The School of Modern languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway, University of London, invites applications for a three-year PhD Teaching Studentship in Hispanic Studies, available to UK/EU students first registering to undertake doctoral study in September 2010.

The studentship includes full tuition fees of £3,390 plus a £10,000 bursary each year for a maximum of three years of full-time doctoral study and subject to evidence of satisfactory progress. It is open to applicants working in any area of Spanish or Latin American literature and culture.

Applicants should have native or near native competence in Spanish and English language and hold an MA with at least a Merit (or international equivalent) in an appropriate area of Hispanic Studies.

The successful applicant will be expected to undertake an average of 6 hours of undergraduate teaching and marking/examining and/or research support for the School each week during term.

All applications must be received by 4 pm on Friday 8 January 2010.

Applications should be addressed to Professor John O’Brien, Director of Graduate Studies, School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX. You should include a current CV, a letter of application outlining in as much detail as possible your research proposal, and a sample of your previous academic work (approximately 5,000 words). You should also include two academic references in support of your application.

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For informal advice, please contact the School’s Director of Graduate Studies, Professor John O’Brien (tel. 01784 44 3861; email: j.o’brien@rhul.ac.uk) or the Head of School, Dr Richard Pym (tel. 01784 41 4006; email: r.pym@rhul.ac.uk).

Information about the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures can be found at

1. http://www.rhul.ac.uk/modern-languages
2. http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Modern-Languages/Research/
3. More specific information about research interests in Hispanic Studies can be found at http://www.rhul.ac.uk/modern-languages/research/research-hispanic-studies.html.

    
Administrative contact
Francesca Chiarelli
Postgraduate Administrator, Graduate School
Examinations and Research Degree Administration
Royal Holloway, Universiy of London

0044 1784 443352