Royal Museums Greenwich (which comprises the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, the Queen's House and Cutty Sark) has a well-established programme supporting high-quality research providing new perspectives on our collections.
Fellowships are stipendiary, and can run for a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 12 months. Applications should engage with our thematic priorities which include:
- Caribbean, African and Atlantic histories and material cultures (a fellowship in partnership with the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership)
- The migration of people, objects and ideas
- British identities in imperial, post-colonial and global contexts
- Gendered identities and the maritime world
- Early modern portraiture, architecture and monarchy
- Naval uniform and questions of fashion, display and identity
- Debates concerning the contemporary maritime world
- New approaches to histories of shipping and shipping companies
- The Royal Observatory Greenwich as a historic landmark and cultural icon
Engagement with our collections is essential, and we welcome applications from within a wide range of disciplines and cross-disciplinary approaches. We also seek to encourage creative and practice-based projects in areas such as the visual arts, community-based research, heritage, performance and literature.
Royal Museums Greenwich actively encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply. The fellowship programme typically supports study at a post-doctoral or equivalent level, and we welcome applications from candidates of all nationalities and career stages. Queries regarding eligibility should be sent to: research@rmg.co.uk
Further information about our fellowship competition can be found via the following link:
https://www.rmg.co.uk/research-collections/research-fellowships
Please note that the competition closes on 2 November 2020.