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Apologies for cross-postings: Please note this fully funded PhD opportunity (beginning October 2015) and direct news of this opportunity to any people who you think might be interested and qualified. This PhD is offered as part of a large Arts and Humanities Research Council multi institution grant led by UCL's Institute of Archaeology “Assembling alternative futures for heritage” (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/directory/assembling-alternative-futures-heritage), part of the AHRC’s Care for the Future: Thinking Forward through the Past strand. Further details about the PhD and application process can be found at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/calendar/articles/2014-15-news/20150120 and http://tinyurl.com/qcpvp87 This PhD research is intended to explore archival issues broadly conceived: “While the precise details of the PhD topic will be determined in collaboration with the successful applicant, the aim of the studentship will be to conduct a critical study of archives or archival technologies (conceived of broadly), which explores in comparative perspective how different ways of organising knowledge is integral to the production of different fields of knowledge itself. Projects might address, for instance, such topics as the history of archives or archival technologies and their role in mediation of the production of knowledge, or take an ethnographic approach to investigating the production and or contemporary uses of conventional or digital archival projects. This studentship relates directly to one of four work packages (Work Package 4, Conserving Diversity) within the research programme which deals specifically with questions of the conservation and maintenance of biological, cultural and linguistic diversity. There are opportunities to work directly here with project partners, or to bring in additional case studies. In relation to digital archives we are particularly interested in thinking of contemporary digitisation and digital platforms being both tools for conservation and preservation (though bringing in their own preservation concerns) and tools for access and use/re-use, enabling through different approaches to ordering and mediating knowledge, potentially radically different forms of knowledge productions, although potential candidates should not feel constrained by this in the selection of case studies to discuss.” The student will be supervised by Dr Rodney Harrison, Reader in Archaeology, Heritage and Museum Studies (and Principal Investigator on the Assembling alternative futures for heritage research programme) and Dr Andrew Flinn, Reader in Archival Studies. Please note that the Institute of Archaeology has specific internal rules for funded PhDs – the successful applicant must already have a Masters degree with an overall grade of 70% or better, with at least 70% for the dissertation. The closing date for applications is Feb 23rd. Please note – details regarding the submission of application All application documents should be sent in to Lisa Daniel, ideally hard copy in to UCL Institute of Archaeology, 31-34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY, UK, with the indication Assembling alternative futures for heritage studentship application written on the envelope. Electronic copies can be accepted if you are an overseas applicant. Your referees need to email their references to [log in to unmask] directly. Only complete applications received, with both references, by the deadline, can be considered. Please do NOT submit the application via the UCL admissions portal, since this will unnecessarily delay the receipt of your application. Best wishes, Andrew Dr Andrew Flinn Reader in Archival Studies Department of Information Studies G28 Foster Court University College London London WC1E 6BT [log in to unmask] http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dis/people/andrewflinn +44 2076792479 ext. 32479 “We have been the dreamers, we have been the sufferers, now we must be the builders” To view the list archives go to: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=RECORDS-MANAGEMENT-UK To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the words UNSUBSCRIBE RECORDS-MANAGEMENT-UK For any technical queries re JISC please email [log in to unmask] For any content based queries, please email [log in to unmask]