The Maya Harbuzyuk Twinning Fellowship in Theatre Studies

Purpose

The ambition of the fellowship programme is to:

• Stimulate academic collaborations between Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (IFNUL) and teaching and research staff at the Shakespeare Institute and the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts at the University of Birmingham (UoB);
• Support IFNUL's developing Masters programme, which will draw inspiration from UoB’s existing Masters programmes;
• Contribute to practice-based research initiatives with staff and students to promote social and economic revival in Ukraine.

Eligibility

Academics and Early Career Researchers (ECRs) from IFNUL with an interest in the field of Shakespeare research or general drama and theatre research are invited to submit a short application outlining the proposed research project to be conducted at Birmingham.

Applicants will need to identity a suitable academic host from UoB’s Department of Drama and Theatre Arts or Shakespeare Institute and be able to indicate how their visit will help to advance the stated aims of the twining fellowship programme, as outlined above. Relevant staff in each department and their research interests can be found here:

• Staff - Drama and Theatre Arts - University of Birmingham
• Academic staff - Shakespeare Institute - University of Birmingham

Applicants from IFNUL looking for extra support in making connections at the University of Birmingham, please contact:

• Professor Michael Dobson, Director, Shakespeare Institute
• Professor Graham Saunders, Head of Department of Drama and Theatre Arts