RESEARCH + OPPORTUNITY
Funded studentships in Bristol Business School
The Bristol Business School is one of the largest business schools in
the UK. In its most recent review, the Higher Education Quality
Assurance Agency rated the Bristol Business School as excellent. We
have AMBA accreditation, CIPD and CIMA centre of excellence status and
ESRC recognition for our doctoral programmes. The Bristol Business
School has, and will continue to maintain, a strong research record as
well as an excellent reputation for teaching. Bristol Business School
performed well in the 2008 RAE. In Accounting and Finance 40% of its
research was rated as either world leading or internationally excellent
and 80% was rated as at least internationally recognized. In Business
and Management 30% of its research was rated internationally excellent
and 85% was rated as at least internationally recognized. Combined
outcomes for Accounting and Finance and Business and Management place
BBS as the leading post 92 university business school in the UK.
Bristol Business School is seeking to attract high calibre, highly
motivated people who wish to develop careers as university academics.
The Research Studentship offers the opportunity to undertake advanced
research training, doctoral studies and to develop skills for roles in
academia. As part of the centrally funded research studentship scheme,
the Bristol Business School is offering 3 new fully-funded PhD
studentships. The duration of the studentship will normally be 3 years
for candidates with a suitable research-oriented masters or equivalent
research experience, but can be up to 4 years for candidates without
such a background. Studentships will commence in October 2009.
Applications are invited in the following areas:
Accounting & Finance
Applied Economics
Human Resource Management and Employment Studies Social Marketing
Organisation Studies Leadership and Organizational Ethics Strategic
Management & International Business Operations Management
Projects should involve a collaborative element, which need not
necessarily involve co-funding, co-supervision or other formalised
relationship but evidence of a mutually beneficial interaction in the
conduct of the research. Projects should also have a clear outcome in
terms of impact in society, whether this be social, economic or
cultural. To this end, it is expected that projects will involve a
clear dissemination/engagement strategy to ensure that outcomes lead to
visible changes outside the discipline.
The successful candidates will have a good undergraduate degree and
possibly a Masters degree. They will demonstrate the potential to
undertake doctoral studies and an enthusiasm for both research and
academia. Candidates from the UK, Europe and overseas are eligible to
apply. Successful applicants are required to register as full-time
students for a postgraduate research degree and engage in postgraduate
research studies for 35 hours a week. These studies include attendance
on the MA Applied Social Research (Business and Management) award
during the first year. Research supervision will be provided by an
agreed supervisory team comprised of a Director of Studies and at least
one other supervisor.
The University offers a non-taxable research bursary of £13,200. This
bursary is paid in 3 instalments at the beginning of October, February
and June. In addition, full tuition fees and support for dissemination
will be covered by the University for a period of four years.
There may also be some opportunities to undertake hourly paid teaching
to complement research work. This would not exceed 1.5 days a week and
will be at the discretion of Heads of Department or Centre Directors.
Payment of the bursary is subject to satisfactory attendance at the
University and the extension of the studentship after the first year is
subject to satisfactory progress in research studies. For visa,
taxation and council tax purposes holders are treated as full-time
students on a scholarship.
The PhD application process
A formal application is made by completing and submitting the RD1 form
(referring to the Notes for Guidance), together with a Research
Proposal. The RD1 form and further details are available via the BBS
website: http://www.uwe.ac.uk/bbs/future/research/phd.shtml
Your Research Proposal should be around 4,000 words long and include
the following: Background & rationale; Research questions;
Theoretical framework/methodology; Methods; Ethical considerations;
Time scales; and Dissemination. Guidance on how to write a research
proposal is given on http://www.uwe.ac.uk/bbs/future/research/proposal.shtml
Please indicate clearly which research area you are applying for.
Please also attach a copy of your full Curriculum Vitae, references,
transcripts and English language certificates (where applicable),
together with a covering letter indicating how your project meets the
requirements of the scheme.
The closing date for applications is: Friday 31st July 2009.
Please submit your application and relevant documents to:
Fiona Watt, Research, Consultancy & Executive Development Manager,
Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol,
Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY or via email: [log in to unmask], stating "RBI/BBS Research Studentship Application" clearly in the subject heading.
Interested applicants who would like to discuss their research proposal
informally should contact: Professor Mairi Maclean via email: [log in to unmask] or telephone: 0117 32 83460.
Members of the SCOS/CMS community may be particularly interested in the
Organization Studies, Leadership and Organizational Ethics
opportunities. For an informal discussion, please contact Professor
Peter Case, email: [log in to unmask], tel. +44 (0) 117 3281709.
If you have any general queries, please contact Fiona Watt, on telephone: 0117 32 81374; email: [log in to unmask]