Nottingham University Business School - PhD Studentship

Reference

SOC541

Closing Date

Sunday, 8th May 2022

Department

Nottingham University Business School

We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD student who will undertake original research at Nottingham University Business School in one of the following areas:

Accounting

Banking, Risk and Finance

Entrepreneurship

Industrial Economics

Marketing

Operations Management and Information Systems

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management

Strategy and International Business

This partly funded scholarship will cover tuition fees of £3,084 and a yearly stipend of £10,406 for 3 years, any further funding should be met by the student.  The PhD will commence from 1st October 2022. 

How to apply

Applicants should have:

• A 2.1 or higher honours degree in a social science, and
• A Master’s degree which includes a substantial research element, with a score of 65% or above in the taught modules and 65% or above in the dissertation.

Complete the online application .  Your application must include a research proposal and should indicate the area in which the research will be conducted and the key issues that you want to examine in more detail.

In addition, please also enclose the following with your application form:

• Transcripts of all your academic qualifications. If you have not completed your Master’s degree yet, you should include a transcript of the marks received to date. Any offer is conditional upon achieving the required standard.
• 2 academic references.
• English language test result, if English is not your first language.

Entry onto our PhD programme is very competitive. If you fulfil all of the admissions requirements, it does not guarantee that you will be offered a place. We also consider:

• The quality of your research proposal. 
• The fit of your research area with potential supervisors.
• References.
• Your personal statement.

Once your online application has been submitted, please email 

[email protected] to indicate you would like to be considered for this scholarship.

Closing date:23.59pm [BST]on 8th May 2022. Applications submitted after this time will not be considered.

Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview late May 2022 and the successful candidate will be notified in early June 2022.