PhD Studentships in Environment and Development, University of Manchester

UK. Open for application, three years a PhD Studentships within the School of Environment and Development. While pursuing PhD, the successful candidate will work as a research assistant on an EU-funded project that addresses Europe’s role in the globalization of resource development at the end of the 19th century.

Applicants must hold a Masters Degree (or equivalent) in Geography, History, or other relevant subject. Deadline for Applications is August 3 2006. Applicants must satisfy the School of Environment and Development’s English-language requirement. Applications from outside the EU are welcome, although non-EU applicants should note that they will need to pay full fees.

The Studentships pays a tax-free stipend that averages £12,500 per year and fees of £3,160.

The project “To the Ends of the Earth: the global expansion of mining investment in the late 19th century” is funded by a Marie-Curie International Reintegration Grant from the European Commission awarded to Dr Gavin Bridge, with additional support from the School of Environment and Development. The period 1870-1910 was a formative moment in the evolution of the contemporary global economy and a high-water mark for overseas mining investment.

European geologists and engineers fanned out across the globe to probe its remotest corners, the embodiment of a series of exchanges of knowledge, capital, and material – between core and periphery. The project will identify the scientific, political-economic and ideological networks through which European mining interests were able expand their global reach during the 19th century, and contrast these with the networks that sustain strategies of geographical expansion in the current period. Applicants should note that their PhD research is expected to complement the focus of the Marie-Curie funded project.

For an informal discussion of the post, please contact Dr Gavin Bridge, School of Environment and Development via e-mail (gavin.bridge@manchester.ac.uk) or via phone (+44 (0)161 275 3638).

The application should include a CV detailing experience and qualifications, together with names and contact details of two referees. Applications can be submitted to:

Samantha Blachford
Postgraduate Admissions
The School of Environment and Development
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester, M13 9PL
Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 0336
Fax: +44 (0) 161 273 8829
Email: phdadmissions.sed@manchester.ac.uk

Applicants should follow the standard application procedure for a PhD (please see: www.manchester.ac.uk/sed), and should clearly state their interest in the “Ends of the Earth” research assistantship.