Keele University is offering a wide range of funded postgraduate scholarships for PhD research in Criminology, Sociology and other fields. Closing date for applications is February 17th 2012. A number of graduate teaching assistant posts are available, along with fully funded studentships, bursaries and fee-waivers.
Please note that the Sociology research group is under the heading of 'Social Policy', however supervisors are available in a wide range of sociological fields (including cultural sociology and social theory) and students are
advised to explore research profiles on our website and contact potential supervisors before submitting an application.
Criminology research group is also - as you might expect - within the Centre for Social Policy.
Further details of the studentships and the application process can be found here:
http://www.keele.ac.uk/pgresearch/choosingaresearchdegree/studentships/
You would be well advised to make contact with potential supervisors in areas of interest before submitting any application.
Sociology research profiles can be found via individual pages here:
http://www.keele.ac.uk/sociology/people/
Criminology research profiles can be found via individual pages here:
http://www.keele.ac.uk/criminology/people/
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Showing posts with label PhD studentships. Show all posts
Friday, 6 January 2012
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Two exciting Criminology-related PhD Studentship opportunities are currently being advertised at Keele, supervised by Criminologists within the Social Policy Research Group.
CASE Research Studentship: The Voluntary Sector Role in Promoting Offenders’ Desistance through Peer Mentoring (reference no. RILPJ 2011-1)
Closing Date: Monday 14th February 2011, 5 pm
Interview Date: Friday 25th February 2011
An exciting opportunity exists to undertake a PhD exploring the role of voluntary (third) sector organisations working with offenders and ex-prisoners. The study will conduct research into peer mentoring programmes in England and Wales in partnership with voluntary sector providers. The research will explore the ways in which peer mentoring contributes to ex-offenders’ life chances and reintegration, as well as the value of mentoring to participants, both as mentees and mentors. This studentship arises from a partnership between Keele University and Clinks
The CASE research studentship, which will start from April 2011, will be
funded full time for three years. It will suit someone who combines an interest in voluntary sector involvement in criminal or social justice with strong analytic and writing skills essential for research at this level. Experience with research methods (qualitative or quantitative) is essential.
The successful application will work under the guidance of Dr Mary Corcoran (Lecturer in Criminology) and Professor Barry Godfrey (Professor of Criminology) together with Clinks. The research will involve periods spent at Keele University and at the participating projects.
Eligibility:
Applicants should hold a good honours degree, preferably in a relevant social science. You should have, or expect to gain, an ESRC recognised Masters in Research (MRes), or other recognised research qualification, or have training and experience which are demonstrably equivalent to this.
For further information on academic and residential eligibility see the ESRC Postgraduate Research Studentship Guidance Notes for Applicants 2010
Value:
The successful applicant will receive tuition fees at UK rates, access to £750 annual research costs and an enhanced annual stipend of £15,590 (for full-time students) for three years.
Contacts and further information:
Academic contact: Dr Mary Corcoran m.corcoran@crim.keele.ac.uk
Administrative queries: Miss Helen Farrell, PGR Administrator, Phone: 01782 733641
Email: phd@ilpj.keele.ac.uk
To apply:
Apply online for this studentship visit the Keele studentship website reference RILPJ 2011-1
Research Studentship: Pay-as-you-go justice? Out of court disposals and the future of the Magistracy (reference RILPJ 2011-2)
Closing Date: Monday 14th February 2011, 5 pm
Interview Date: Friday 25th February 2011
The studentship will explore the growing trend for the disposing of cases outside of the traditional courtroom environment through the use of fixed penalty disposals. Such methods, relying extensively on strict liability legal principles, automated prosecution systems and fixed penalty punishments are being used for an expanding range of minor 'quality of life' offences (traffic, littering, parking, dog fouling). In addition, they are increasingly being deemed appropriate for more serious offences traditionally dealt with by the police and Magistrates' Courts (for example being drunk and disorderly in a public place, selling alcohol to a minor, threatening behaviour or language and behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress).
Should the average citizen encounter the criminal justice system in the role of 'problem' they will usually do so via this type of non-court disposal. The project will employ interviews with magistrates, policy makers and other relevant authorities to explore views on these punishments. The project will explore what messages about behaviour, punishment and justice they communicate to sentenced offenders, and ask questions whether the increasing reliance on such methods is a desirable direction for criminal justice in England and Wales.
Duration and eligibility:
This studentship, which will start from April 2011, is for three years duration.
Applicants should hold a good honours degree in a relevant subject. A postgraduate degree or experience of Magistrates Courts policy or practices is desirable.
The successful application will work under the guidance of Professor Barry Godfrey (Professor of Criminology) with
Dr Mary Corcoran (Lecturer in Criminology) and Dr Helen Wells (Lecturer in Criminology).
Value:
The successful applicant will receive a stipend for 3 years £13,590 at 2010/11 rate and payment of tuition fees at UK rates for 3 years.
For contacts and further information go to:
For general enquiries, please speak to our PGR administrator, Helen Farrell, Phone: 01782 733641 Email: phd@ilpj.keele.ac.uk
For academic queries, please contact:
Professor Barry Godfrey b.s.godfrey@crim.keele.ac.uk Dr Helen Wells h.m.wells@crim.keele.ac.uk
To apply:
Apply online for this studentship, visit the Keele studentship website: http://www.keele.ac.uk/pgresearch/choosingaresearchdegree/studentships/
CASE Research Studentship: The Voluntary Sector Role in Promoting Offenders’ Desistance through Peer Mentoring (reference no. RILPJ 2011-1)
Closing Date: Monday 14th February 2011, 5 pm
Interview Date: Friday 25th February 2011
An exciting opportunity exists to undertake a PhD exploring the role of voluntary (third) sector organisations working with offenders and ex-prisoners. The study will conduct research into peer mentoring programmes in England and Wales in partnership with voluntary sector providers. The research will explore the ways in which peer mentoring contributes to ex-offenders’ life chances and reintegration, as well as the value of mentoring to participants, both as mentees and mentors. This studentship arises from a partnership between Keele University and Clinks
The CASE research studentship, which will start from April 2011, will be
funded full time for three years. It will suit someone who combines an interest in voluntary sector involvement in criminal or social justice with strong analytic and writing skills essential for research at this level. Experience with research methods (qualitative or quantitative) is essential.
The successful application will work under the guidance of Dr Mary Corcoran (Lecturer in Criminology) and Professor Barry Godfrey (Professor of Criminology) together with Clinks. The research will involve periods spent at Keele University and at the participating projects.
Eligibility:
Applicants should hold a good honours degree, preferably in a relevant social science. You should have, or expect to gain, an ESRC recognised Masters in Research (MRes), or other recognised research qualification, or have training and experience which are demonstrably equivalent to this.
For further information on academic and residential eligibility see the ESRC Postgraduate Research Studentship Guidance Notes for Applicants 2010
Value:
The successful applicant will receive tuition fees at UK rates, access to £750 annual research costs and an enhanced annual stipend of £15,590 (for full-time students) for three years.
Contacts and further information:
Academic contact: Dr Mary Corcoran m.corcoran@crim.keele.ac.uk
Administrative queries: Miss Helen Farrell, PGR Administrator, Phone: 01782 733641
Email: phd@ilpj.keele.ac.uk
To apply:
Apply online for this studentship visit the Keele studentship website reference RILPJ 2011-1
Research Studentship: Pay-as-you-go justice? Out of court disposals and the future of the Magistracy (reference RILPJ 2011-2)
Closing Date: Monday 14th February 2011, 5 pm
Interview Date: Friday 25th February 2011
The studentship will explore the growing trend for the disposing of cases outside of the traditional courtroom environment through the use of fixed penalty disposals. Such methods, relying extensively on strict liability legal principles, automated prosecution systems and fixed penalty punishments are being used for an expanding range of minor 'quality of life' offences (traffic, littering, parking, dog fouling). In addition, they are increasingly being deemed appropriate for more serious offences traditionally dealt with by the police and Magistrates' Courts (for example being drunk and disorderly in a public place, selling alcohol to a minor, threatening behaviour or language and behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress).
Should the average citizen encounter the criminal justice system in the role of 'problem' they will usually do so via this type of non-court disposal. The project will employ interviews with magistrates, policy makers and other relevant authorities to explore views on these punishments. The project will explore what messages about behaviour, punishment and justice they communicate to sentenced offenders, and ask questions whether the increasing reliance on such methods is a desirable direction for criminal justice in England and Wales.
Duration and eligibility:
This studentship, which will start from April 2011, is for three years duration.
Applicants should hold a good honours degree in a relevant subject. A postgraduate degree or experience of Magistrates Courts policy or practices is desirable.
The successful application will work under the guidance of Professor Barry Godfrey (Professor of Criminology) with
Dr Mary Corcoran (Lecturer in Criminology) and Dr Helen Wells (Lecturer in Criminology).
Value:
The successful applicant will receive a stipend for 3 years £13,590 at 2010/11 rate and payment of tuition fees at UK rates for 3 years.
For contacts and further information go to:
For general enquiries, please speak to our PGR administrator, Helen Farrell, Phone: 01782 733641 Email: phd@ilpj.keele.ac.uk
For academic queries, please contact:
Professor Barry Godfrey b.s.godfrey@crim.keele.ac.uk Dr Helen Wells h.m.wells@crim.keele.ac.uk
To apply:
Apply online for this studentship, visit the Keele studentship website: http://www.keele.ac.uk/pgresearch/choosingaresearchdegree/studentships/
Thursday, 21 January 2010
Funded PhD studentships available in Social Sciences and Humanities
Keele University
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
World-class interdisciplinary research
PhD Opportunities and Funding 2010-11
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Science is the largest Faculty in the University and is home to world-class scholars and research groups working across a range of topics and themes. The Faculty is proud of its success in the 2008 RAE, where 85% of the research assessed was classified as world-leading and of international importance. Research and postgraduate supervision is organised through Research Institutes which support a number of major research centres. The University has made a substantial investment in an exciting new building –The Moser Centre – to support high quality research and postgraduate work in the humanities and social sciences. There is now a strong commitment to expanding postgraduate research as a vital part of the University’s identity as a research-intensive institution.
Research Institutes: research interests and themes
Humanities (www.keele.ac.uk/research/humanities)
Cultural and social history from the local to the global; Musicology since 1900 and creative applications of music technology; Literature, science and environments; literary and cultural theory; interdisciplinary approaches to life writing, Modern America and early modern and modern England.
Law, Politics and Justice (www.keele.ac.uk/research/lpj)
Politics; International Relations; Law; Ethics; Criminology; Sociology and Philosophy -with particular interests in: Environmental Politics, European Politics, Crime, Security and Justice – and multidisciplinary fields such as postcolonialism, cultural studies, globalisation, urbanisation, environmental sustainability, racism, ethnicity and migration, professional ethics, legal identity and bioethics.
Public Policy and Management (www.keele.ac.uk/research/ppm)
Economics; Education; Management; Marketing; Health Policy, and Industrial Relations with particular interests in: Ethnographic and critical management studies; Public policy and the regulation of public service quality; Work and work cultures; Gender and organisation; Managerial, organisational and inter-organisational practices; Consumption; Economics of ageing and retirement; Stability of banking systems; Microeconomic analysis, Finance and development.
Life Course Studies, (www.keele.ac.uk/research/lcs)
Social Policy; Sociology; Social Work; Social Gerontology; Applied, Social and Cognitive Psychology; Health and Rehabilitation - with particular interests in Ageing; Families and Social Relationships; Children and Childhood; Communities; Gender and Sexuality; Consumption; Health, Rehabilitation and Well-being.
Studentships Available
We have funding to support up to 30 full-time and part-time postgraduate students across the Research Institutes. Fee waivers for UK and International Students are also available. We welcome expressions of interest from well-qualified applicants who wish to be supported by Keele in making an application to ESRC or AHRC for funding for MRes or PhD programmes. ESRC Quota Awards are available in Criminology and in Public Policy and Management. Part-funded applications with the public or private sector are also encouraged.
Closing date for applications is 28th February 2010. Applicants are strongly advised to discuss their interests with the relevant Research Institute or Research Centre and Prospective Supervisors. Helen Farrell should be contacted in the first instance for advice on the most appropriate contact point h.farrell@ilpj.keele.ac.uk or ring 01782 733641.
Or - if you're specifically interested in Sociology or Criminology PhD opportunities and grants, come direct to the School of Sociology and Criminology: contact the Postgraduate contact for Sociology Dr Emma Head, e.l.head@appsoc.keele.ac.uk , or the Postgraduate contact for Criminology, Prof Tim Hope, t.j.hope@crim.keele.ac.uk , who can direct you to the right person - there are many fields of expertise which don't quite fit into the categories in the RI list above so it is always worth exploring individual staff interests more comprehensively. You can find more about potential supervisors and their areas of interest in Sociology here, and in Criminology here.
Applications
Full details and application procedures can be found on the Graduate School website: www.keele.ac.uk/gradschool
Email gradschool@keele.ac.uk or ring 01782 734368 for the Graduate School Prospectus
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
World-class interdisciplinary research
PhD Opportunities and Funding 2010-11
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Science is the largest Faculty in the University and is home to world-class scholars and research groups working across a range of topics and themes. The Faculty is proud of its success in the 2008 RAE, where 85% of the research assessed was classified as world-leading and of international importance. Research and postgraduate supervision is organised through Research Institutes which support a number of major research centres. The University has made a substantial investment in an exciting new building –The Moser Centre – to support high quality research and postgraduate work in the humanities and social sciences. There is now a strong commitment to expanding postgraduate research as a vital part of the University’s identity as a research-intensive institution.
Research Institutes: research interests and themes
Humanities (www.keele.ac.uk/research/humanities)
Cultural and social history from the local to the global; Musicology since 1900 and creative applications of music technology; Literature, science and environments; literary and cultural theory; interdisciplinary approaches to life writing, Modern America and early modern and modern England.
Law, Politics and Justice (www.keele.ac.uk/research/lpj)
Politics; International Relations; Law; Ethics; Criminology; Sociology and Philosophy -with particular interests in: Environmental Politics, European Politics, Crime, Security and Justice – and multidisciplinary fields such as postcolonialism, cultural studies, globalisation, urbanisation, environmental sustainability, racism, ethnicity and migration, professional ethics, legal identity and bioethics.
Public Policy and Management (www.keele.ac.uk/research/ppm)
Economics; Education; Management; Marketing; Health Policy, and Industrial Relations with particular interests in: Ethnographic and critical management studies; Public policy and the regulation of public service quality; Work and work cultures; Gender and organisation; Managerial, organisational and inter-organisational practices; Consumption; Economics of ageing and retirement; Stability of banking systems; Microeconomic analysis, Finance and development.
Life Course Studies, (www.keele.ac.uk/research/lcs)
Social Policy; Sociology; Social Work; Social Gerontology; Applied, Social and Cognitive Psychology; Health and Rehabilitation - with particular interests in Ageing; Families and Social Relationships; Children and Childhood; Communities; Gender and Sexuality; Consumption; Health, Rehabilitation and Well-being.
Studentships Available
We have funding to support up to 30 full-time and part-time postgraduate students across the Research Institutes. Fee waivers for UK and International Students are also available. We welcome expressions of interest from well-qualified applicants who wish to be supported by Keele in making an application to ESRC or AHRC for funding for MRes or PhD programmes. ESRC Quota Awards are available in Criminology and in Public Policy and Management. Part-funded applications with the public or private sector are also encouraged.
Closing date for applications is 28th February 2010. Applicants are strongly advised to discuss their interests with the relevant Research Institute or Research Centre and Prospective Supervisors. Helen Farrell should be contacted in the first instance for advice on the most appropriate contact point h.farrell@ilpj.keele.ac.uk or ring 01782 733641.
Or - if you're specifically interested in Sociology or Criminology PhD opportunities and grants, come direct to the School of Sociology and Criminology: contact the Postgraduate contact for Sociology Dr Emma Head, e.l.head@appsoc.keele.ac.uk , or the Postgraduate contact for Criminology, Prof Tim Hope, t.j.hope@crim.keele.ac.uk , who can direct you to the right person - there are many fields of expertise which don't quite fit into the categories in the RI list above so it is always worth exploring individual staff interests more comprehensively. You can find more about potential supervisors and their areas of interest in Sociology here, and in Criminology here.
Applications
Full details and application procedures can be found on the Graduate School website: www.keele.ac.uk/gradschool
Email gradschool@keele.ac.uk or ring 01782 734368 for the Graduate School Prospectus
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