Fully funded PhD Scholarship now available with the Centre for the Investigation of Transnational Encounters

The History Department at NUI Galway invites applications for a PhD in History under the supervision of Dr. Róisín Healy, Senior Lecturer in History and Co-Director of the Centre for the Investigation of Transnational Encounters (CITE).

The CITE is based at the Moore Institute in NUI Galway and supports research on transnational links and historical comparisons between the world’s regions and societies, with a specific emphasis on the modern period. It hosts doctoral students and visiting scholars and organises various academic events.

Its co-director, Dr. Róisín Healy, has developed a strong reputation in this field through publications such as The Shadow of Colonialism on Europe’s Modern Past (2014), Poland in the Irish Nationalist Imagination, 1772-1922: Anti-Colonialism within Europe (2017) and 1916 in Global Context: An Anti-Imperial Moment (2018). The successful candidate will also benefit from the wide range of expertise of colleagues and a strong cohort of doctoral students in the History Department.

Proposals should address one or more of the following research areas: modern German and/or Polish history; transnational and/or comparative approaches to Irish history; colonialism and anti-colonialism within Europe.

To discuss relevant topics, please contact Dr. Róisín Healy at roisin.healy@nuigalway.ie.

Deadline:

The deadline for applications is 5pm GMT on Friday, 17 May 2019.

Application Process:

See below for Terms & Conditions and relevant forms:

CITE Scheme T&Cs 2019-20 Final
CITE Project Proposal Form 2019-20
CITE Application Data 2019-20
CITE Reference Form 2019-20