PhD Fellowship at World Shakespeare Bibliography Online
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The *World Shakespeare Bibliography Online http://www.worldshakesbib.org/ *
is pleased to announce a PhD fellowship (also posted here:
http://www.worldshakesbib.org/intro/graduate_fellowship.html)
The World Shakespeare Bibliography is seeking doctoral fellows interested in
early modern literature and/or digital humanities.
The selected fellow will be an incoming PhD student in English at Texas A&M
University http://www.english.tamu.edu/ . The World Shakespeare
Bibliography PhD fellow will serve as a graduate research assistant in the
English Department at Texas A&M, which pays a monthly stipend and includes
health insurance. The University pays tuition for students holding
fellowships and assistantships.
The World Shakespeare Bibliography PhD fellow will work for the World
Shakespeare Bibliography for one year. The fellowship is for nine months,
with a strong likelihood of summer support. After the first year, students
will be shifted to a graduate teaching assistantship in the English
Department, at the same funding level. Students are also eligible for many
additional funding opportunities, through the English Department, the
College of Liberal Arts, the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies,
Cushing Memorial Library and Archives http://cushing.library.tamu.edu/ and
the Melbern C. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research
http://glasscock.tamu.edu/ ). Graduate assistantships are renewable for a
total of five years, contingent on good progress toward the degree.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to learn about the
cutting edge of Shakespeare scholarship and will gain work experience in a
longstanding global digital humanities project. Fellows will have the
opportunity to work in a vibrant department with strengths in early modern
studies and digital humanities. World Shakespeare Bibliography fellows will
be encouraged to take advantage of the rare book collection at the Cushing
Memorial Library and Archives and opportunities available through the
Initiative for Digital Humanities, Media, and Culture
http://idhmc.tamu.edu/ . The World Shakespeare Bibliography PhD fellow will
be eligible to apply for funded conference travel, a student exchange to
Aberystwyth, Wales, and further training programs such as the Digital
Humanities Summer Institute. Texas A&M is a member of the Folger Institute
Consortium http://www.folger.edu/folger-institute , and our students and
staff regularly participate in Folger Shakespeare Library events.
Ideal applicants will be strong academic candidates with interest in early
modern studies and/or digital humanities. Basic computer skills required:
specific training will be given upon arrival. The strongest candidates will
be self-motivated, detail-oriented students looking forward to gaining new
research skills. Second languages are helpful but not required.
To apply, please complete the application for Texas A&M's PhD in English
(information here <https://www.english.tamu.edu/graduate/apply>). In your
statement of purpose, please include a sentence that indicates your interest
in applying for the World Shakespeare Bibliography PhD fellowship. Please
append a 150-word paragraph detailing why you would be a good candidate for
the fellowship and why it appeals to you. Applications are due 15 December
2016 for fall 2016 admission and start of fellowship.
If you have questions about graduate study in English at Texas A&M
University, please contact Professor Sally Robinson <sallyr@tamu.edu>. If
you have questions about the World Shakespeare Bibliography, please contact
Professor Laura Estill <lestill@tamu.edu> or Dr. Krista May
<k-may01@tamu.edu>.
