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ESRC +3 PhD Studentship: Poverty, Social Exclusion in Britain, 1968-2011:
The changing profile of disadvantage (re-advertisement)
Centre for the Study of Poverty and Social Justice, School for Policy
Studies, The University of Bristol.
Dr Eldin Fahmy & Professor David Gordon
This three year studentship is part of a 3.5 year ESRC Large Grant 'Poverty
and Social Exclusion in the United Kingdom' which aims to improve the
measurement of poverty and social exclusion, and to inform understanding of
changes in the nature and extent of poverty and social exclusion since the
1999 survey. This project will involve over 30 staff at six Universities
(Bristol, Glasgow, Heriot-Watt, Open, Queen's (Belfast) and York) and two
survey organisations (National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and the
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)), plus many survey
field staff. For further details see: www.poverty.ac.uk
The PhD studentship will draw upon survey data generated by the current
study, together with earlier national poverty surveys conducted since
1968/9, in order to generate longitudinally consistent data on trends in
poverty and social exclusion at an individual and household level. This
project will contribute to our understanding of changes in the social and
demographic profile of poverty over this period and how this relates to
wider dimensions of disadvantage and the policies intended to tackle it.
The successful candidate will also have opportunities to contribute to the
wider project, and to work closely with the wider research team.
The successful applicant will have a relevant undergraduate degree (2.1 or
higher), or Masters degree in a relevant subject area. This studentship is
offered on a '+3' basis and all eligible candidates must have completed a
recognised ESRC research training Masters, see:
www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/postgraduate/eligibleoutlets/index.aspx
The studentship will commence in October 2010. We anticipate that the
successful candidate will be eligible to seek an enhanced ESRC stipend for
Advanced Quantitative Methods, see:
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/postgraduate/AQM.aspx
Further details about the MPhil/PhD program and relevant application forms
are available at: http://www.bris.ac.uk/sps/studying/doctoral/phd/applying/
or from Andrea Osborn, Graduate Research Secretary, School for Policy
Studies, The University of Bristol, 8 Priory Road, Bristol, BS8 1TZ. (E:
[log in to unmask]; T: +44(0)117 9546758).
For further information about this studentship please contact: Dr Eldin
Fahmy (E: [log in to unmask]; T: +44(0)1179546703)
Applicants should include with their application an up-to-date CV, contact
details for two academic or professional referees, and a personal statement
outlining your suitability, the contribution the study will make to your
wider career goals, and relevant research experience to date. A full
research proposal is not required in this instance. Application forms
should be clearly marked 'ESRC linked Studentship - Poverty & Social
Exclusion' (Section 6) and must be submitted to the University by 5pm
Monday 26th July 2010.
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Dr Eldin Fahmy
School for Policy Studies
University of Bristol
8 Priory Road, Bristol BS8 1TZ
T: +44(0)117 9546703
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