Deadline: 26 August 2013 17:00
Open to: candidates with a first class or upper second class honours degree in geography, sociology, economics, environmental science, transport studies or other relevant discipline
Scholarship: annual maintenance bursary of £13,760 plus full-time tuition fees for three years
Description
The Graduate School at the University of the West of England, Bristol, is offering one or more full-time PhD scholarships researching ‘Human Dimensions of Urban Water Security’ in the Faculty of Environment and Technology.
This scholarship is funded by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation International Water Security Network and is part of an interdisciplinary research project involving three universities – UWE Bristol, Monash South Africa and the University of Arizona, USA, as well as a global network of partner institutions. Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a UK registered charity and sole shareholder of Lloyd’s Register Group Ltd, invests in science, engineering and technology for public benefit worldwide.
The student(s) appointed will be expected to play a significant role in interacting with the wider project and contributing to the overall programme of work.
Possible topics for studentships that would fit within the broader global research network include:
- Determinants of water consumption behaviour in cities
- Understanding and managing water-energy relations (the ‘water-energy nexus’) in port cities
- Socio-legal foundations of the near-inshore marine and estuarine environment
- Engineering cities for surface water management (water sensitive cities)
- Factors influencing water security in developing areas
You should read the water security scholarship further details document HERE before making your application.
Scholarship
The scholarship is available from 1 October 2013 and consists of an annual maintenance bursary of £13,760, subject to satisfactory progress. In addition, full-time tuition fees will be covered for three years (Home/EU rates only). Overseas applicants will be required to cover the difference between the Home/EU and the overseas tuition fee rates (approximately £7,565 per annum).
Eligibility
Applicants must have a first class or upper second class honours degree in geography, sociology, economics, environmental science, transport studies or other relevant discipline.
Candidates would normally be expected to hold a Masters degree in a relevant area by 1 September 2013. An understanding of how to work with both quantitative and qualitative data is preferred.
Application
Closing date for applications is 17:00, Monday 26 August 2013. Download and complete the application form HERE and send it directly to the UWE Graduate School at Graduateschool@uwe.ac.uk.
Please ensure you include the title of the research project you propose to undertake and outline a research proposal. Please also read the application guidance notes HERE before you apply.
Please also complete the Equal Opportunities form HERE and complete the first section of the Application reference sheet HERE before sending to your nominated referees.
Prospective candidates wishing to informally discuss an application should e-mail Dr Chad Staddon (chad.staddon@uwe.ac.uk) or call +44 (0)117 32 83214. If you have not heard from them about your application by 6 September 2013, they thank you for your application but do not wish to pursue it on this occasion.
For more information, see the official website HERE.