PhD in Material Cultures & Materialities — Interdisciplinary

RFCSR; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition fee coverage

Doctoral stipend

Job summary

The University of Birmingham invites applications for a PhD Studentship within the Centre for Material Cultures and Materialities (CMCM). The project will explore material culture, objects, and how people engage with material worlds across historical and contemporary contexts.

Researchers will have access to extensive collections and work with interdisciplinary teams across history, archaeology, art history, anthropology, and related humanities fields, with supervision by leading academics and

Qualifications

• Strong interest in material culture, object-based research, or museum/archival studies.
• Ability to develop an independent and original research project.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with humanities research methods appropriate to the proposed topic.

Responsibilities

• Engage in interdisciplinary doctoral research within CMCM.
• Collaborate with museum and archival partners to access collections.
• Present research in seminars and contribute to public engagement activities.

Skills

Material culture research

Independent research planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

First-Class or Upper Second-Class Honours degree

Master’s degree desirable

Tools

Museum/archival studies

Job description

The University of Birmingham invites applications for a PhD Studentship within the Centre for Material Cultures and Materialities (CMCM). The project will explore material culture, objects, and how people engage with material worlds across historical and contemporary contexts.

Researchers will have access to extensive collections and work with interdisciplinary teams across history, archaeology, art history, anthropology, and related humanities fields, with supervision by leading academics and