbreaking, and visionary research: www.reading.ac.uk/classics<http://www.reading.ac.uk/classics>. One of the Department's major assets is the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology, holding the fourth-largest collection of Greek ceramics in the UK: www.reading.ac.uk/Ure<http://www.reading.ac.uk/Ure>. We also benefit from the strength of Reading's Archaeology Department, which is a top-ranking department in the UK. ________________________________ How to apply: Candidates must complete both an application form for admission to a Postgraduate Degree at the University of Reading and a separate application form for the studentship. Details of how to submit an application for admission can be found at: www.reading.ac.uk/Study/apply/pg-applicationform.apx<http://www.reading.ac.uk/Study/apply/pg-applicationform.apx>. The application form for the Classics studentship can be found at: www.reading.ac.uk/ure/studentship/studentship2012/studentship2012Applicationform.docx<http://www.reading.ac.uk/ure/studentship/studentship2012Applicationform.docx>. Closing Date: Friday 22 June 2012 Informal enquiries about this studentship may be made to Dr Amy Smith, Curator of the Ure Museum [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, or Prof. Peter Kruschwitz, Head of Department, at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +