Applications are invited from suitably qualified and motivated individuals to take up new PhD studentship opportunities in the School of Law, Politics and Sociology at the University of Sussex. Studentships are available from September 2013 for a period of three years, and will be payable at the level of £2,500 (UK/EU) or £5,000 (Overseas) per student in the form of a partial fee waiver.
Type of award
Postgraduate Research
Award amount
Postgraduate research three year studentship available from September 2013. Value £2,500 (Home) or £5,000 (overseas)
Eligibility
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and motivated individuals to take up new PhD studentship opportunities in the School of Law, Politics and Sociology at the University of Sussex.
Procedure
Outline proposals are sought in any fields where supervision can be arranged within the School. Applicants may consult the following web pages for up to date information on current supervisory interests of faculty:
SociologyGender Studies
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/sociology/people/peoplelists/group/academic-staff
The School has initially highlighted the following priority fields of inquiry: biodiversity and law; comparative public policy; corporate governance; corporate social responsibility; corruption and governance; crime and criminal justice; criminal law and criminal justice; ethnicity, citizenship and migration; European integration and politics; gender and inequality; international criminal law; medicine and health; representative and party politics; social theory and political sociology. We are particularly keen to encourage applications in cross-disciplinary research areas.
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Application Form (48.50KB)
Timetable
The deadline for receipt of completed applications is 4pm, Thursday 4 April 2013.
Contact details
Potential applicants who wish to discuss their research plans are welcome to contact departmental research student convenors:
- Sociology: Dr Lizzie Seal (e.c.Seal@sussex.ac.uk)
- Gender Studies: Dr Alison Phipps (a.e.phipps@sussex.ac.uk)
Further particulars can be obtained from the School Research and Enterprise Coordinator, Lindsey Cavell: laa29@sussex.ac.uk.
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Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure the above information is current and correct. However, applicants should contact the appropriate administering body before making an application, as details do change frequently.