The Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare (CSHHH) Glasgow at the University of Strathclyde has been awarded an AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Studentship in partnership with the National Library of Scotland (NLS) for the topic ‘The Civil Veterinary Departments of British India 1876-1947: Science, medicine, power and nature in a colonial context'. The PhD will be supervised by Dr James Mills at Strathclyde and Ms Jan Usher at the NLS and will start in October 2008.
Candidates should have:
A First Class or Upper Second Class Honours degree in an appropriate discipline;
A masters degree in an appropriate discipline, although applicants who do not hold a masters degree will be considered if they can demonstrate sustained and relevant experience and meet the criteria outlined in the AHRC guidelines;
Candidates must meet the AHRC's academic criteria and due to funding regulations, must be either a UK national, or be a non-UK national who satisfies AHRC eligibility criteria. Applicants are advised to consult the 'Guide for Applicants for Postgraduate Awards in the Arts and Humanities: The Doctoral Awards Scheme' on the AHRC website www.ahrc.ac.uk, or to contact the AHRC directly (tel. +44[0]117 987 6500) to establish whether or not they meet these requirements.
To apply, you should send:
- A cover letter
- A current CV
- A transcript of your qualifications to date, and anticipated results if you are still studying.
- Two letters of reference to be included with the rest of your application.
Applications should be sent to:
Dr J Mills
Department of History
McCance Building
16 Richmond Street
Glasgow
G1 1XQ
Deadline for Applications is Friday 6 June. Candidates may be required to attend for interview in the week commencing 16 June.
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