MPhil/PhD study
Birkbeck has one of the highest proportions of research-active academics in the UK, making it an exciting and intellectually stimulating environment in which to pursue research.
The Department of History, Classics and Archaeology offers expert supervision by world-class academics and achieved notable success in the 2008 national Research Assessment Exercise, with 90% of our research being judged to be of quality that is internationally recognised.
Our unique location in the heart of London's academic quarter provides unrivalled access to world-class museums, libraries and specialist research institutes.
PhD studentships in History
The Dept of History, Classics and Archaeology at Birkbeck invites applications from suitable candidates for two fully-funded PhD Studentships in any area of history, commencing 1 October 2012. The awards will cover fees at UK/EU levels, and a maintenance grant in line with AHRC rates for the duration of three years. Applications from non-UK/EU nationals will be considered, but any such applicant would have to cover the differential between home and non-UK/EU student fees.
Applicants will normally have completed or be about to complete a Masters in history or a related discipline, with an achieved or predicted grade of Distinction; and have gained a strong First-class BA honours degree in a relevant subject.
Research expertise within the department stretch from antiquity to contemporary history, and we invite applications for any suitable topic. Applicants are strongly advised to first make informal contact with a potential supervisor: details about the department can be found on our website: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/history/. The department has particular strengths in classical antiquity; medieval history; early-modern and modern British and European history; and non-European history (Africa, south-east Asia, the Balkans, China, India and Japan).
The deadline for applications is Monday 6 February 2012.
Applicants must complete a Birkbeck postgraduate application form, and a PhD studentship application form, both available on-line: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/finance/studentfinance/res_finance/sshp-studentships. Any technical enquiries can be directed to Sharon Durno (s.durno@bbk.ac.uk) who is the Graduate Administrator for the department.
In addition to these two fully-funded studentships (which come from a generous alumnus donation) we expect to be able to make at least one further AHRC doctoral award, and to be able to offer some partial fee-waiver studentships to additional candidates. Applications for these follow the same procedure.
Informal enquiries can be made to Professor John Arnold: j.arnold@bbk.ac.uk
