This award of £6,000 is offered by the Eccles Centre for American Studies to help support individuals wishing to conduct research on US politics at the British Library for a period of 3 to 6 months. The deadline for applications is 30 September 2021. The Philip Davies Fellowship supports a researcher to conduct bi-partisan research on politics in the United States of America, predominantly using the collections of the British Library but also those of other UK institutions (such as the Rothermere American Institute at the University of Oxford, home of the bulk of the Philip and Rosamund Davies US Elections Campaigns Archive). In honour of Professor Davies’ work building American Studies groups in the UK, the Fellowship focuses on supporting work that considers the significance of political dialogue, be that in local, national or international contexts and can include literary, film, art, or other areas of study with a […]

HOTCUS welcomes applications from doctoral students and recent PhD graduates not yet in academic employment, as well as those on short-term (less than three years), fractional, or hourly paid contracts for its 2022 Travel Award competition. HOTCUS Travel Awards support research in any area of twentieth century United States history. Applications may be made for up to £500 for research travel and/or research expenses more generally during the 2022 calendar year. There are no residency restrictions and travel may be to, or within, any country. Given the current pandemic-related uncertainty surrounding research travel, if you plan to apply for research travel expenses we strongly recommend that you provide an alternative plan for spending the research funding as well.  A survey conducted by HOTCUS, BrANCH, and BGEAH has brought a significant pattern of exclusion within the field of American history in the UK to light (the survey report is accessible via https://hotcus.org.uk/diversity-and-inclusion/american-history-in-the-uk-survey/). In response to […]

Job Advertisement Research Assistant(s) – Bridging the Resource Gap: American Studies Resources for 16-19s Project Lead: Dr. Emily Brady, e.brady@leeds.ac.uk Administrative Lead: Emma Hall, emma.hall@warwick.ac.uk   Job Title: British Association for American Studies Outreach Research Assistant   Role: This is an exciting opportunity to work with the British Association for American Studies on a project designed to engage new students in our discipline. This project seeks to raise awareness of American Studies as an undergraduate degree programme through the creation and dissemination of educational resources. Reporting to the Project Leads and working collaboratively alongside another project officer, you will support in creating resources aimed at students aged 16-19 years old.   You will build a range of educational resources to engage students in further education (FE) in the UK with the benefits of American Studies as an undergraduate degree. This will be done in two ways: firstly, through creating lesson […]