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AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership studentship

Studentship project based around migrant London through a Jewish photographer, Harry Diamond's archive, fostering community engagement.

About

Harry Diamond: Visualising Migrant London, is a project that raises the archive of the self-taught Jewish photographer as articulating diversity, migrant presence, and urban change in post-war London. In providing a framework for future access to the Diamond archive, and by examining and interpreting an under-researched part of the NPG’s Collection, the project provides engagement with London’s multi-cultural communities from an institution based at its heart.

Central Saint Martins (CSM), University of the Arts London and the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative Doctoral Studentship (CDP) from October 2024 through the REACH consortium under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme.

This project will be jointly supervised by:

  • Alistair O’Neill, Professor of Fashion History and Theory at Central Saint Martins
  • Val Williams, Professor of the History and Culture of Photography at London College of Communication
  • Clare Freestone, Curator of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery
  • Dr Sabina Jaskot-Gill, Senior Curator of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery

The student will be expected to spend time at both CSM and the NPG, as well as becoming part of the wider cohort of CDP funded students across the UK.

The studentship can be studied either full or part-time.

Information document:

Apply

Applicants for this Studentship should first read the project description and selection criteria in the Information Document.  In selecting applicants, the panel will be looking for skills and experience that directly address the themes and concerns outlined.

All applications for this studentship must be received by UAL by midnight on 2 June 2024.

Applications should include the below:

  • Applicants should submit a personal statement of up to 1 side of A4 demonstrating what they will bring to the project, how it fits with their skills, previous experience and interests.
  • CV to be uploaded to the UAL online application system.
  • Project proposal (no more than 1000 words) that addresses the ‘project brief’ as set out and articulates your particular emphasis or approach.

The project proposal should include the following:

  • Your focus/emphasis in relation to the Research Question(s)
  • Research context: Your how your proposed research relates to existing research on the subject
  • Methodologies/Methods that will be used
  • The contribution your research will make to your discipline and area of study
  • A short bibliography of any sources/publications you refer to in your proposal. (note, a full bibliography of works to be consulted in the course of the proposed PhD is not required)

We want to encourage the widest range of potential students to study for a CDP studentship and we aim to recruit from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief.

Completed application should be submitted to Central Saint Martins through the UAL online application portal using the relevant link below:

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