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Fully funded PhD studentships available

Closing Date: 17 Jun 2018

3 fully funded PhD studentships at University of Glasgow supporting new GCRF international research centre

Opportunities available for three PhD students to join the GCRF Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (SHLC) at the University of Glasgow. More details and how to apply can be found via the University’s Website: http://bit.ly/SHLCPhD

Closing Date

17 June 2018

Research Topic

Candidates are required to provide an outline proposal of no more than 1000 words. We are particularly interested in proposals that encompass any of the following topics:

a) The development and operationalisation of indicators/classification/measures of spatial differentiation (including its temporal evolution) of neighbourhoods within SHLC case study cities, and the implications of spatial differentiation for access to public services;

b) The development and operationalisation of indicators/classification/measures for lifelong learning in cities and neighbourhoods in the global south, including links to a range of life wide literacies;

c) Qualitative/ethnographic studies of neighbourhoods in SHLC case study cities paying particular attention to the interaction between urban, health and education challenges

d) Investigations of the impact of informality on social sustainability in neighbourhoods within SHLC case study cities, paying particular attention to the interaction between urban, health and education challenges

e) Understanding the spatial effect and relationship between neighbourhood-level and city-level influences on residents’ health, paying particular attention to variations by health outcome, person and/or SHLC case study city/country.

The award

Both Home/EU and International applicants are eligible to apply. The scholarship is open to +3 (3 years PhD only) commencing in October 2018 and will provide: a stipend at the ESRC rate, 100% tuition fee waiver, and access to the Research Training Support Grant.

How to Apply

All applicants should complete and collate the following documentation then attach to a single email and send to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the subject line ‘GCRF SHLC Scholarship application' by 17 June 2018

1. Academic Transcript(s) and Degree Certificate(s)

Final or current degree transcripts including grades and degree certificates (and official translations, if needed) - scanned copy in colour of the original documents.

2. References

2 references on headed paper (academic and/or professional).

At least one reference must be academic, the other can be academic or professional. Your references should be on official headed paper. These should also be signed by the referee.

If your referees would prefer to provide confidential references direct to the University then we can also accept the reference by email, from the referee's official university or business email account to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> clearly labelling the reference e.g. “<applicant name> CoSS Scholarship Reference”

3. Copy of CV

4. Research Proposal

Applicants are required to provide research proposal of not more than 1000 words. It should include:

* a straightforward, descriptive, and informative title

* the question that your research will address

* a justification of why this question is important and worth investigating

* an assessment of how your own research will engage with recent research on the subject

* a brief account of the methodology and data sources you will use

* References to sources cited in the proposal and an indicative wider bibliography (The references and bibliography are in addition to the 1000 words).