*PhD Studentship, Department of Geography, Loughborough University*
Applications are invited for the following three-year full time PhD studentship on 'Youth Citizenship, Sport and Community Development', commencing October 2013.
Supervisors: Dr Sarah Mills (Department of Geography, School of Social, Political and Geographical Sciences) & Prof. Alan Bairner (School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences)
Whilst research on citizenship in geography and the social sciences is burgeoning, the role of sport in fostering connections to the local, national and global scale has been under-researched. Furthermore, there is a salient belief within government policies and popular discourses that sport can encourage strong relationships between young people and their local communities, the nation and beyond.
This project seeks to critically explore these connections between youth citizenship, sport and community development through examining responses to recent and future multi-scalar sporting events, related cultural activities and athletes. In doing so, the research contributes to academic debates within geography, social theory and sport science on the ways in which ‘the nation’ is performed or ‘imagined’ in and through sports-related activities and represented through key individuals and events. Significantly, the project aims to examine how young people develop or negotiate their understandings of local, national and global citizenship through their relationship with sport.
Applicants should have a good first degree. An MSc is also highly desirable. In addition, applicants should have excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as confidence in qualitative research methods.
The studentship provides a tax free stipend of £13,726 per annum for a period of three years plus tuition fees at the full time UK/EU rate. Due to funding restrictions, the studentships are open to UK and EU applicants only. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 12th June 2013. Candidates should use the reference GSS13 on the application form for the ‘funding’ section.
Informal enquiries about the project should be made to Dr Sarah Mills ([log in to unmask]). Information about the application process can be found at: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/services/graduateschool/funding-prospective/graduate-school-studentships/. Find out more about the Department of Geography here: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/geography/news/news/studentships2.html
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Dr Sarah Mills
Lecturer in Human Geography
NN.1.36 Department of Geography
Loughborough University
Leicestershire
LE11 3TU
Tel: +44 (0)1509 223725
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/geography/staff/academic/mills-s.html
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