PhD
Studentship:
Liberated Africans in Nineteenth-Century Sierra Leone
Institute
of Humanities & Creative Arts
Applications
are invited for a fully-funded full-time studentship in History focusing on the
identities and experiences of Liberated Africans or recaptives released at
Sierra Leone by royal naval patrols in the period following British abolition
of the slave trade.
This
will be an historical study focusing on reconstructing the experiences and
destinations of Africans released at Sierra Leone by royal naval anti-slave
trade patrols between 1808 and 1863. Using documentary sources in Africa and
Britain, the study offers the opportunity to trace the demographic and
occupational characteristics of thousands of former slaves released in the
British Crown colony.
The person will carry out a research
project that will, on successful completion, lead to the award of a higher
research degree (PhD). The student will be expected to carry out their
individual research study under the direction of Professor Suzanne Schwarz, Director
of Studies, and Dr. Neil Fleming, Senior Lecturer in Modern History. Professor
Paul E. Lovejoy (Director of the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the
Global Migrations of African Peoples at York University, Toronto) and Professor
David Richardson (Director of the Wilberforce Institute for the study of
Slavery and Emancipation, University of Hull) will serve as external advisers
to the project.
Applicants should have a good
first degree in History and an MA in History (completed or pending), although a
closely related discipline may be considered. Excellent oral and written English are a must, as
are a commitment and enthusiastic approach to completing a higher research
degree. The
successful applicant will receive a tax free bursary of £12,300 per annum from
the University of Worcester plus a limited budget to support their research.
Fees will be paid in full at the UK/EU rate for home and EU
citizens. Overseas students are welcome to apply but will need to
fund the balance of fees for Overseas Research Students (approx. £6,000 per
annum).
For
further details visit: http://www.worcester.ac.uk/discover/phd-studentships.html
Application
forms can be found here: http://www.worcester.ac.uk/discover/phd-studentships.html
For an
informal discussion about the studentship please feel free to contact Professor
Schwarz by email on s.schwarz@worc.ac.uk
For
questions regarding the application process contact Mrs Helen Tabinor ,
Graduate Research School Manager (tel: 01905 855012, email:h.tabinor@worc.ac.uk).
Closing date for applications is 15th October
2012 Candidates will be invited for interview on 20th November
2012.
To apply
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