Applications are invited from suitably qualified and motivated individuals to take up new PhD studentship opportunities in the School of Law, Politics and Sociology at the University of Sussex. Studentships are available from October 2012 for a period of three years, and will be payable at the level of £2,500 (home) or £5,000 (overseas) per student in the form of a full/partial fee waiver.
Outline proposals are sought in any fields where supervision can be arranged within the School. Applicants may consult the following web pages for up to date information on current supervisory interests of faculty:
The School is particularly keen to encourage applications in cross-disciplinary research areas and has initially highlighted the following priority fields of inquiry: social inclusion, health and citizenship, democracy and citizenship, global civil society, corruption and anti-corruption, migration and mobility, European integration, governance in the digital age, constitutional change, solidarity, security, and responsibilities and rights.
Potential applicants who wish to discuss their research plans are welcome to contact departmental research student convenors:
- Law: Dr Richard Vogler (r.k.vogler@sussex.ac.uk)
- Politics (and the Sussex European Institute): Professor Aleks Szczerbiak (a.a.szczerbiak@sussex.ac.uk)
- Sociology: Professor Gillian Bendelow (g.a.bendelow@sussex.ac.uk)
- Gender Studies: Dr Alison Phipps (a.e.phipps@sussex.ac.uk)
The deadline for receipt of completed applications is 4pm, Wednesday 28 March 2012. For an application form, please click here: PhD studentship application (partial fee waiver) form 2012-13 [DOCX 33.54KB]
