Department of Modern Languages

Deadline: 20 March 2009

The Department of Modern Languages is offering excellent funding opportunities for exceptional researchers across a range of subjects. We are offering:

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Five PhD Studentships: all fees paid for three years plus an annual maintenance grant equivalent to the AHRC per year for three years. In 2008/09 this was £12,940, the 2009/10 grant will be announced later in the year.
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13 PhD Bursaries: £7,000 per year for three years. Bursary recipients will be required to carry out 80 hours support work a year within the School in the form of teaching, research support or as International Ambassador.

The Department of Modern Languages is one of the UK's leading centres for teaching and research in French, German, Hispanic, Interdisciplinary, Italian, Medieval, Russian, Film, and Sexuality and Gender Studies. Our research covers critical theory, culture, history, linguistics and literature, and we have cross-disciplinary strengths in a number of areas, including Linguistics, Film, Medieval Studies the Study of Sexuality and Gender and Translation Studies. Many staff in Modern Languages currently hold awards from Research Councils and similar funding bodies on subjects ranging from Immigrants' Italian, German and Austrian exhibitions since 1995 about the National Socialist past, Obscenity in Renaissance France, to costume-drama films of the 1950s.

Modern Languages welcomes applications for Doctoral research across the full range of our research areas, including for practice-based doctorates in Film and Translation. We also welcome research proposals to be undertaken in collaboration with another department at Exeter (e.g. with English, History, International Relations, etc).

Entry criteria
For study in a language-based subject, students should have near native competence in that language and hold a Masters degree with at least a Merit, or international equivalent, in a languages/ literature based subject. For study in a non language-based or interdisciplinary subject (Film Studies/ Medieval Studies/ Sexuality and Gender Studies), students should hold a Masters degree with at least a Merit or international equivalent, in a relevant discipline. For practice based subjects (e.g. filmmaking), evidence of experience and excellence in practice in will be taken into account alongside academic qualifications.

To apply
To apply send the following documents to Morwenna Hussey at the contact address given below by 20 March 2009. Please note all documentation is required in English.

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Completed University of Exeter application form in hardcopy (download an application form)
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Two academic references (download a reference form)
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Curriculum vitae
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A 750 word outline research proposal identifying research aims and questions, methodology, any required resources and/or sources, and accompanied by a contextual bibliography
* Additionally, in practice-based subjects (e.g. filmmaking) students may submit one film and a short theoretical/ practical reflective commentary on the film.

Morwenna Hussey, Postgraduate Administrator
Department of Modern Languages, University of Exeter
Queens Building, The Queens Drive
Exeter, Devon, EX4 4QH

Interviews will be held on 20th and 21st April 2009.
Visit www.exeter.ac.uk/languages for more information.
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