GRTA Studentship - Placement learning in Professional Learning: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Education and Social Work

GRTA Studentship - Placement learning in Professional Learning: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Education and Social Work (REF: GRTA-ESW-PLACEMENT-LEARNING-ESW). Apply Here

Contact for informal enquiries: Dr Tony Armstrong ([email protected] )

Placement learning plays a pivotal role in practitioner education across the spectrum of disciplines represented in the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences but it can also be a site of tension and complexity for some of our students with their placement experiences sometimes reinforcing and reproducing social inequalities and frustrating their learning. This has the effect of creating barriers to widening access to the professions in health and education. We are seeking a GRTA researcher in the disciplinary area of Education and Social Work to help us to challenge and develop our thinking and practice in relation to placement learning and to build a more diverse and inclusive learning environment for all of our students. 

Funding Information  

This 48 month (4 year) full-time fully-funded GRTA Studentship comprises of two elements:

1)  0.75 - tax-free stipend of £12,047 per annum (paid monthly). The bursary is renewable annually for up to 48 months in total, subject to you making satisfactory progression within your PhD research.

2)  0.25 fixed term contract of employment (Assistant Lecturer) - renewable for up to 48 months in total, subject to satisfactory performance and progression within your PhD research. Please note that the pro rata salary for 2022-23 will be £7,940.50 (and this may be subject to some taxation).

This funding model also includes a FT Home fees studentship (£4,596 for 2022-23) for up to 4 years, subject to you making satisfactory progression within your PhD research.

This opportunity is open to UK, EU and Overseas applicants. International fee status applicants will be required to meet the difference in fee costs from their own funds

How to Apply

To apply, please complete an online application . In place of a personal statement applicants are required to upload a research proposal explaining their ideas about the selected project topic and how it might be studied. Please ensure you state the project reference GRTA-ESW-PLACEMENT-LEARNING-ESW on your proposal form.

Deadline for Applications

The closing date for applications is 23.59 on Friday 30th September 2022 for a February 2023 start.