Humanities and Social Sciences: Full-time funded PhD Studentship 1721 views

Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences invite applications for the full-time PhD Studentships, starting in September 2018.

Studentship value: annual payment of £16,000 as stipend towards living expenses

Duration: 3 years

Nationality: Open to both Home/EU and International students; funding available at the level of Home/EU research degree fees, International applicants should be aware that they would need to fund the difference between the Home/EU and International research degree fees each year.

Project title:

1. Evolutionary Ethics: The project will be co-supervised by Dr Stephen Boulter, Dr Helen De Cruz and Dr Johan De Smedt.

Start date: 17th September 2018

Study Areas:

• meta-ethics, normative ethics
• philosophy of cognitive science
• philosophy of archaeology
• philosophy of biology

Eligibility:

• Applicant must be able to produce highest quality research and capable of submitting a Ph.D. thesis within 3 years.
• Applicant must hold relevant Master’s degree prior to the Studentship start date.
• Recipient may also be required to complete supplementary research methods training in their Ist year of study.
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate strong research capabilities and be fluent in spoken and written English.

How to apply:

• To request an application pack, a project description and for further details of how to apply, please contact hss-researchdegrees@brookes.ac.uk
• Applicant must specify for which studentship you are applying for by quoting in the subject heading

Interview date: Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the deadline.

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