The University of Aberdeen announces opportunity of 3-year PhD studentships to start in September 2013. Scholarships are provided in Anthropology,Cultural History, Environment, Ethnology, Archaeology, History of Science, Scandinavian Studies and Northern Studies. The award will give benefits such as Home fees and RCUK-level maintenance are offered to one to two PhD students taking an inter-disciplinary approach to the reseach of the 5-year ERC funded project Arctic Domus.
Description
The Department of Anthropology is offering one and perhaps two interdisciplinary 3-year PhD studentships to start in September 2013. The studentship will include full UK/Europe fees and a maintenance stipend set at RCUK rates. The successful applicant(s) will submit a proposal which fits within the research topic of 'Arctic Domestication' as specified on the project website arcticdomus.org. The student(s) are expected to do field research in at least one of the seven circumpolar regions covered by the project and to integrate one of the four component disciplines of the project (anthropology, history of science, archaeology, genetics).
Arctic Domus is a 5-year international research project funded by a European Research Council Advanced Scholarship. The goals of the project are to elaborate a model of emplaced human-animal relations in the Arctic evoking theoretical concerns of the definition of the person, the attribution of agency, and renewed attention to build environments. A full project synopsis is on the project website within the 'events' section under the title Two PhD Studentships 2013--2016.
Eligibility
Applicants must hold or be close to completing a post-graduate Masters degree in a relevant field. In addition applicants must fullfil the following criteria:
Description
The Department of Anthropology is offering one and perhaps two interdisciplinary 3-year PhD studentships to start in September 2013. The studentship will include full UK/Europe fees and a maintenance stipend set at RCUK rates. The successful applicant(s) will submit a proposal which fits within the research topic of 'Arctic Domestication' as specified on the project website arcticdomus.org. The student(s) are expected to do field research in at least one of the seven circumpolar regions covered by the project and to integrate one of the four component disciplines of the project (anthropology, history of science, archaeology, genetics).
Arctic Domus is a 5-year international research project funded by a European Research Council Advanced Scholarship. The goals of the project are to elaborate a model of emplaced human-animal relations in the Arctic evoking theoretical concerns of the definition of the person, the attribution of agency, and renewed attention to build environments. A full project synopsis is on the project website within the 'events' section under the title Two PhD Studentships 2013--2016.
Eligibility
Applicants must hold or be close to completing a post-graduate Masters degree in a relevant field. In addition applicants must fullfil the following criteria:
- a research proposal that fits within the remit of the research project;
- fieldwork in one or more of the project's regions in the circumpolar North;
- a proposal which addresses one or more of the component disciplines of the project;
Application Procedure
- The applicants should apply to the PhD programme in Anthropology. There is no separate application but there are several extra elements of information required:- the candidates should make clear in their application that they are appling for an Arctic Domus studentship; - the candidates should supply a writing sample of approximately 20 pages (chapter, published paper) - the candidates should supply a research proposal of 2 pages of A4 (single spaced) explaining the their topic and its relation to the reseach project.
- the candidates should supply a 1/2 page budget for fieldwork and equipment
Submission Deadline
15th of April 2013
Website Link
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/funding/details.php?funding_id=209
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