University of New Brunswick - Department of Historical Studies
MA Fellowship on Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time
The Department of Historical Studies at the University of New Brunswick is accepting applications for a Master of Arts in History Fellowship for a student interested in working on deindustrialization in North America, to begin in September 2026. The fellowship is worth $30 000 CAD over twenty months and can be combined with other internal and external sources in accordance with Historical Studies' funding guidelines. The successful candidate will study under the joint supervision of Dr. Fred Burrill, Department of Historical Studies, and Dr. Peter Thompson, Department of English and Dean of Arts. The topic is open, but we welcome proposals related to the links between deindustrialization, working-class community and identity, and settler colonialism, as well as proposals related to industrial heritage in deindustrialized areas.
The fellow will become a student affiliate of the Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time (DePOT) transnational research partnership, a seven-year initiative bringing together over thirty-five research centres, industrial museums, labour archives, trade unions, and other organizations with scholars across Italy, France, Germany, the U.K., Canada, and the United States. DePOT examines the political responses to deindustrialization as well as its historical roots and lived experiences.
Candidates should send a brief letter of intent to Dr. Lisa Todd, Director of Graduate Studies:
The application deadline is December 15, 2025.