The Universities of Edinburgh and Oxford are recruiting candidates for two AHRC-funded Ph.D. Studentships, to be awarded as part of the AHRC major research project Representations of women and death in German literature, art, and media after 1500.
Professor Sarah Colvin (Edinburgh) will supervise a Studentship on 'The discourse of female violence in Germany in the 1960s and 1970s'. Professor Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly (Oxford) will supervise a Studentship on 'The figure of the widow in nineteenth-century German literature and culture'.
A first degree in German is required. A formal postgraduate qualification in a relevant area must be completed by the time the Studentship commences. Candidates who do not have such a qualification must show evidence of sustained experience beyond first degree level that is specifically relevant to the doctoral research project.
The Studentships will commence from 1 October 2005 and will be for three years. UK residents will be awarded maintenance fees at the normal AHRC rate as well as tuition fees. Nationals of a member state of the EU other than the UK who do not meet UK residency requirements are eligible for a fees-only award.
The closing date for the Edinburgh Studentship is 27 May. For further details please contact Ms Julie Gray, Teaching Office, Division of European Languages and Cultures, University of Edinburgh, 59 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JX (tel. 0131 650 3635, e-mail julie.gray@ed.ac.uk). The closing date for the Oxford Studentship is 3 June. For further details please contact Dr Victoria Stec, Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, 41 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JF (tel. 01865 270753, e-mail victoria.stec@admin.ox.ac.uk).