s.lennon@lbss.gla.ac.uk
Centre for Russian, Central and East European Studies (CRCEES)
A consortium of the Universities of Glasgow, Nottingham, St Andrews, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Paisley and Strathclyde.

PhD, Masters/PgDip Scholarships and Postdoctoral Fellowships

Suitably qualified applicants from any branch of the Social Sciences and Humanities are invited to apply for 11 fully-funded PhD studentships and two
one-year postdoctoral fellowships in any of the following key research themes related to current and past developments in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe and the former USSR:

· Aspects of identity and culture and their social, political and economic
implications
· Economic and social transformation
· Political transformation and international relations
· Literary, cinematic and cultural developments
· The politics of language.

The PhD studentships provide funding for up to 5 years, and offer 3 years of
doctoral supervision plus training in research methods and language (Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Serbian-Croatian, Uzbek, Slovene, Slovak, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Estonian).

Studentships may be held at any of the CRCEES partner institutions, and cover tuition fees, plus annual stipend of £12,300. Where relevant, students registered for a PhD at one partner institution may undergo research methods and/or language training at another.

Postdoctoral fellowships (£22,289 p.a.) will provide an opportunity for new
researchers who have recently gained a PhD to disseminate research and to further improve their skills through specialized training. Fellows will be
expected to make an active contribution to the work of CRCEES.

Applications are also invited for two scholarships (tuition fees plus stipend of £12,300) for the MSc in Russian, Central and East European Studies, and two scholarships for the intensive Postgraduate diploma (PgDip) in Russian language, both offered at the University of Glasgow.

Applicants should send a covering letter, CV, two references and - for PhD
fellowships and postdoctoral fellowships - a 1,000-word research proposal to
Sarah Lennon at the address below by 4 August 2006. Awards are subject to
standard ESRC eligibility rules.

CRCEES, c/o Department of Central and East European Studies, University of
Glasgow, Hetherington Building, Bute Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RS
(s.lennon@lbss.gla.ac.uk; 0141 330 5259)
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