PhD Studentship (ESRC South Coast DTP) - Education as a source of growing social and political clea
- Employer
- Global Academy Jobs
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Closing date
- Jan 31, 2018
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- Sector
- Science, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Sociology
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- University and College
- Jobseeker Type
- Academic (e.g. 'Lecturer')
Job Details
Supervisory Team:
Professor Patrick Sturgis (Social Statistics & Demography, Lead Supervisor) (P.Sturgis@soton.ac.uk), Professor Will Jennings (Politics & International Relations)
This PhD dissertation will apply advanced statistical methods to a range of key ESRC longitudinal data resources (the cohort studies, Understanding Society, the British Election Study) to investigate the nature and causes of educational polarization in modern Britain. As well as describing how public opinion has been shaped by increasing graduate concentration since the early 1990s, the thesis will address the extent to which the distribution of public attitudes are shaped, on the one hand, by non-random selection into universities and, on the other, the educational and experiental effects of university education.
Skills Required
An undergraduate degree in sociology, psychology, political science, or other relevant social science discipline. Evidence of aptitude and interest in the application of advanced quantitative methods.
Funding
South Coast DTP Funding provides an annual maintenance grant (tax free) of £14553 (2017/18 RCUK rate), plus payment of all programme fees. Other funding available for SCDTP funded students can be found on the SCDTP website (www.southcoastdtp.ac.uk).
Funding is provided for 3 years full-time PhD study (pro-rata for part-time students). Applications for 1+3 funding for students completing a Master's year prior to the commencement of PhD study are also welcome (details available at www.southcoastdtp.ac.uk).
Application Procedure
The closing date and time for applications is 11.59pm 31st January 2018.
For further information about this project, please contact the lead supervisor detailed above.
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