CHSTM, Manchester: graduate studentship in the history or biology or medicine
Williamson graduate
studentship in the
history of biology and/or medicine: 2017 competition
Deadline
for
applications: Friday
26 May 2017
These
details
are also available online at http://www.chstm.manchester.
The
Centre for the
History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM) at the
University of
Manchester offers a fully funded studentship (including
maintenance allowance)
for graduate study in the history of the biological sciences
and/or medicine
after 1800. The position is supported by the Williamson Fund,
which was established
to further the study of these subjects at the University.
Candidates
may
apply for a studentship in either of two schemes:
(a) Master’s plus PhD
study.
This scheme is open to students with an
undergraduate qualification. It covers, initially, full course
fees and a
living allowance for our one-year taught Master’s (MSc) in History of
Science, Technology and
Medicine, which will provide training for
doctoral research study.
If the student shows satisfactory progress on the MSc, it will
then be extended
to cover three years of full-time PhD study, again including
full course fees
and a living allowance.
(b) PhD study. This scheme is open to
students with a
relevant Master’s-level qualification. It covers full course
fees and a living
allowance for three years of full-time PhD study at CHSTM.
ELIGIBILITY
The
studentships
are open to all suitably qualified UK and European Union
candidates. We regret
that we cannot at present extend the scheme to non-UK/EU
students who would pay
fees at the international rate. The studentships are available
for full-time
study only, and candidates must be available to begin their
studies in
September 2017.
The
requirements
for the two schemes are as follows:
(a) Master’s plus PhD
study.
The studentships are aimed at highly
motivated students with a strong commitment to proceeding
through the MSc to
PhD research at CHSTM. The requirements for a studentship are
higher than those
for acceptance on the Master’s programme overall. We will
consider all bursary
applicants who hold or expect to receive a First-class
undergraduate degree or international equivalent (see https://www.gov.uk/government/
Applicants
must
also demonstrate a clear interest in the history of the
biological sciences
and/or medicine after 1800, and should preferably have ideas
about a preferred
research supervision area (see details for scheme (b) below).
Please
note that
progression from MSc to the funded PhD is not automatic, but
will depend on
successful performance in the MSc year and the development of
a viable research
plan.
(b) PhD study. Applicants should have a
Master’s-level
qualification, at Distinction or Merit level or international
equivalent, in a
relevant subject such as HSTM, medical humanities, history,
science
studies/STS, museology or science communication, and should
have experience in
producing a research dissertation.
Applicants
will
also need to have thought carefully about a potential PhD
research project, and
should have discussed this with one or more potential
supervisors at CHSTM to
ensure its viability. The proposed area of study should be
explained in the
‘Case for support’ (see below).
Staff
who are
likely to be available to supervise on relevant topics
include:
·Prof
Ian Burney: forensic medicine and science; medical authority
and expertise;
medicine and law
·Prof
Pratik Chakrabarti: imperial medicine and science, 1700-1950; global health policies
·Dr Jeff
Hughes: scientific research in the Cold War
·Dr
Vladimir Jankovic: climate and health
·Dr
Robert Kirk: nonhuman
animals in health, medicine and
society; social, cultural, material and economic dimensions of
medical and
scientific practice and innovation
·Dr
David Kirby: science and medicine in fiction, especially film
·Dr
Stephanie Snow: stroke research and
services, quality and
healthcare, health services since 1948
·Dr
James Sumner: brewing science and the conceptualisation of
yeast as a living
organism
·Dr
Carsten Timmermann: cancer research and services; chronic
illness;
translational research in medicine
·Dr
Duncan Wilson: species loss and the ecology of
human-animal health; histories of
bioethics
For
full research
profiles and contact details, please see http://www.chstm.manchester.
SUPPORT
The
studentships
cover all course fees at the UK/EU rate and provide an annual
living allowance,
provisionally set at £14 553 for 2017-18. Funds have also been
committed
to ensure that appropriate training and research support is
provided.
FURTHER INFORMATION,
APPLICATION FORM AND
DEADLINE
The
deadline for
applications is Friday
26 May 2017.
Applicants will need to provide full degree transcripts, two
academic
references and a statement outlining their interest in the
field (scheme a) or
proposed research topic (scheme b).
For
full
particulars and an application form, please see our website: http://www.chstm.manchester.
For
further details
of our taught Master's programme in history of science,
technology and
medicine, see http://www.chstm.manchester.