Doctoral studentships funded by the Wellcome Trust
The History Classics and Archaeology Department is pleased to announce the availability of up to two fully funded three year doctoral grants 2015-18, to work on projects that fall within the scope of Daniel Pick's five year senior investigator award, entitled ‘Hidden Persuaders? Brainwashing, Culture, Clinical Knowledge and the Cold War Human Sciences, c. 1950-1990’, funded by the Wellcome Trust.
Applications will be considered from candidates working on any geographical region, so long as the topic lies within the range of themes indicated above.
Further details of the project and its various research strands can be found at http://blog.wellcome.ac.uk/2014/06/30/research-spotlight-prof-daniel-pick/
Travel funds are also available to consult key archives abroad.
Successful applicants are likely to have, a first at undergraduate level and/or a distinction at MA, a clearly crafted project and an ability to work as part of a project team on conferences, a website, a film, and roundtables, as well as on the individual research dissertation.
The team consists of the principal investigator, two post-doctoral researchers and three doctoral students as well as visiting scholars.
If you wish to inquire further about this project or have a research proposal please contact Professor Pick at d.pick@bbk.ac.uk
How to apply:
Please consult the general guidance on how to apply for an MPhil/PhD place in the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology. All prospective students are strongly advised to first make informal contact with a supervisor, Professor Pick.
Deadline for applications is Thursday 12 February 2015.