PhD Studentship at Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast is pleased to advertise an AHRC-funded PhD studentship on ‘Placing Astronomy: Landscape, Space and Science at Armagh Observatory, 1790-1916,’ to be held in partnership with Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, from October 2020. The project is funded by a Collaborative Doctoral Award granted by the Northern Bridge Consortium – Doctoral Training Partnership.

Applicants must submit a Expression of Interest summarising their research interests and expertise to Dr. Oliver Dunnett (o.dunnett@qub.ac.uk) by 4pm on Monday 16 March 2020.

The project aims to investigate the historical geographies of astronomy at Armagh Observatory, which is the oldest continuously-active astronomical research institution in the British Isles. The importance of place and landscape to the science conducted at the Observatory is evidenced by its position in the wider regional landscape, the situation of several historic astronomical instruments, and its ecclesiastical and civic connections to the City of Armagh. The student, based partly at the Observatory and partly at QUB Geography Department, will be in a unique position to re-appraise the Observatory’s scientific heritage at an important time in its contemporary development.

Last modified: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:36:08 GMT