2 AHRC CDA PhD Studentships available on History of Science (UK)
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Awards Programme
RECONNECTING
SLOANE: TEXTS, IMAGES, OBJECTS
Applications are invited for TWO AHRC Collaborative PhD
studentships, commencing in autumn 2012, on the theme of Reconnecting Sloane: Texts, Images, Objects.
Collecting and Correspondence: Sloane’s Papers and
Scientific Networks (Supervised by Dr Arnold Hunt, British Library and Dr Anne Goldgar,
King’s College London)
Putting Nature in a Box: Sloane’s
Vegetable Substances (Supervised by Dr Charlie Jarvis, Natural History Museum, and Professor
Miles Ogborn, Queen Mary University of London)
A third Doctoral studentship in the programme, Visualizing
Natural Knowledge: Sloane’s Albums of Natural History Drawings (Supervised by Dr Kim Sloan, British Museum, and Dr
Elizabeth Eger, King’s College London) has already been allocated to a named
student.
Applicants can apply for both
studentships, but must complete separate applications for each as outlined
below.
These studentships will focus on the
collections of Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), which are now divided between the
British Museum, the Natural History Museum and the British Library. The research projects will explore various
aspects of Sloane’s collections in order to understand how his collecting
practices were involved in the making of Enlightenment knowledge. The successful applicants will be expected to
work closely with the partner institutions, and each other, in order to draw
out the intellectual and material connections between the different parts of
Sloane’s collections. They will also
participate in the development of new finding-aids for the collections, leading
to innovative forms of public engagement.
The award pays fees and an annual
maintenance grant (currently 15,590 per year) and the partner institution will
contribute up to 1000 pa research costs. The usual AHRC eligibility rules apply
to these studentships, including having an appropriate master’s degree by
October 2012 and AHRC’s residential requirements.
For both studentships the closing date
is 29th June 2012. Interviews will
be heldin London on 19th July
2012. Applicants will need to
include a CV, two references, an academic transcript and a 1000-word statement
of purpose.
For Collecting
and Correspondence: Sloane’s Papers and Scientific Networks Further
details are available on the Department of History, King’s College
London website, informal inquiries should be made to Dr Anne Goldgar (anne.goldgar@kcl.ac.uk) and
applications should be made to Kings College
London.
For Putting Nature in a Box: Sloane’s Vegetable Substances Further
details on the project and how to apply are available on the School
of Geography, Queen Mary University of London, website. Informal inquiries
should be made to Professor Miles Ogborn (m.j.ogborn@qmul.ac.uk)
and applications should be made to Queen Mary
University of London.
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Professor Miles Ogborn
Head of School
School of Geography
Queen Mary University of London
Mile End
London E1 4NS
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