Walpole Doctoral Studentship
St Mary's University College, Twickenham -School of Culture, Communication, and Creative Arts
Applications are invited for a fully-funded full-time three-year PhD studentship at St Mary’s University College, Twickenham, London, to begin on 1 October 2013. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the Horace Walpole Chair of English Literature, Professor Fiona Robertson, on a topic addressing any aspect of the relationship between literature and architecture in the period 1750 to 1850. Potential topics include the work of individuals or groups; particular literary-architectural styles; links in theory or in aesthetic practice; and issues pertinent to both disciplines in the period, such as restoration, antiquarianism, eclecticism, revivalism, collecting, originality, and private space.
The studentship will provide full-time PhD student fees of £4,040 p.a. and a bursary of £13,000 p.a. Applicants should have a good first degree in a relevant discipline, as well as an established knowledge, preferably at MA level, of 18th or 19th century British culture.
To apply, please download and complete a PhD studentship application form - http://www.smuc.ac.uk/research/phd-studentships.htm - and send it together with a current CV to:
Claire Tapia
St Mary’s University College
Waldegrave Road
Strawberry Hill
Twickenham TW1 4SX
Claire.tapia@smuc.ac.uk
020 8240 4164
Deadline for applications – 31st May 2013
