Hi all-
We have just advertised next years Collections-Based PhD studentships here at Reading as well as a full-time position as Collections-Based Research Programme Director. Please see details below.
Studentships:
PhD Studentship in Collections-Based Research (English Literature) - Project title: Beckett and the City
http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/graduateschool/GS-CBR8.pdf
PhD Studentship in Collections-Based Research (English Literature and History) - Project title: Four local parish libraries: Henley, Abingdon, Didcot and Buckland.
http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/graduateschool/GS-CBR7.pdf
PhD Studentship in Collections-Based Research (Typography) - Project title: Edward Johnston's Underground typeface from inception to 'New Johnston'
http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/graduateschool/GS-CBR9.pdf
PhD Studentship in Collections-Based Research (History and Geography) - Project title: Preservationism and Development in Rural England, 1926-2016: Policy and Practice
http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/graduateschool/GS-CBR10.pdf
PhD Studentship in Collections-Based Research (Literature and Science) - Project title: Nature's Stories: Francis Cole, Zoological Collections and Narrative
http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/graduateschool/CB11_-_Cole.pdf
PhD Studentship in Collections-Based Research (Archaeology) - Project title: Roman ceramic building material
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AIA443/phd-studentship-in-archaeology/
PhD Studentship in Collections-Based Research (Archaeology) - Project title: Technological Innovation in the Late Iron Age: Ceramics as a Case Study
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AIA560/phd-studentship-in-archaeology/
Collections Based Research Programme Director, University Museums and Special Collections Services, University of Reading
Job reference: PM14008
Closing date: 18/03/2014
Salary: Grade 8
Part-time 0.80 FTE, Fixed Term for 3 years from 1 August 2014
We are seeking an outstanding candidate to be responsible for the formulation, development and delivery of a strategic programme of University of Reading (UoR) collections-based research (CBR). This will involve developing plans, objectives and proposals for multi-disciplinary CBR, in conjunction with colleagues from a wide range of disciplinary fields and with external partners, and through being responsible for the design, delivery and management of postgraduate CBR skills training, student experience and knowledge transfer for the University's CBR doctoral training programme.
For further info, see https://www.reading.ac.uk/about/jobs/.
Liz McCarthy
UMASCS Librarian (job share)
Museum of English Rural Life/Special Collections Services
The University of Reading
T: 0118 378 8787 | http://www.reading.ac.uk/special-collections/
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Working days: Tuesdays, Wednesday mornings (9am-12.30pm), Fridays
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