Birmingham City University
At Birmingham City University we pride ourselves on high quality taught courses and seamless integration of research, innovation, knowledge exchange and regional engagement.
The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise judged 75% of our research internationally excellent and 17% of world-leading 4* quality. Our Institute of Art and Design is in the top 10 Departments in the country and our Conservatoire is the highest rated outside London. World-leading research was also found in Business, Criminology, Education, English, and Town & Country Planning.
We have shown we can do excellent quality research and we are planning to do much more of it. In the next three years we will double the number of research-active staff and research students and invest over £10M in Centres of Excellence.
We are recruiting full-time PhD students and funding more than 30 PhD studentships over the next three years to support the expansion of our research. And you could be a part of this...
WHAT YOU NEED: Candidates should hold a good UK honours degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline and be committed to studying for a Doctorate. Students with a UK Masters or equivalent can enter the PhD programme directly.
WHAT WE OFFER: Successful applicants for a Research Bursary will receive a tax-free living allowance of £13,290 per year (paid monthly) and a fee-waiver for full-time home student PhD enrolment fees (current value £3,390),for three years subject to satisfactory performance being maintained.
We are seeking suitably qualified and enthusiastic PhD candidates to pursue research within the following Centres of Excellence:
•Centre for Business Innovation and Enterprise (2 bursaries). Contact Prof. John Sparrow: john.sparrow@ bcu.ac.uk
•Centre for Applied Criminology (3 bursaries). Contact Prof. David Wilson: david.wilson@ bcu.ac.uk
•Centre for Research in Education (5 PhD bursaries). Contact Colin Hill: colin.hill@bcu. ac.uk or Dr. Celia Popovic: celia.popovic@ bcu.ac.uk
•Centre for Health and Social Care Research (5 PhD bursaries and 2 Research fellows). Contact: Prof. R. Ashford: robert.ashford@ bcu.ac.uk or Dr M. Lintern: maxine.lintern@ bcu.ac.uk
•Centre for Low-Carbon Technologies (2 PhD Bursaries). Contact Prof. Hastings McKenzie: hastings.mckenzie@ bcu.ac.uk or Dr. Lynsey Mellville: lynsey.melville@ bcu.ac.uk
•Centre for Society and the Environment (1 PhD bursary). Contact: Prof. P. Larkham: peter.larkham@ bcu.ac.uk or Prof. Hastings McKenzie: hastings.mckenzie@ bcu.ac.uk
•Institute for Digital Experience (4 PhD bursaries). Contact Prof. Keith A Osman: keith.osman@ bcu.ac.uk
For further information and an application form please email the relevant contact or refer to our web-site: http://www.bcu.ac.uk/researchbursaries
The University seeks to be a single status employer and benefits include up to 32 days annual holiday, an index linked contributory pension scheme and an employee medical scheme.
Closing Date: 6th November 2009.
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AAE531/research-student
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