A PhD scholarship on the topic of ‘Robert Burns & Freemasonry’ funded by Scottish Freemasons is offered at the University of Glasgow.
Full-time fees and stipend are included for a period of three years. The successful candidate will have access to masonic archives and collections in Edinburgh and elsewhere, and will also undertake some travel for research purposes to other places. The PhD scholar will be expected to work on outreach activity including contributing to the curation of an exhibition and delivering presentations on ‘Burns & Masonry’.
They will be supervised and have access to resources from within the world-class Centre for Robert Burns Studies (recipient of the prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2023).
Candidates need to apply by 31st July 2024 with a covering letter, full CV and two academic referees to Professor Gerry Carruthers (gerard.carruthers@glasgow.ac.uk).
Selection will follow an interview and a pro forma application to the Graduate School of the College of Arts and Humanities at Glasgow. Informal enquiries to Professor Carruthers are welcome in the first instance.