University of Gloucestershire
PhD Studentship
Advertising / Marketing
The University of Gloucestershire Business School, Cheltenham invites
applications for a three-year full-time PhD studentship. Applicants
may be from any country. The studentship will begin in February 2009.
The focus of your research should be in one of the following fields:
Advertising or marketing communications
Consumer behaviour
Marketing, especially in services
The studentship covers fees, plus a maintenance grant of £12,940 each
year for three years.
Candidates should have a relevant bachelor's degree, taken at a good
standard (a British honours degree at 2:1 level or equivalent) and/or
a cognate master's degree. There is a preference for those qualified
to master's level.
Acceptable disciplines for your background include business,
computing, management, marketing, information systems or similar.
Alternatively, social sciences (sociology, economics, geography), or
subjects such as communication studies or history might be suitable,
depending on your research topic. Most importantly, we are looking for
a motivated, engaged, individual. You should have an interest in and
aptitude for business research, with good academic writing skills.
You would be joining a large community of 70+ research students in the
Business School, Cheltenham.
You should complete an application form, including your research
proposal, and an equal opportunities monitoring form. Please also
include evidence (scan, photocopy) of your bachelor's and/or master's
degree with your application.
Email your completed application to [log in to unmask], or post
to the address below, to arrive by 17.00hrs on 5 January 2009.
Administrative enquiries should be directed to
[log in to unmask] and academic queries to Philippa Ward,
Director of Studies, Doctoral Programmes ([log in to unmask]).
Interviews (in person or by telephone) will commence on the 19 January
2009 and continue until the Studentship is awarded.
Postgraduate Research Centre
University of Gloucestershire
Francis Close Hall Campus
Swindon Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 4AZ
Tel: +44 (0) 1242 715367.
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