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Fully funded PhD studentship at the School of Geography, Planning & Environmental Policy in University College Dublin –
Project title: ‘Restructuring of the rural economy and farm and non-farm household vulnerability’
A fully funded PhD studentship is available in the School of Geography, Planning & Environmental Policy in University College Dublin to investigate the restructuring of the rural economy and farm and non-farm household vulnerability.
For further details and background to the project, please see:
http://www.ucd.ie/gpep/latestnews/name,168678,en.html
Requirements
Applicants should have an excellent primary degree (First Class Honours) and/or a Masters degree in a cognate discipline (e.g. Planning, Geography, Environmental Policy, Sociology, Economics, etc.). The successful candidate should be highly self-motivated and be prepared for extended periods of field work. They must also possess good quantitative methodological skills (or be willing to acquire them) and have a good capacity for critical thinking. The PhD will be undertaken within the disciplines of planning and environmental policy within the School of GPEP.
Award
The PhD Fellowship is a joint research project between Teagasc (Irish Agricultural and Rural Development Authority) and the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin. The student will be registered and based in UCD working under the supervision of Drs. Mark Scott and Enda Murphy in association with Teagasc supervisors (Dr. David Meredith and Prof. Cathal O’Donoghue). The Fellowship will start on September 1st when the most suitable candidate is appointed.
The fellowship provides a stipend of €21,000 p.a.. University fees are paid by the student from the stipend which is tenable for 4 years.
Further Information/Applications
Dr. Mark Scott, School of Geography, Planning & Environmental Policy, University College Dublin, Ireland
Phone +353 1 7162789 email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.ucd.ie/gpep/people/drmarkscott/
Dr. Enda Murphy, School of Geography, Planning & Environmental Policy, University College Dublin, Ireland
Phone +353 1 7162716 email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.ucd.ie/gpep/people/drendamurphy/
Application Procedure
Prospective candidates should submit an electronic copy of their Curriculum Vitae and a letter of interest describing their competencies for the position simultaneously to:
Dr. Mark Scott ([log in to unmask]) and
Dr. Enda Murphy([log in to unmask])
Closing date
31st June 2013.
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