The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Portsmouth is currently taking applications for a range of bursaries and studentships to support full-time PhD study, starting in October 2012. Candidates may apply for study within any of our three major Research Centres:
The Centre for European & International Studies Research is the UK’s largest interdisciplinary centre for European Studies, achieving first place in Research Fortnight’s ranking of Research Power based on the RAE2008 results. Its areas of expertise include:
- European Studies, inc. European Politics and Public Policy, Europe’s relations with the Wider World, Transnational Europe
- French and Francophone Studies, inc. France and Africa
- History (Modern & Contemporary British & European) N.B. There is a dedicated studentship available in this area, see below.
- Modern Languages, Linguistics and Sociolinguistics
- Sociology
The Centre for Studies in Literature is a growing Research Centre with active programmes of research in several areas:
- Renaissance to Romantic era poetry and prose
- Nineteenth-century literature and culture
- Modern & contemporary British and American fiction
- Postcolonialism & national identity
- Crime fiction and film
The Institute for Criminal Justice Studies has a worldwide reputation for work in policing, security, counter-fraud and related areas. Particular areas of research interest include:
- Policing, law enforcement, prisons, probation and offender management
- Criminal justice policy, procedures, miscarriages of justice
- Forensic investigation, counter-fraud, risk
- Regulation, accountability and governance in criminal justice
- Children and youth in the justice system
- University funding is for three years subject to satisfactory progress.
Funding opportunities:
The range of funding available includes full bursaries (payment of fees, a maintenance stipend, and an allowance for fieldwork) and two forms of studentship. N.B. The bursary agreement includes a requirement to undertake up to 6 hours teaching per week during each semester.
There is one studentship available in the History field, which will include payment of fees and an agreed package of hourly-paid undergraduate teaching
The second form of studentship is available to candidates with a native-speaker competence in French. This offers payment of fees and a paid language-teaching role. There is no restriction on the subject-matter of the proposed PhD project, within the various areas outlined above, but the successful candidate should normally have completed at least four years of study in a recognised institution of higher education in a Francophone country, and will be expected to undertake 12 hours a week of duties appropriate to his or her qualifications and experience. These duties may include up to 6 hours French-language tuition, and, in addition, assisting with the drafting, marking and invigilation of assessments, and assisting with the production of teaching materials in French.
Deadline: 29 February 2012
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