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RECRUITMENT OF PROJECT STUDENTS AND POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER FOR AHRC-FUNDED, UK-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY PROJECT, ‘THE POWER AND THE WATER’
The Universities of Bristol, East Anglia (UEA) and Nottingham seek to recruit three team members for a 3-year Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded project in the field of British environmental history that starts on 1 October 2013 : two doctoral studentships (36 months’ duration) and a post-doctoral researcher (24 months). The project students will be based at Bristol and UEA respectively and the post-doctoral researcher (PDRA) will be based at Nottingham.
Applicants for the Studentships should have at least an upper second class (2:1) Honours degree in History or a related field such as Human/Historical Geography. They should also normally have, or be studying for, a Master’s degree or similar postgraduate qualification. The successful applicant must have met all the requirements for the award of a Master’s qualification (or equivalent) – as distinct from having already been awarded this qualification - prior to the start date of the AHRC doctoral studentship ( 1 October 2013 ).
The Studentships will cover tuition fees up to the standard amount and for UK citizens provides an annual maintenance grant of approx. £14,000 for 3 years, starting on 1 October 2013 . Due to the nature of funding the studentships are only available to UK/EU citizens and must be pursued on a full-time basis. For student eligibility criteria and further details of AHRC studentships, visit: http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Student-Funding-Guide.pdf
For the PDRA position, applicants must have or be expected to gain a PhD in Geography, History, Environmental History or Archaeology (or an allied discipline/ sub-discipline) and should be familiar with using unpublished, hand written archival material. Knowledge of interview and/or oral history methodologies is desirable. The successful candidate will be responsible for investigating the environmental history of water management in the former lead mining districts of Derbyshire and will conduct research into the historical and contemporary significance of Derbyshire’s lead mining soughs ( underground drainage channels).
Candidates for all three posts will be interviewed at the University of Nottingham on 4 September 2013 .
For further information about the Doctoral Studentship Project at Bristol, ‘Barraging the Severn: An Environmental History’, contact Professor Peter Coates ( [log in to unmask] )
Applications should be made via the University of Bristol’s on-line application system: http://www.bris.ac.uk/pg-howtoapply . Deadline: 9 August 2013
In the Programme List select ‘ History (PhD) ’, quoting this particular project title and supervisor Peter Coates. If you have any queries about the application process, contact: [log in to unmask]
For further information about the Doctoral Studentship Project at UEA, ‘The National Grid: An Environmental History’, contact Dr Paul Warde ( [log in to unmask] ): Deadline: 2 August 2013
Applications should be made via the University of East Anglia's online application system at http://www.uea.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply . If you have any queries about the application process, please contact UEA’s Graduate School Office: email: [log in to unmask] Tel: (01603) 592546.
For further information about the Post-Doctoral Researcher project at Nottingham, ‘The environmental history of Derbyshire’s soughs’, contact Professor Georgina Endfield (0 115 951 5731 ), or Email: [log in to unmask] .
Applications should be made via the University of Nottingham’s online application system at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/howtoapply/index.aspx
If you are unable to apply on-line please contact the Human Resources Department, tel: 0 115 951 5206 . Please quote ref. LSS361.
Closing date: 2 August 2013 .
For further details of the overall project, contact Peter Coates (Project PI): [log in to unmask]
Peter Coates
Professor of American and Environmental History
Department of Historical Studies
School of Humanities
11 Woodland Road
University of Bristol
BS8 1TB
Tel. 0 117 9288 393
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