The Consumer Data Research Centre (http://cdrc.ac.uk/) has an ESRC funded PhD award available to begin September 2015 based at the University of Liverpool. Additionally, and if necessary, the successful candidate may also be required to complete the MSc in Geographic Data Science, which is also fully funded.
The award is open to social scientists with a background in geography, social statistics, political science, applied mathematics, planning or sociology, to work with the retail sector as part of an exciting multidisciplinary research centre. Working with academics and the retail industry, you will investigate multidisciplinary topics such as the future of the high street, the development and application of new methods of retail analysis, the analysis of online and social media data relevant to retailing, or the relationship between online and conventional shopping opportunities.
Full details available here: http://geographicdatascience.com/job/2015/05/09/PhD-Studentship/
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Closing Date 22nd May 2015 17:00:00 BST.
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