Apologies for clogging up in-boxes... but if you're looking for a PhD
opportunity, these might suit you? Or if you know someone looking for a
funded PhD, please pass this on to them.
Many thanks, David
TWO ESRC CASE STUDENTSHIPS - Department of Geography, University of Hull
Applications are invited for two ESRC CASE (+3) Studentships in the
Department of Geography at the University of Hull.
1. Effective policy intervention in establishing sustainable local food
systems.
Collaborating body: East Riding of Yorkshire Council, ERYC.
The research will examine the effectiveness of policy interventions at
different scales for establishing and supporting local food systems. It
focuses on the work of East Riding of Yorkshire Council where recent
initiatives have sought to develop a local food sector aimed at emergent
markets for high-quality foods. The project will also develop an
international comparison with an Italian region to which it is related
through the EU LEADER rural development programme. The research will
therefore involve periods of fieldwork in Italy as well as in the UK. We
anticipate that additional time and funding will be available to those
requiring language training.
Informal enquiries should be made to Dr. Lewis Holloway
([log in to unmask]), Professor David Gibbs ([log in to unmask]), or
Dr. David Atkinson ([log in to unmask])
2. The new ecologies of risk: promoting economic development and the
management of flood risk in the Humber.
Collaborating body: the Environment Agency
This project will examine the governance of estuary sites as authorities
seek to reconcile promoting economic development, flood risk management,
and protecting an area of international conservation value. It will
investigate how different parties use, dispute or otherwise work with
scientific and technical understandings of flood risk. The research will
explore how policies in this area are negotiated and implemented.
Informal enquiries should be made to Prof Graham Haughton
([log in to unmask]), Dr Sally Eden ([log in to unmask]) or Professor
David Gibbs ([log in to unmask]).
Further details and applications:
For both awards, stipends are set at the standard ESRC-CASE level,
currently £14,300. The studentships also cover University tuition fees and
include funds for field expenses and conference attendance.
The closing date for applications is 15th June 2007 and interviews will be
held in late June 2007. The successful candidate will be expected to take
up the studentship in October 2007.
Candidates should have, or be attaining, a Masters degree in a relevant
discipline such as geography, sociology, economics, environmental studies
(or they should be able to demonstrate show evidence of equivalent research
training or professional experience).
Further details of the Department of Geography at Hull, on the two
positions and instructions on how to apply are available from this website:
www.hull.ac.uk/geog
All completed applications and references should be sent to:
Mrs Margaret Turner, Postgraduate Secretary, Department of Geography,
University of Hull, HU6 7RX. Email: [log in to unmask] Telephone: +44
1482 465320; Fax: +44 1482 466340
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