UK: Fully-funded PhD Studentship (2007-2010) in Bombing, States and Peoples in Western Europe 1940-1945, The University of Exeter
Centre for War, State and Society, Department of History, School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Studentships and Fellowships)
The Universities of Exeter, Reading and Newcastle have received funding from the AHRC for a major project on Bombing, States and Peoples in Western Europe 1940-1945, directed by Professors Richard Overy and Andrew Knapp and Dr Claudia Baldoli. It will be based in the Centre for War, State & Society, Department of History, University of Exeter. The aim of the research is to produce the first comparative analysis of the political and cultural responses to bombing operations carried out against targets in Britain, Germany, France and Italy between 1940 and 1945.
The project will support two dedicated doctoral students, one based at Exeter and one at Reading. The principal method of investigation will be archive-based research supplemented by the exploitation of local historical studies, museums and permanent exhibitions, libraries and newspaper collections. The research will also involve the selection of suitable documents, images, archive film, and possibly recorded oral testimony for a website exhibition. The exhibition and written outputs are designed to reach as wide a potential audience as possible and reflect the comparative nature of the proposal
Applicants must have at least an Upper Second-class honours degree in an appropriate subject area. A recognised English language qualification (minimum IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 600) is required if English is not the candidate’s first language. In addition, the candidate for the Exeter-based post must have fluent German, and the candidate for the Reading-based post must have fluent French.
The award will include EU/UK fees and standard AHRC stipend (£12,300) for 2 three year full-time Ph.Ds.
Students from outside the EU are eligible to apply but must be able to fund the additional cost of international fees.
The Ph.D student will be located at the same institution as their primary supervisor, who will be one of the co-investigators on the project. The supervision team will most likely include at least one additional supervisor from amongst the co-investigators. The detailed topic of the Ph.D will be negotiated with the supervisors of the project.
Exeter-based studentship
The student will be supervised by the project principal investigator (Professor Richard Overy) who has had extensive experience of PhD supervision over the past 16 years, and will be attached to the Centre for War, State and Society which was formally opened last year in the presence of Sir Michael Howard and is located in the History Department. The topic area will be ‘A comparative study of the blackout in Britain and Germany during the Second World War,’ the exact title to be decided after discussion with the Supervisor.
History at Exeter is part of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HUSS) all of whose departments have a 5 or 5* research rating. (Information about research in the new School is available at: http://www.huss.ex.ac.uk/research/index.htm. The student will also be encouraged to take part in this new School’s research support activities and opportunities for research students. Full details of the experience of postgraduate students and arrangements for their supervision are available in the University’s Graduate School Prospectus, 2006-07, online at: http://www.ex.ac.uk/pgp/. The University’s support for research students was commended in the most recent QAA audit report (November 2003). The student will be a full member of the project team. The principal investigator will be available fortnightly for supervisions of 1-2 hours. The supervision of the student is determined by the Code of Good Practice for the Supervision of Postgraduate Research Students, online at:
http://www.admin.ax.ac.uk/academic/tls/tqa/pgsuper.htm.
For informal enquiries relating to the Exeter studentship please contact Professor Richard Overy – email: R.Overy[ at ]exeter.ac.uk.
Formal applications should be made, electronically, to Professor Richard Overy, R.Overy[ at ]exeter.ac.uk, with a covering letter stating why you are interested in this studentship (maximum two pages) and a full C.V., including the names of two referees, who are prepared to be contacted during July and August.
Closing date 26 July 2007. Interviews are expected to be held during August.
Applicants must also have applied for a Phd in the Department of History at the University of Exeter. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/admissions/applyonline.shtml
The Reading-based studentship, which will be for a Ph.D. candidate intending to undertake research on the impact of bombing in France, and especially on the experiences of child survivors, will be advertised separately. For informal enquiries please contact Professor Andrew Knapp – email a.f.knapp[ at ]reading.ac.uk.
Please contact: R.Overy[ at ]exeter.ac.uk
Closing date 26 July 2007.
Via: Official Announcement.
The Universities of Exeter, Reading and Newcastle have received funding from the AHRC for a major project on Bombing, States and Peoples in Western Europe 1940-1945, directed by Professors Richard Overy and Andrew Knapp and Dr Claudia Baldoli. It will be based in the Centre for War, State & Society, Department of History, University of Exeter. The aim of the research is to produce the first comparative analysis of the political and cultural responses to bombing operations carried out against targets in Britain, Germany, France and Italy between 1940 and 1945.
The project will support two dedicated doctoral students, one based at Exeter and one at Reading. The principal method of investigation will be archive-based research supplemented by the exploitation of local historical studies, museums and permanent exhibitions, libraries and newspaper collections. The research will also involve the selection of suitable documents, images, archive film, and possibly recorded oral testimony for a website exhibition. The exhibition and written outputs are designed to reach as wide a potential audience as possible and reflect the comparative nature of the proposal
Applicants must have at least an Upper Second-class honours degree in an appropriate subject area. A recognised English language qualification (minimum IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 600) is required if English is not the candidate’s first language. In addition, the candidate for the Exeter-based post must have fluent German, and the candidate for the Reading-based post must have fluent French.
The award will include EU/UK fees and standard AHRC stipend (£12,300) for 2 three year full-time Ph.Ds.
Students from outside the EU are eligible to apply but must be able to fund the additional cost of international fees.
The Ph.D student will be located at the same institution as their primary supervisor, who will be one of the co-investigators on the project. The supervision team will most likely include at least one additional supervisor from amongst the co-investigators. The detailed topic of the Ph.D will be negotiated with the supervisors of the project.
Exeter-based studentship
The student will be supervised by the project principal investigator (Professor Richard Overy) who has had extensive experience of PhD supervision over the past 16 years, and will be attached to the Centre for War, State and Society which was formally opened last year in the presence of Sir Michael Howard and is located in the History Department. The topic area will be ‘A comparative study of the blackout in Britain and Germany during the Second World War,’ the exact title to be decided after discussion with the Supervisor.
History at Exeter is part of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HUSS) all of whose departments have a 5 or 5* research rating. (Information about research in the new School is available at: http://www.huss.ex.ac.uk/research/index.htm. The student will also be encouraged to take part in this new School’s research support activities and opportunities for research students. Full details of the experience of postgraduate students and arrangements for their supervision are available in the University’s Graduate School Prospectus, 2006-07, online at: http://www.ex.ac.uk/pgp/. The University’s support for research students was commended in the most recent QAA audit report (November 2003). The student will be a full member of the project team. The principal investigator will be available fortnightly for supervisions of 1-2 hours. The supervision of the student is determined by the Code of Good Practice for the Supervision of Postgraduate Research Students, online at:
http://www.admin.ax.ac.uk/academic/tls/tqa/pgsuper.htm.
For informal enquiries relating to the Exeter studentship please contact Professor Richard Overy – email: R.Overy[ at ]exeter.ac.uk.
Formal applications should be made, electronically, to Professor Richard Overy, R.Overy[ at ]exeter.ac.uk, with a covering letter stating why you are interested in this studentship (maximum two pages) and a full C.V., including the names of two referees, who are prepared to be contacted during July and August.
Closing date 26 July 2007. Interviews are expected to be held during August.
Applicants must also have applied for a Phd in the Department of History at the University of Exeter. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/admissions/applyonline.shtml
The Reading-based studentship, which will be for a Ph.D. candidate intending to undertake research on the impact of bombing in France, and especially on the experiences of child survivors, will be advertised separately. For informal enquiries please contact Professor Andrew Knapp – email a.f.knapp[ at ]reading.ac.uk.
Please contact: R.Overy[ at ]exeter.ac.uk
Closing date 26 July 2007.
Via: Official Announcement.
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