New doctoral studentship at Birkbeck on brainwashing, culture, clinical knowledge and human sciences in the Cold War
The Birkbeck History, Classics and Archaeology Department
is pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded three-year doctoral
grant to work on a project that falls within the scope of Professor Daniel
Pick's five year senior investigator award, entitled ‘Hidden Persuaders?
Brainwashing, Culture, Clinical Knowledge and the Cold War Human Sciences, c.
1950-1990’. The doctoral studentship will be supervised by Professor Daniel
Pick and is funded by the Wellcome Trust. It includes some travel funds to
attend conferences and consult key archives abroad. The team consists of the
principal investigator, two post-doctoral researchers and three doctoral
students as well as visiting scholars.
Further details of the project and its various research
strands can be found on the Hidden Persuaders website http://www.bbk.ac.uk/hiddenpersuaders/
and an online profile of Professor Daniel Pick and the
project http://blog.wellcome.ac.uk/2014/06/30/research-spotlight-prof-daniel-pick/
If you know of students who might be suitable for the
doctoral award please alert them. And if you have a particular interest in this
field please let me know and I will add you to the distribution list for future
events.
Applications will be considered from candidates working
on any geographical region, so long as the topic lies within the range of
themes covered by the Hidden Persuaders project as is indicated above.
Successful applicants are likely to have: first class
honours at undergraduate level and/or a distinction at a masters level; a
clearly crafted historical project; strong references; and an ability to work
as part of a project team, assisting in the organization of conferences, a
website, a film and roundtables, in addition to completing an individual
research dissertation.
To apply, please consult the general guidance on how to
apply for an MPhil/PhD place in the Department of History, Classics and
Archaeology. http://www.bbk.ac.uk/history/prospective-students/phd-mphil/how-to-apply-for-phd-mphil-study
All prospective students are strongly advised to first
make contact with Professor Daniel Pick via email at d.pick@bbk.ac.uk. Please note that
applicants are also required to submit two references and a writing sample
(maximum length 5000 words).