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Period: to start on 1 October 2016 (full-time study)
Closing date: 1 May 2016
The Department of Political and Cultural Studies at Swansea University invites applications for a fully-funded 3-year PhD studentship to start on 1 October 2016 (full-time study), on the subject of “Militarism in Post-Soviet Russia: War, Identity and Culture, 1990-2000.”
Research may be on any dimension of this theme but must address the nature of militarism in Russian society and culture in the first post-Soviet decade. The successful candidate will be supervised by Professor Michael Sheehan and Dr. Eugene Miakinkov, and will spend a year in Russia consulting archives and other research centres. An opportunity to work and carry out research at the Bush School of Government and Public Service in Texas will also be available. Finally, the student will be required to participate in training events organised by the ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Centre, especially events associated with the Language-Based Area Studies pathway.
Candidates should have a 2:1 honours degree or above in a relevant subject such as Soviet, Russian and East European History, Politics, and/or Culture. A reading knowledge of Russian is highly desirable.
To be eligible for a full award (stipend and fees), you must:
To be eligible for a fees only award, you must be ordinarily resident in an EU member state, in the same way as UK students must be ordinarily resident in the UK.
For more details please see the ESRC website.
Funding
The full studentship covers the cost of UK/EU tuition fees, plus a tax-free stipend of approx £14,296 p.a.
There will also be an additional £750 per annum available for research expenses.
How to Apply
To apply for this studentship, please complete the College of Arts and Humanities Research Scholarship Application Form and return, along with CV and 1000 word research statement, which should identify a clear topic of research
Gabriella Wasiniak
Graduate Centre Administrator
College of Arts and Humanities
Address: Keir Hardie Building,
Swansea University, Singleton Park, SA2 8PP
E-Mail: g.wasiniak@swansea.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)1792 295926
Informal enquiries about this studentship are welcome, and may be directed to Dr Gerard Clarke by email (g.clarke@swansea.ac.uk ) or by telephone (+44 01792 513525).