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We’re now recruiting for a research associate and two fully funded PhD studentships for an AHRC project ‘Design, material culture and popular creativity in suburban faith communities’, led by Dr Claire Dwyer (UCL Geography) and Professor David Gilbert (RHUL Geography). This project explores the aesthetics of faith in suburbia and the material cultures and practices of diverse suburban faith communities focused on eight communities located in West London. The project team will include a post-doctoral research associate and two PhD students, one based at UCL and one based at RHUL. The project also involves artistic and practice-based collaboration involving architect Ali Mangera; photographer Liz Hingley and artist Katie Beinart.

The Research Associate position is for 24 months from 1st January 2015 (or soon thereafter).  Based in UCL the postholder will undertake documentary and qualitative interview research members of faith communities developing two strands. First an extensive survey combining archival research and interviews to explore the architectural and design histories of the selected case studies; second, in-depth ethnographic work focusing on the creative adaptation of the congregational spaces by the faith communities and the material cultures and practices of these communities both in these spaces and beyond.  They will also collaborate with the artistic projects where appropriate. Applicants should have a PhD in a relevant discipline and expertise in documentary and qualitative research. For further details see: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AJT468/research-associate/

One fully funded PhD student, starting in January 2015 at UCL Geography will explore the domestic material cultures of suburban faith.

One fully funded PhD student, starting in January 2015 at RHUL Geography will addresses the wider research aims of the project concerning creativity and innovation through an investigation of the relationships between music, sound, silence and spirituality in suburban faith spaces. 

Many thanks, Claire and David


Dr Claire Dwyer
Reader in Human Geography
Co-Director, Migration Research Unit
Department of Geography
University College London
26 Bedford Way
London WC1H OAP


0207 679 5526

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