Centre for Innovation and Research in Childhood and Youth studentship 2024
This 3-year studentship includes full UK fees, plus a stipend and research training grant in line with Research Council rates. This PhD scholarship offers an exciting opportunity to undertake research that will explore new models of practice for including children and young people’s voices in research impacting their lives. The successful applicant will be based in the Centre for Innovation and Research in Childhood and Youth (CIRCY) and will be supervised by Dr Liam Berriman and Dr Perpetua Kirby.
The overarching aim of the project is to examine how children and young can be creatively engaged in shaping, and advising on, research projects led by academics within the University of Sussex. The final research design will be negotiated between the doctoral researcher and their supervisors, but will involve the following key objectives:
- To develop a child and youth research advisory group which is either socially diverse or centred around a marginalised population.
- To develop creative approaches for the group to become involved in advising on several emerging or ongoing research projects at Sussex, and to undertake collaborative research with the children and/or young people about what makes a ‘good’ advisory group.
- To explore the use of different models for engaging children and young people as expert advisors on a variety of research projects, and at different stages in a project’s lifecycle.
- To critically reflect on the politics, pedagogy, ethics and positionality of the advisory group, as well as the potential benefits and challenges, and identify key practice issues to be considered for future child and youth advisory groups on research projects.
As part of the studentship, the doctoral researcher will be located in CIRCY and will commit four-hours per week to supporting the Centre’s activities under the supervision of the Centre Directors. This will play an important role in the identification of research projects that can be included in the doctoral research. Further information can be found here: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/phd-funding/view/1695-Centre-for-Innovation-and-Research-in-Childhood-and-Youth-studentship-2024
Benefits:
The PhD studentship is offered on a full-time basis only for a maximum of three years, beginning in September 2024. The successful candidate will receive:
- Full UK PhD fees
- A stipend equivalent to the UKRI doctoral stipend, currently £18,622 per annum (as of 2023/24).
- A research training support grant of £750 per year
- A fieldwork budget of £450 per year
Eligibility:
Open to UK applicants only. Applicants should have:
- An undergraduate degree in a relevant subject.
- A masters’ degree which included a substantial component of research methods training.
- To have an understanding of the ethical complexities of research with children and young people.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Application procedure:
Apply for a PhD in Childhood and Youth Studies at the University of Sussex, including a research proposal addressing the research topic above. Guidance on applications is available via the 'Apply' button.
For questions relating to the application process, contact [email protected]
For enquiries in relation to ideas for research topics, contact Dr Liam Berriman [email protected] or Dr Perpetua Kirby [email protected]