Loughborough University invites applications for up to seven fully funded studentships in the School of Social Sciences. The candidates must be highly motivated and talented scholars able to extend the School’s reputation for excellent, adventurous, cutting-edge research.
Duration: 3 years (full time)
Starting date: 1 October 2019
About the project:
- The selected candidate will be working in areas of human and physical geography, communications and media, social and policy studies and politics and international studies.
- The recruited candidates will be excellent researchers with interests in climate science and hydroclimatic extremes, migration and mobility, urban development and economy; digital media, social theory and cultural consumption, Black British culture, culture and social inequality, interpersonal communication; poverty – child poverty and inequality; bioethics and biomedicine; Cold war decolonisation, militarism, war and gender.
Funding:
- a tax-free stipend of £14,777 per annum plus tuition fees at the UK/EU rate
Requirements:
- Applicants should have, or expect to achieve, at least a 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent international qualification) in the major subject of their research field or a related subject.
- A relevant master’s degree will be an advantage.
- Applicants must meet the minimum English Language requirements.
How to apply
- All applications to be made online.
- Under programme name select ‘Communications and Media’, ‘Geography and Environment’, ‘Politics and International Studies’ or ‘Social and Policy Studies’. (reference SOCSCI2019).
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| Organization | Loughborough University |
| Country | UK |
| Fellowship Level | Doctoral |
| Subject areas | Social Sciences, Geography, Political Sciences |
| Fellowship amount | Fully-funded |
| Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
| Deadline | 14 January 2019 |
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