CASE PhD Scholarship

The Department of Management, School of Economics, Finance and Management, University of Bristol, is seeking applications for a CASE PhD Scholarship.  The PhD scholarship is part of a new capacity-building cluster on the economic impact of the third sector located within the Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO) at Bristol (http://www.bris.ac.uk/cmpo/). The aim of the cluster is to improve the evidence base on the impact of the third sector. This scholarship is funded jointly by the ESRC and a non-academic partner organisation. The funding will cover standard ESRC fees and maintenance costs.  The scholarship will ideally start in May 2010 but this is subject to negotiation.

Supervisor: Professor Leroy White

The studentship will provide an important contribution to South West Forum's four year research project funded by the Big Lottery Fund which will explore the: the scale and nature of the economic impact of the interventions and services of a defined group of third sector organisations tackling disadvantage? The ability of third sector organisations individually and collectively to measure and demonstrate the economic (and social) impact of their interventions is especially important at a time of increasingly scarce resources and competition for funding. The PhD will explore some of the findings from the literature that can be used where current approaches have proven inadequate.  This research studentship which will investigate effective indicators and methods for third sector organisations delivering social action programmes to measure their impact?

This PhD is co-sponsored by South West Forum.

The School of Economics, Finance and Management provides an excellent environment for doctoral research. The School is large enough to have expertise in many fields, but is also an unusually friendly, enthusiastic and sociable research community. Research facilities are very good, with easy access to a wide range of networked software, databases and online journals. Research students are encouraged to participate in our regular seminar series and workshops, and are also free to attend Masters-level courses.  More details of our provision for research students, including testimonials from current and former students, can be found at: http://www.efm.bris.ac.uk/postgraduate/mphil_and_phd/

Candidates for these positions must satisfy the ESRC's usual requirements for research students regarding academic qualifications and residential eligibility, as set out in the ESRC's 2005 Guidance Notes available at: http://www.esrc.ac.uk/esrccontent/DownloadDocs/GuidanceNotes05.pdf

To apply please send a CV, including the names of two referees, and a covering letter to: Heidi Andrews. H.Andrews@bristol.ac.uk by Friday 30^th April 2010.