Curators at the Museum are always interested to hear from students who are thinking about pursuing doctoral research relating to museums, and particularly to their own research specialisms.
Members of staff who are willing to supervise PhD students are:
Prof. Nicholas Thomas, Director of the Museum
Dr Mark Elliott, Senior Curator (Anthropology)
Dr Jody Joy, Senior Curator (Archaeology)
Dr Jimena Lobo Guerrero Arenas (Archaeology)
PhD Studentship Opportunities
PhD Studentship in Reimagining Caribbean Collections (Fixed Term)
Closing date: 30 April 2025
The University of Cambridge and its Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) are pleased to announce a fully-funded Collaborative Doctoral studentship from 1 October 2025, under the AHRC's Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme. This interdisciplinary project explores over 3,000 pre-Columbian archaeological objects and extensive botanical specimens from the Caribbean, housed across MAA and the University Herbarium, both at Cambridge.
Find out more and apply via the University of Cambridge jobs website
MAA Director Nicholas Thomas speaking at a seminar
