Centre to host a fully-funded PhD studentship in Disability and Heritage Studies

Fully-funded PhD studentships in Disability and Heritage Studies

The UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS and UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON are recruiting two PhD students to join an AHRC funded, Open University led project ‘Developing a co-produced, digital, and living archive of learning disability history: An exploration of ethics, ownership and new connectivities’. Start date 31 March 2014.

Project summary:
The project will use a participatory research methodology to investigate how a digital and 'living' archive of learning disability history can be developed and sustained.

Studentship 1: School of Fine Arts, Art History and Cultural Studies, University of Leeds

Studentship 2: The Rix Centre, University of East London

This is a unique and valuable opportunity to join an exciting and innovative project with a research team that includes people with and without learning disabilities. We welcome applications from a range of related disciplines:

• Disability studies
• Learning disability studies
• Heritage
• Digital humanities
• Accessible new media technology

Funding information:
Full studentships, which cover fees and maintenance grant.
Both studentships are full-time for three years.

Eligibility:
Please check the AHRC’s student eligibility criteria before making an application:
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Student-Funding-Guide.pdf

Further particulars:
Please find further information about the Learning Disability Digital Archive project, details about the two studentships, how to apply, the application and selection process, guidance on writing your proposal and our equal opportunities policy in the Further Particulars document here:
http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/job-details.asp?id=7490&ref=ext

Closing date: Tuesday 11 February 2014