UK PhD studentship in Economy, Islamic History

[UK] PhD Studentships in Islamic History and Maritime Ethnography


Two PhD Studentships: Islamic History and Maritime Ethnography
Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
University of Exeter

Exceptional researchers are needed for an exciting collaborative three-year project. Directed by Prof Dionisius Agius, the five-strong team will work on the MARES project (Maritime Ethnography of the Arabian/Persian Gulf and the Red Sea: people, trade and pilgrimage from the emergence of Islam to the coming of the Portuguese in the Western Indian Ocean).

The project, based in the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, is currently offering two PhD studentships covering annual tuition fees (UK/EU or International rate) and providing a £7,500 annual stipend.

You will need a Masters degree in a relevant subject and ideally have a background in archaeology. The two studentships are full-time over three years, starting 1 October 2008. All applicants will need a good command of Classical Arabic and spoken Arabic (if researching the Red Sea) plus Classical and Modern Persian (if focusing on Arabian/Persian Gulf).


Funding information

Funding applies to: Open to applicants from a range of countries

Contacts and how to apply
Academic contact:
For more information about all these posts contact: Prof Dionisius Agius, d.a.agius[at]exeter,ac.uk tel. 01392 269257 at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies: www.exeter.ac.uk/iais .
Administrative contact and how to apply:
To apply send your CV, covering letter, 1,000-word outline of your intended area of research and names of two academic referees to Sarmishtha Ghosh, s.ghosh[at]exeter.ac.uk ; tel: 01392 264019.
The deadline for applications is 15 July. Interviews will take place on 4 August.

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[UK] PhD Studentship in Economics - City University London

PhD studentship in Economics
Department of Economics City University London

The Department of Economics at City University, London, is able to offer a three-year studentship to a candidate who wishes to read for a PhD in Economics starting October 2008. The studentship will consist of full remission of fees for three years plus a subsistence grant of £13,500 per year. In return the successful candidate will be expected to provide up to 50 hours per year of undergraduate class teaching and mark 50 undergraduate coursework scripts. Additional teaching and marking may be undertaken subject to approval of the student’s supervisory panel and will be paid at our normal rates.

The areas of interest to the Department are:
* Competition and regulation
* Development Economics
* Econometrics and economic theory
* Financial economics
* Health economics
* History and philosophy of economics
* Macroeconomics and international economics


For more information about current research activity in the Department, please go to http://www.city.ac.uk/economics/research/index.html, and follow the links from http://www.city.ac.uk/economics/staff.html to individual staff web pages. Applicants are advised to contact potential supervisors in their research area with their proposal before making a formal application.

Application procedure
Please follow the procedure indicated at http://www.city.ac.uk/research/resdegrees/applications.html, making clear that you wish to apply for the Departmental Studentship.

Your proposal should follow the format described at http://www.city.ac.uk/research/resdev/studentships.html#procedure.

Applications for the studentship must be received by Friday 18 July 2008. In the event of any queries, please contact the Senior Tutor for Research, Professor Giulia Iori g.iori@city.ac.uk