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Dear Colleagues,
I would be grateful if you could bring these opportunities to the attention of anyone you think might be interetested.
Many thanks,
Erica Haimes
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PEALS PhD Studentships 2005-2008
Two PhD studentships are available in the Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences Research Centre (PEALS) from 1st October 2005 for three years. PEALS is a collaboration between the Wolfson Research Institute at the University of Durham, the Institute of Policy and Practice at the University of Newcastle and the 'International Centre for Life' (www.peals.ncl.ac.uk). PEALS has an internationally renowned agenda of research at the interface of the social sciences and the life sciences. The studentships will be awarded to support work in two particular areas of that agenda.
The first area, supervised by Robin Williams, Senior Lecturer in Sociology in Durham, will be related to current work funded by the Wellcome Trust concerning the developing uses of the life sciences in support of crime control and public security. These include: the police use of 'forensic intelligence' in criminal investigations; the development of forensic DNA databases in the UK and elsewhere; the establishment and use of other biometric databases (including fingerprint, iris and facial databases) for the control of movement and service entitlement; the ethical, legal and social consequences of recent innovations in forensic genetics (e.g. the analysis of 'bio-genetic ancestry', phenotypical profiling and 'familial searching').
The second studentship, supervised by Erica Haimes, Professor of Sociology in Newcastle, will be in the broad area of social and ethical aspects of reproductive and genetic technologies. This could be on one of several topics including: choices in reproduction and the use of reproductive technologies and assisted conception; issues around genetic and other forms of kinship identity and identification; issues in fertility and infertility, including male sub-fertility; embryonic stem cell research; questions around the prolongation of life in foetuses and the new born; preimplantation genetic diagnosis; reproduction, screening, birth and disability. However, we would also be interested in receiving applications looking at the social, ethical and legal aspects of genetics and ageing, and of nanobiotechnology.
Both students will be registered for a higher degree (initially an MPhil with the expectation of progression onto a PhD, subject to satisfactory progress), one in Durham and one in Newcastle. Each will be supervised jointly by Robin Williams and Erica Haimes. Both will have access to the extensive PEALS research networks across both universities and throughout the region. Both students will receive financial support to cover maintenance (£12,000 pa each), research expenses (£1,000 pa each) and fees.
Applicants should have a good honours degree (2.1 or above) in Sociology or a related discipline, and have a Masters degree in social science research, including research methodology (or possess relevant research experience).
Applications (4 hard copies) should be submitted to either Erica Haimes (c/o PEALS Research Institute, Bioscience Centre, Times Square, Newcastle NE1 4EP) or Robin Williams (Department of Sociology, University of Durham, 32 Old Elvet, Durham City DH1 3HN), depending on which studentship you would like to be considered for. Candidates should include with their applications a cv and a 500 word paper outlining their initial research ideas within one of the two areas outlined above. Deadline for applications is May 20th. We hope to hold interviews in early June. Informal inquiries can be made to [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]
Both Universities are committed to equal opportunities.
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Please note additional contact details:
Erica Haimes, Ph. D
Professor of Sociology
Director, PEALS (Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences) Research Institute
For PEALS matters please contact me at:
PEALS Research Institute
Bioscience Centre
International Centre for Life
Times Square
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4EP
U.K.
t: 0191-241 8621 (direct)/8614 (messages)
f: 0191-243 8233
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