Fully-funded Collaborative PhD Studentship
DEADLINE FRIDAY 9 MARCH
Culture Institute PhD Studentship in History of Medicine and Technology
University of Leeds and Thackray Medical Museum
"The ‘Oxford Knee’: From Local Collaborations to Global Surgical Dominance, 1966-present"
Supervisors: Dr James Stark and Professor Graeme Gooday
Drawing on extensive archives at the Thackray Medical Museum in
Leeds, the student will explore and explain how a chance collaboration
between medicine and engineering led to a device
which dominates global markets. Drawing on oral histories with
practitioners and patients, correspondence, medical literature,
newspapers and company records, the project will provide the first
complete history of the Oxford Knee, helping us to understand
how medical innovations become “successful” and the social impact of
changing practices in orthopaedics.
For more details, see:
https://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/
Funding and Support
Home-EU fees will be paid as part of the scholarship along with
a maintenance grant at the same level as UK Research Councils (in
the first year, at least £14,553). The project start date will be 1
October 2018, and the successful applicant will be able to undertake
study on a full- or part-time basis.
How to Apply
To make an application, please submit the following:
• Curriculum vitae (no more than 2 sides of A4)
• Sample of writing (3,000 words max)
• Names and contact details of two academic referees
• A covering letter including a 500-word research proposal on the above project
For further details, or to informally discuss the
studentship, contact lead supervisor Dr James Stark. Please send
applications to J.F.Stark@leeds.ac.uk by 9 March 2018. Interviews will
be held in late March/early April.