Postgraduate studentships

Method of Application: Online Applications only.

The application has two written components:

1. An online application to study for a PhD at Nottingham must be completed.
   Please quote reference ARTS/63 at the head of your Personal Statement.
2. A studentship application specific to the project and a copy of the University’s offer of a place to study must also be submitted by email to Amanda Samuels.

All forms must be received by noon on 4th May 2012.

Aim of the Doctoral Research

The doctoral research will explore the cultural significance of European fallow deer (D. d. dama), their impact on ideological landscapes and their role in cosmologies throughout Europe from the Neolithic to the Post-Medieval period. Issues to be addressed will include how status, gender and religious and cultural beliefs are reflected in fallow deer images and material culture. This will involve extensive research of iconographic representations of fallow deer, their display in material culture and the artefacts deriving from their remains. The doctoral thesis will not involve a zooarchaeological examination of fallow deer remains from archaeological deposits, as this research is being carried out by other members of the project team. Therefore an archaeological background is not a prerequisite.

The successful candidate will be expected to work alongside the Dama International team and engage fully in all aspects of the project, including liaising with members of the steering committee, presenting research at conferences and contributing to the creation of the project’s visual outputs (including documentary film and museum exhibitions).

For more information, please visit the website of the Fallow Deer Project.

Key Criteria 

• Good first degree(minimum 2:1)
• Good Masters degree (preferably with Distinction)
• Experience in the fields of archaeology, anthropology and/or art history. 
• Experience of research into visual representations and/or material culture. 
• A keen interest in human-animal relations.
• Ability to work independently but also as part of a team
• Willingness to travel to visit collections

Desirable Criteria 

• Knowledge of the spread of Neolithic lifeways and the Roman and Norman empires. 
• A basic knowledge of cervid ecology.

For more information on academic requirements, the doctoral research or the Dama international project, please contact Dr Richard Madgwick (email: richard.madgwick@nottingham.ac.uk, tel: 0115 9514897). For enquiries concerning the application process, please contact Amanda Samuels (email: amanda.samuels@nottingham.ac.uk, tel: 0115 9515825).

Eligibility:

• must be either starting PhD studies September 2012 or be a current research student
• full-time and part-time
• must have a fee status of either UK or EU
• must hold an offer of a place to study in the Department

How to apply: 

Please note that applying for funding and a place to study are two separate processes.  To apply for a place to study, please use the University’s online system.  You will need to apply for your place to study as soon as possible to ensure that you have acknowledgement of a place before the 22nd February deadline for funding applications. This initial application should, if possible, be submitted no less than a month before the funding deadline.

Candidates need to email a completed Studentship Funding application form and a copy of the University’s offer of a place to study to pg-funding@nottingham.ac.uk All forms must be received by the stated deadline.  Guidance Notes on completing the application form are available and there are also some Key Messages for applicants.

Please note: references only need to be submitted when you apply for a place to study – you do not need to submit them again when applying for studentship funding. For this reason, please ensure that your referees are aware that what they write will also be used to assess your funding application.  However, if you are a current first-year student applying for funding for the remainder of your study, references must be submitted.  Please download the Referee’s report form.

Information about the AHRC’s Block Grant Partnership

The University of Nottingham was awarded 138 studentships under the Block Grant Partnership to support postgraduate study and research in the arts and humanities over the 2008-2013 period.

Background information on changes to AHRC funding.

Eligibility:

• must be starting PhD studies September 2012
• full-time only
• must have a fee status of either UK or EU
• must hold an offer of a place to study in the Department

How to apply:

Please note that applying for funding and a place to study are two separate processes.  To apply for a place to study, please use the University’s online system.  You will need to apply for your place to study as soon as possible to ensure that you have acknowledgement of a place before the 22nd February deadline for funding applications. This initial application should, if possible, be submitted no less than a month before the funding deadline.

The process is the same as for the AHRC Studentships (See full details and guidance above).  Candidates should complete the Studentship Funding application form.  All eligible AHRC applications will be considered automatically for a School award – no separate application for a School studentship is required. All forms must be received by the stated deadline. 

Please note: references only need to be submitted when you apply for a place to study – you do not need to submit them again when applying for studentship funding. For this reason, please ensure that your referees are aware that what they write will also be used to assess your funding application.

Information about the AHRC’s Block Grant Partnership

The University of Nottingham was awarded 138 studentships under the Block Grant Partnership to support postgraduate study and research in the arts and humanities over the 2008-2013 period.

Background information on changes to AHRC funding.