Research - Business
PhD Studentships - £13,590 p.a.
Loughborough University School of Business & Economics
Studentship Offer
The School of Business & Economics at Loughborough University invites applications for a research scholarship for a new PhD student starting no later than July 2012.
John Loan-Clarke (Senior Lecturer in Organisational Development) and Dr Ray Randall (Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management/Organisational Behaviour) wish to supervise Work Psychology research in Healthcare settings (public and/or private sector).
- Worth £13,590 per year for three years, plus fees payable at the home/EU rate.
Why choose Loughborough?
A Leading University
- Consistently rated as a Top 10 UK business school (2nd for Management and 2nd for Finance and Accounting in The Sunday Times 2012)
- Top 20 University in UK major league tables
- Winner of The Times Higher ‘Best Student Experience’ poll for five years running: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
International Esteem
- One of only 1% of business schools in the world to be EQUIS accredited by The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)
World Class Research Reputation
- 60% of the School’s Business and Management research output was rated as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ by the 2008 RAE
- Loughborough is a member of the 1994 Group of internationally recognised, research-intensive universities
- Winner of 6 Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education from 1994 to 2007, a feat only surpassed by Oxford
A Collegiate Place to Study
- Join a lively community of research students and staff, where doctoral students are given great academic and administrative support and are an integral part of the School’s research culture
What you need to apply
- An Honours degree equivalent of British 2:1 minimum, with a preference for Masters degree or first class honours equivalent
- A Bachelors or Masters degree in English, or a TOEFL score of 600 or 6.5 IELTS score (subjects must be relevant to proposed area of study)
- A good research proposal in the specified research area
- Two good academic references
- A background in Work Psychology, Human Resource Management or Social Science research
How to apply
For enquiries and details on how to apply please contact:
Tracey Preston
+44 (0)1509 228276
phdinbusiness@lboro.ac.uk
Please quote HRMOB11 on your application
Studentship application deadline: 23rd March 2012
Initial enquiries from potential applicants should also email their interest, including research proposal and CV to John Loan-Clarke J.Loan-clarke@lboro.ac.uk
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