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EducationGuardianResearch, Research Studentships
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Institute of Education
ESRC Research Training
Studentships
The Warwick Institute of Education has been awarded
one ‘quota studentship’ in the ESRC Recognition
Exercise, for the academic year 2007-08 and
can support candidates for the open studentship
competition. We invite applications from candidates
with a Masters Degree or excellent first degree.
The WIE focuses its research activities in three
key areas: childhood, leadership and policy, and
pedagogy. WIE is highly regarded for its research
in quantitative as well as qualitative methodology.
For application details please visit our website:
http://go.warwick.ac.uk/education
Or email: [log in to unmask]
Closing date: 12 March 2007
www.warwick.ac.uk/jobs
Warwick is one of Britain’s
leading universities with
an enviable reputation for
educational opportunities,
first rate research and its
commitment to the local
community.
The University Values
Diversity
Founded in 1823 and based
in Bloomsbury,Birkbeck
extends educational
opportunities while achieving
world-class research results.
Birkbeck's School of History,Classics and Archaeology has
received 5* for its research in the latest RAE rating,and offers
PhD supervision with internationally acclaimed scholars.
The research degree is open to both part-time and full-time
students. The School offers scholarships for part-time students,
schemes for study abroad and languages,AHRC-funded
scholarships and other partial funding,particularly in fields of
international study.
Come and meet the School staff to discuss your research
application plans at our Research Students' Open Day on
Thursday 1st March 2007,6.30pm - 8pm.
For details, contact Dr Shaun Morcom on 020 7631 6280,
email: [log in to unmask] or visit: www.bbk.ac.uk/hca
Considering a Research Degree
(MA and PhD) in History, Ancient History,
Classics and Archaeology?
Research Project Manager – Primary Care
£20,119 - £30,388 per annum
The Institute of Health & Community Studies has been successful in  
obtaining a
three year grant to work with two local Primary Care Trusts and ten  
Primary Care
Teams around the management of back pain using health improvement
methodology.
With experience of health research,you will support and take a lead  
role in this
exciting project,working directly with participating practices and  
patients. You
will have excellent communication and organisational skills. It is  
essential that
you are willing to register for or are currently undertaking a PhD.
As well as the opportunity to learn and make a contribution to this  
valuable work
you will be part of a innovative research team giving you excellent  
support and
opportunities for personal and academic development in a University  
which has a
strong professional orientation.
This post is available on a three year fixed-term contract commencing
May 2007.
A detailed job description and person specification are available
from our website together with an online application form.
Alternatively, please telephone 01202 961130 (24 hour answerphone).
Closing date: 9 March 2007. Interview date: 3 April 2007.
Please quote reference: IHCS495.
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/jobs
2007 LEVERHULME MAJOR
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
The Leverhulme Trustees propose to offer up to 25 awards for individual
research in UK universities in the humanitiesand social sciences.
The Fellowships, held for either two or three years, are designed to
enable researchers to devote themselves to a project of outstanding
originality and significance which is capable of being completed within
the duration of the award, and which is appropriate for such a period of
concentrated research. To this end, the Trust will support a full-time
replacement lecturer whose appointment for the period of the award
will allow the successful applicant to be granted paid leave from all or
most university duties.
Eligible applicants: Candidates must be well-established
researchers employed at a UK university at the time of application (and
throughout the duration of the Fellowship). They must be able to
demonstrate scholarship at the highest levels, sufficient to have won
international recognition. Weight is given to cases where particularly
onerous teaching or administration loads in recent years have impeded
research progress.
Closing date for applications: Midnight, Friday 4 May 2007.
Starting date of award: normally no later than 1 October 2008.
Application forms can be accessed on the Trust’s website at
www.leverhulme.ac.uk
Registered Charity No. 288371
School of The Built
Environment
Research Support Officer
£20,437 - £23,692 per annum
The School of the Built Environment
wishes to appoint a Research Support
Officer to join an enthusiastic and
proactive team within the prestigious
6* rated Research Institute for the Built
and Human Environment (BuHu).
This post will provide direct leadership
and line-management for
administration staff within the
Research Office located in the School of
the Built Environment. The post-holder
will be directly responsible for leading
and managing the administrative
systems within the Research Office to
support both staff and postgraduate
research students within BuHu.
The post-holder will possess
considerable team management and
leadership experience and skills, in
addition to a proven history of
administrative management.
Experience of management (or
administration) of research activities
within the higher education sector is
desirable.
For further details and an
application form visit the
Personnel Division web-site at
www.personnel.salford.ac.uk.
Alternatively please
call 0161 295 2122 (24hrs)
or e-mail
[log in to unmask]
quoting reference number
BE/20.
CVs will not be accepted
without a completed
application form.
Forms to be returned by:
9 March 2007
The University of Salford is
committed to an inclusive
approach to promoting
equality and diversity.
We aim to have a more
diverse workforce at all levels
of the institution and
welcome applications from
people from minority ethnic
backgrounds and people with
disabilities.
School of Social Sciences
(Cardiff Institute of Society, Health and Ethics)
All Wales Alliance for Research and
Development in Health and Social Care (AWARD)
AWARD is funded by the Welsh Office of Research and Development in  
the Assembly.
The postholder will participate in policy-relevant research work for  
the Assembly,
contribute to the development of research bids to external funders,  
and write up
findings for publication. Current research interests among the team  
in Cardiff include
health policy, the social determinants of health and health  
inequalities, health
behaviour and lifestyle and health related communication and  
participation.
Research Associate
AWARD in south east Wales has an exciting opportunity for an early  
career social
science researcher to be based at the Department of General Practice  
at Cardiff
University. The department has a 5 rating in the latest RAE exercise  
and offers
a supportive and diverse environment to early career researchers from  
a range
of disciplines. You will work with a small team of researchers led by  
Professor
Christopher Butler and Dr Myfanwy Davies, and will liaise closely  
with AWARD
colleagues based in the Cardiff Institute of Society, Health and  
Ethics undertaking
a range of health-related research projects.
You should hold at least a Master degree in social sciences or health  
sciences
research and have relevant research experience. (Vacancy no. 102)
Salary: £21682 - £25135 per annum
Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Myfanwy Davies, email:
[log in to unmask]
Research Fellow
AWARD in south east Wales is seeking to appoint an experienced social  
science
researcher, to be based in Cardiff. You will work with a small team  
of researchers led
by Professor Gareth Williams and Dr Michael Shepherd, based in the  
Cardiff Institute
of Society, Health and Ethics undertaking a range of health-related  
research projects.
Applicants for this challenging position should hold a PhD in a  
social science subject
and have experience of social scientific research. (Vacancy no. 103)
Salary: £26666 - £31840 per annum
Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Michael Shepherd, email:
[log in to unmask]
Both posts are fixed-term until May 2009.
To work for an employer that values and promotes equality of  
opportunity,
visit www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs telephone + 44 (0) 29 2087 4017 or email
[log in to unmask] for an application form quoting the relevant
vacancy number.
Closing date: Tuesday, 13 March 2007
www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs
Application for ESRCQuota PhD
Studentships 2007,ESRC 1+3 and ESRC +3
The Department of Applied Social Science,University of Stirling,
invites applications from prospective PhD students for up to 5 ESRC
funded 1+3 or +3 quota studentships commencing Autumn 2007 in
the disciplines of Social Work,Social Policy and Sociology.
Applicants for all of these awards are normally expected to have
an Upper Second or First Class undergraduate degree in a social
science,or related,subject.Applicants for +3 awards must have
completed recognised ESRC research training.We seek proposals
which would enable students to join one of our research groups,
Social Divisions,Social Policy and Governance,Lifecourse and Crime
and Criminal Justice.For more details of research interests and
current work in these groups see:www.dass.stir.ac.uk/staff-research/
For further information on the department see:www.dass.stir.ac.uk/
ESRC studentships are open to UK and EU citizens – for information
on eligibility see:www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk Maintenance grants
for all studentships are currently circa £12,300 per annum,and
research in certain areas may attract a supplement.
How to apply
A standard postgraduate application form can be obtained from:
www.stir.ac.uk/postgrad/apply/ or the Postgraduate Admissions
Office (address below).Please include a 500-800 word outline of
your proposed area of research and state clearly whether you are
applying for a four year 1+3 studentship or a three year
+3 studentship.Part-time study is also available.
For further information please contact Professor Alison Bowes
01786 467696, [log in to unmask] Completed forms
should be returned to the Postgraduate Admissions Office,
University of Stirling,Stirling FK9 4LA by
9 March.Short-listed candidates will be
invited for interview at the end of March. www.stir.ac.uk
Ph.D. Studentships
Two full time studentships (one ESRC Quota Award and one Sheffield
Hallam University Studentship) are available from September 2007
in the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR).
CRESR is one of the leading policy-orientated research centres in the
UK, undertaking major research projects for government departments
and research charities. Particular areas of expertise include  
regeneration
and neighbourhood renewal, housing and labour markets. Successful
applicants will be located alongside existing higher degree students
within this thriving research environment.
The bursaries will be payable to the successful applicants for a
maximum of three years. Applicants should have a good honours
degree and ideally a postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject  
area.
Those with professional expertise in planning, regeneration, community
development, community safety or housing (or a related professional
area) are also welcome:
While applicants can submit a proposal in an area of their choosing,
applications are particularly welcome in the following areas:
• Investment-led demand and housing market change
• The changing role of the voluntary and community sector
• Territorial restructuring and new forms of regional policy governance
• Naming and shaming the perpetrators of anti-social behaviour
• Deliberative solutions to urban mobility
For more information about the studentships and an application
pack please contact, Louise Bailey on 0114 225 3073.
Email: [log in to unmask]
Closing date: March 13 2007.
www.shu.ac.uk/cresr
valuing difference, equally
www.shu.ac.uk
School of Health
& Related Research
(ScHARR)

ESRC + 3 Studentship opportunities
ESRC +3 quota studentships (PhD)
The School invite applications from suitably qualifi ed UK residents to
study for a PhD in the areas of Public Health, Epidemiology, Health
Services Research, Health Economics, Medical Statistics, Social Sciences
or Mental Health. ESRC +3 studentships cover fees and a bursary for
living expenses of £12, 300 per year for three years of study from  
October
2007.
To be eligible, you must possess an ESRC-recognised Master’s degree, a
list of which can be found at:
http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/Images/mauvelist%20
by%20hei%202006-12-06%20_tcm6-13850.pdf.
To apply for a quota studentship, you need to download an application
from http://www.shef.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/apply/index.html and
submit this before 15 March 2007. Please write on the application form
that you wish to be considered for a +3 studentship. Applications will
be judged on the quality of the research proposal and the applicant’s
qualifi cations.
For further information about ScHARR, please visit http://www.shef.
ac.uk/scharr .
Postgraduate
Research
Studentships
Lancaster University is internationally
renowned for research, ranked in the top 10
UK universities in the last Research Assessment
Exercise. In 2007/08 we are delighted to offer
the following studentships and bursary
opportunities in our three faculties:
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/faculty/postgrad/pgfunding
Management School
www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/PhD/PhDFunding
Faculty of Science and Technology
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/sci-tech/postgraduate
Details of other research council awards can
also be obtained from the individual departments
in the faculty concerned.
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