Graduate Teaching Assistant

We are recruiting to one fully-funded PhD Bursary in the Politics and International Relations group at Leeds Beckett University. The PhD student will be part of a research community in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences here at Leeds Beckett University that stretches across the disciplines of Politics and IR, Psychology, Sociology, Criminology, English, History and Media Studies. The student will benefit from access to the researcher training programme, symposiums, conferences and other scholarly activities. We have a thriving community of staff and students with a strong interest in inequalities and social justice.

The bursary includes all UK Fees paid and a stipend of £17,668 per annum (pro-rata into 12 monthly payments) for a period of three years. Funding will be subject to satisfactory progress. We will expect you to contribute to teaching in an area close to your own research interests.

For more information, please contact the Director of Research (Social Policy) Professor Karl Spracklen ([email protected] ).

The PhD bursary is full time for 3 year with a start date of 1 October 2023

Funding

Funding will consist of UK full tuition fees for one year and a tax-free stipend of £17,668.

A laptop will be provided with office space at City Campus and the opportunity to apply for funding to support the research project.

Guide to Making your Application

We can only consider complete applications. The research degree application is complete once you have completed the short application via the ‘Apply online’ link below and uploaded all of the following:

• The PhD Bursary Project Application Form (please download from the left-hand menu and upload when submitting your online application).
  • Knowledge of the subject area (i.e., either Politics, International Relations, Sociology, Development or related fields) that will ensure the development of a focused line of enquiry.
  • Knowledge and understanding of research methods appropriate to undertaking a PhD in the area of research.

The deadline for applications is Thursday 20 July 2023 (23:59).

For more information and to apply please visit: https://tinyurl.com/ykpdy6mp

Candidates must be available for interview in early August 2023 (date TBC)

Who to contact

For questions on the application process; [email protected]

If you are applying from outside the UK/EU it is important that you are aware of the entry and additional fee requirements by contacting [email protected] for further information.

Project Description

Please visit the Leeds Beckett website for information regarding the project.