Conflict and Creativity – Evaluating the potential of the Ulster Museum’s Troubles and Beyond collection in fostering creative thinking skills in young people.

Queen’s University Belfast ‘Innovation Zones’ (School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work), in partnership with National Museums NI, invites applications from suitably qualified applicants for a Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship, funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP) scheme), to conduct research leading to a PhD on the theme of: Conflict and Creativity – Evaluating the potential of the Ulster Museum’s Troubles and Beyond collection in fostering creative thinking skills in young people.

Start Date: 1 October 2024

Application Deadline: 16 May 2024 at 12.00 noon.

Applications received after this date cannot be considered. Candidates will be notified of the outcome of their application by the end of day on 22 May 2024.

Interviews will take place on 29 May. All interviews will be online.

This project will be jointly supervised by Dr Liam O’Hare (Director Innovation Zones, Queen’s University Belfast) and Louise Rice (Education Manager, National Museums NI) and the student will be expected to spend time at both Queen’s University Belfast and at National Museums NI, and be part of a wider cohort of CDP funded students across the UK.

The studentship can be studied either full time (4 years) or part time.

We encourage the widest range of potential students to study for this CDP studentship and are committed to welcoming students from different backgrounds to apply. We particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented at this level in this area.

Students should have a Master’s Degree in a relevant subject or can demonstrate equivalent experience in a professional setting.

The studentship is open to both home and international applicants.

Full details and how to apply can be found here.