Overview

PhD position at the University of Stirling in the project SYNERGY PLAGUE: Reconstructing the environmental and societal drivers of plague outbreaks in Eurasia between 1300 and 1900, supported by a ERC Synergy grant and supervised by Philip Slavin.

Responsibilities

• The PhD studentship will fund one PhD project studying the environmental and socio-demographic contexts and impacts of plague outbreaks, on a trans-regional scale, around, roughly, c. . Geographic regions and chronological frames are open, but a strong preference will be given to the most original proposal, in terms of methodology, research questions and/or regionality.
• Manage their research activity, as discussed with and approved by the supervisors, and meet deadlines in collaboration with the supervisors.
• Liaise with the supervisors at least once per month.
• Conduct archival research and interviews in more than one country and write a PhD thesis ...