John Doran Memorial Scholarship 2014/2015

PhD Studentship

University of Chester -Department of History and Archaeology

£13,726 per annum (upsurge in 2014/2015)offered on a 3 year basis, depending upon satisfactory progress

The John Doran Memorial Scholarship is a funded full-time PhD studentship awarded in memory of Dr John Doran.

One Scholarship is available for entry in 2014/15, to be awarded competitively across applications received from candidates wishing to undertake research leading to the award of PhD for a project investigating the period c. 300-1100AD centred on the Northern and Central Welsh Marches.

The project should focus on how power is manifested in the landscape and its change and transitions over time particularly highlighting how this may inform our understanding of settlement and landscape in the early medieval period in this region.  Possible themes in the project might include: the relationship and change of boundaries and enclosed sites in the region and the interplay and relationship between secular and ecclesiastic power as manifested in the landscape.

The project should include a wide range of archaeological evidence and include collation of existing and analysis of new landscape data, such as: documentary sources, grey literature including finds, the National Mapping Programme, Historic Environment Records, Landscape Characterisation and LiDAR data and analysis.

The candidate should provide a project outline that exhibits familiarity with: a range of landscape archaeology methodologies, a range of LiDAR processing and visualisation techniques and GIS proficiency. Experience working with datasets from the Northern and Central Welsh Marches area is desirable as is experience of working on historic period landscapes.

For an informal discussion of possible projects in these areas, applicants may contact Dr Meggen Gondek (m.gondek@chester.ac.uk).

The John Doran Memorial Scholarship covers the full-time UK/EU tuition fees plus an annual maintenance stipend for up to three years.

Applicants should have a minimum of a 2.1 undergraduate degree in archaeology.

Applications should include:

• A completed University of Chester Postgraduate Research Degree application form including contact details of two referees (at least one must be familiar with your most recent academic work)
• Transcript of degree results
• A project proposal of up to 500 words
• A chapter from an undergraduate or postgraduate dissertation or other research project

Candidates may download further details and an application form from our website via the 'Apply' button below; reference number HRMS/13129.

It is anticipated that interviews will be held in March or May 2014
Closing date: Thursday 27^th March 2014.