Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Hatfield |
Funding for: | UK Students |
Funding amount: | £17,668 tax-free bursary per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 12th December 2022 |
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Closes: | 31st March 2023 |
Overview:
About the award:
Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship in the Hertfordshire Law School at the University of Hertfordshire. The School is making a strategic investment to help develop the next generation of academic researchers in Criminology and Criminal Justice with this studentship designed to help train an exceptional criminology doctoral student. It will combine doctoral research with an introduction to teaching and learning and an opportunity to develop a rounded career trajectory.
The studentship is offered on a full-time basis for three years (subject to satisfactory progress). It provides a tax-free bursary (currently £17,668 per annum for the academic year 2021-22) and includes a full domestic tuition fee waiver for three years. There will also be opportunities to undertake teaching related activities in a relevant area, and to gain a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education and recognition from Advance Higher Education as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Any additional teaching undertaken will be remunerated separately.
About the project:
Applications are welcome on any research topic and specialism in the following disciplinary areas:
Applicants may find it helpful to look at the nature of current research in the Hertfordshire Law School as represented at https://www.herts.ac.uk/study/schools-of-study/law/research
Applicant requirements:
Applicants should have at least an upper second-class undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. A first-class undergraduate degree and master degree in a relevant field will be advantageous.
This Ph.D. bursary is open only to UK nationals and permanent residents (i.e. indefinite leave to remain).
How to apply:
Applicants are required to provide the following documents:
We welcome applications from all members of our community including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) and Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups, as well as candidates with a disability or neurodiversity.
Please send completed applications to the Doctoral College at doctoralcollegeadmissions@herts.ac.uk, using the following format in the email subject line: “Hertfordshire Law School PhD studentship application_YOUR NAME”.
For enquiries regarding research degrees at the University of Hertfordshire, please email Ms Anna Hammerin (doctoralcollegeadmissions@herts.ac.uk). Ms Hammerin can also answer general queries on the application process.
For enquiries concerning this studentship and the Law School please email the Research Tutor, Dr Felipe Romero-Moreno (f.romero-moreno@herts.ac.uk).
Key dates
Closing date for applications: 31st March 2023
Interview dates: to be confirmed
Studentship start date: 1st September 2023
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