ESRC CASE PhD Studentship
Exploring the effects of multiple socio-economic and geographical
disadvantages on employment outcomes
Supervisors: Dr Dimitris Ballas and Professor Danny Dorling
ESRC CASE partner: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
ESRC CASE studentships include full payment of fees at the UK/EU rate,
3-year maintenance grant (in the region of £12k tax free per annum) and also
involve additional training support from the collaborative partner.
In line with ESRC recommendations on recruitment, we anticipate that the
successful applicant will have completed a recognised postgraduate research
training programme, or can demonstrate that the level of training already
undertaken is in line with the requirements set out by the ESRC.
This PhD project will investigate the effects that multiple socio-economic
and geographic disadvantages have upon the employment opportunities of
individuals living in a different types of localities across Britain. By
combining data from the in-house Longitudinal Study of the Department for
Work and Pensions (DWP) with publicly available data from the UK Population
Census and surveys such as the British Household Panel Survey it is intended
that the doctoral student will address questions such as:
- What are the main factors affecting the probabilities that individuals who
are out of work will enter or re-enter the labour market and how are these
changing over time?
- How do the varying probabilities associated with each factor also vary
from place to place?
- Are individuals who suffer from multiple disadvantage much more likely to
be living in deprived areas than are individuals who do not suffer multiple
disadvantage?
-What are the socio-economic and geographic factors affecting the social
mobility of different types of individuals?
-How do DWP policies affect different types of individuals? Do the outcomes
of these policies vary geographically and could outcome variability be a
result of any spatial variation identified above?
The above questions are only indicative and may be adapted as the PhD
research evolves. The proposed research will need to begin with extensive
review of the literature on multiple socio-economic and geographic
disadvantages. It should also provide an extensive critical review and
evaluation of existing socio-economic and geographic data sets and it will
assess their potential to be combined with the DWP's longitudinal survey to
address the above research questions as well as to investigate the impact of
government policies that aim at increasing the chances that those at
disadvantage and out-of-work will be able to take part in the labour market.
The successful candidate will be a member of the rapidly expanding Social
and Spatial Inequalities (SASI) research group
(http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/sasi/) and will also have access to the computer
labs and office space in the University's newly founded Informatics
Collaboratory for the Social Sciences (ICoSS)
(http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/icoss/home.htm)
Applications will be required to meet ESRC residential eligibility
requirements.
Informal enquires about this studentship to Dr Dimitris Ballas
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Applications for the above is by way of an application form, CV and letter.
Forms may be obtained from the Postgraduate Secretary in Geography: Miss S L
Rewston ([log in to unmask] or telephone 0114 222 7902).
Deadline for applications is 31 May 2005
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