Amount: Annual stipend for 3.5 years (matched to UKRI stipend, currently £18,622; stipend rate for 2024-25 to be confirmed), plus tuition fees waived and a research support allowance of £2,250.
Level: Postgraduate research (campus-based; full-time)
Entry date: 9th September 2024
Closing date: 2nd April 2024, 11:59pm (UK time)
The School of Social Sciences at Heriot-Watt University is offering a number of full-time PhD studentships to start in September 2023. Studentships include a tuition fee waiver and an annual stipend currently set at £18,622. The duration of the studentships is 3.5 years. The School of Social Sciences also offers a research support allowance of £2,250 over the registered period of study. In addition, full-time scholarship holders are normally offered an opportunity to undertake paid teaching support each academic year.
The School consists of the Department of Languages & Intercultural Studies, the Department of Psychology, and Edinburgh Business School. Our world-leading research in languages and intercultural studies is based around the Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies in Scotland and the Intercultural Research Centre. Research students have access to a range of training and other activities supported by the School, and through the University’s Research Futures Academy.
We have a number of project areas to which we’re looking to recruit high-quality PhD candidates – you can learn more about our projects and application process here .
The use of new language technologies for translation purposes by non-language professionals in higher education settings (Ref. no. SoSS-2024-008)
For informal enquiries, please contact Prof. Claudia Angelelli ([email protected] )
Sign language on broadcast media and deaf community viewing habits: Perspectives of deaf minority sign language viewers (Ref. no. SoSS 2024-009)
For informal enquiries, please contact Prof. Jemina Napier ([email protected] )
The status of Sign Language Translation and Interpreting in Africa (Ref. no. SoSS-2024-010)
For informal enquiries, please contact Prof. Jemina Napier ([email protected] )
Deaf entrepreneurship (Ref. no. SoSS-2024-011)
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Mette Sommer Lindsay ([email protected] )
Decolonising research and research methodologies (Ref. no. SoSS-2024-012)
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Lina Fadel ([email protected] )
Applicants are strongly encouraged to get in touch with the relevant named contact(s) for an informal discussion prior to submitting their application.
Entry Criteria and Application
Applicants should have an undergraduate degree with a minimum classification of 2:1 in a field relevant to the project for which they are applying. A Master’s degree is desirable for all projects, and essential for some. Any additional project-specific entry criteria can be found in the project summaries on the scholarship pages on our website. In addition, candidates for whom English is a second language should meet the University’s minimum English-language requirements. If you have not already studied a degree programme that was taught and examined in the medium of English, the minimum overall IELTS score is 6.5 with no score lower than 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening. Applications for more than one project from the same candidate will be considered.
Please note that possession of the minimum qualifications does not guarantee shortlisting for interview.
Applicants should submit their application here or on our scholarship page . When completing the online application form, please indicate that you are applying to the ‘SoSS 2024 PhD scholarship competition’ in the field that asks how you will fund your studies, and include the name of the main supervisor for your chosen project in the field that asks who your supervisor will be.
Applicants should supply:
Interviews will be conducted via video conferencing (e.g. MS Teams or similar). Interview support for those with disabilities will be available where required (e.g. a BSL interpreter).
If you have any general queries about the applications process, please contact [email protected]
At Heriot-Watt University we understand that being diverse makes us better which is why we support a culture of respect and equal opportunity, and value diversity at the heart of what we do. We want to increase the diversity of our workplace to underpin a dynamic and creative environment and welcome applications from underrepresented groups. Heriot-Watt is committed to giving access and opportunities to student carers, and received the Going Higher for Student Carers Recognition Award from Carers Trust Scotland in 2020.