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AHRC Collaborative PhD Studentship at Royal Holloway and the Science Museum

The 2LO Transmitter: Technology, Material Culture and Metropolitan
Modernity in Inter-War London

This PhD project is focused on an iconic object within the history of
British radio broadcasting, the 2LO transmitter used for early  BBC
broadcasts in London.

The project will develop two inter-linked strands of interest ? first, the project considers the relationship between the 2L0 transmitter and British radio broadcasting in the specific context of inter-war London. Second, it will consider how the transmitter has been stored, restored and displayed in
a variety of geographical locations.

At present, the 2LO transmitter is currently stored in the Science Museum and there are plans to develop a gallery exhibiting objects such as 2L0 within a major gallery featuring communications history. The project will build on the technical histories of early broadcasting and seek to locate 2LO within a variety of societal, technological and media related contexts
from the 1920s onwards.

The PhD student will be an enrolled student in the Geography Department at Royal Holloway, University of London, and will also have staff status at
the Science Museum.  All fees are paid by the AHRC, with a tax-free
maintenance grant (currently £13,600 + £2000 London weighting for 2007/8
students who meet AHRC eligibility criteria).

The studentship will be co- supervised by Professor Klaus Dodds and
Professor David Gilbert at Royal  Holloway, and by Dr Tim Boon, Chief
Curator and John Liffen, Curator of Communications, at the Science Museum..

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and/or experienced
candidates. A minimum of a 2.1 degree at undergraduate level is normally required in an appropriate subject area, plus a recognised postgraduate programme of research training or its equivalent in a relevant specialist
area (e.g. media history, urban studies, cultural geography, modern
history, cultural studies, history of science or technology, museum studies
etc).

An ability to work both independently and as part of a team  will be
important to the success of the project.

Interested candidates are strongly recommended to contact either Professor Dodds or Professor Gilbert before making an application: k.dodds@xxxxxxxxxx
and d.gilbert@xxxxxxxxxx

Full details of the studentship are available at:
http://www.gg.rhul.ac.uk/postgrads/AHRC-SM.html

All candidates must make a formal application for a PhD place at Royal
Holloway before Tuesday 27 May 2008. Applications can be made at
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Studying/Admissions/pgapplication.html

Candidates should indicate clearly that they are applying for the AHRC
Collaborative PhD Studentship with the Science Museum, and should attach a full CV and short statement (max 1000 words) indicating their suitability
for the project.

Short-listed candidates will be interviewed at the Science Museum in June.
  The studentship commences on 22 September 2008.


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