Fwd: [Queer Forum:902] FYI: funded research studentships at Kent Law Schoolon gender and sexuality
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Date: 2 Feb 2008 17:29
Subject: [Queer Forum:902] FYI: funded research studentships at Kent
Law Schoolon gender and sexuality
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fyi,
lubakoba
See below an invitation for applications for funded research studentships
at
Kent Law School.
The studentships are available for any area of law. CentreLGS welcomes
applications proposing research in the broad field of Law, Gender and
Sexuality. For more information on being linked to CentreLGS as a
postgraduate
student, please see here: http://www.kent.ac.uk/clgs/training.html
PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICATIONS NEED TO BE SENT DIRECTLY TO KENT LAW SCHOOL.
CentreLGS does not accept applications directly.
Anisa de Jong
Centre Coordinator
AHRC Research Centre for Law, Gender and Sexuality
Kent Law School
University of Kent
Canterbury
CT2 7NS
Tel. +44 (0)1227 82 4474
Fax. +44 (0)1227 82 7831
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Kent Law School Research Studentships
Kent Law School (KLS) invites applications for two funded full time
research
studentships leading to the degree of PhD commencing in September 2008.
Candidates will initially register for a full time MPhil research degree
at the
University of Kent at Canterbury. The funding will be available for one
year in
the first instance, extended (for registered students only) for a second
year
providing verifiable progress has been made (in teaching and research),
and
extended for a third year providing the candidate has upgraded from MPhil
to
PhD.
The successful applicants for the studentships will receive a maintenance
grant
equivalent to that offered by ESRC (lb12,600 in 2007/08) and tuition fees
paid
at the home/EU rate (lb3,350 in 2007/08).
Those awarded a studentship will normally be expected to teach a maximum
of four
hours per week in term time on an undergraduate English law module, at the
direction of the Head of Department.
Some bursaries (for example, reducing overseas fee to home fee rate) may
also be
available.
Research at KLS
The quality of the Law School's research output was reflected in the 5
grade
awarded in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise. The Law School enjoys a
pluralistic intellectual environment for research, where both traditional
and
critical legal scholarship, theoretical and empirical work, and
interdisciplinary studies all flourish.
It would be an advantage if applicants could demonstrate how their
research will
contribute to existing debates in their field, as well as how the
candidate
will contribute to a vibrant postgraduate community at KLS. It is expected
that
successful applicants will undertake research in areas of research
strength of
the department. We particularly welcome research proposals in socio-legal
and
critical legal studies - that is, applicants that demonstrate a capacity
to
reflect on the methodology of their research from a theoretically informed
perspective.
Click here for research specialisations of:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/law/research/index.html
Facilities for Research Students
At present KLS has 50 postgraduate research students, comprising a lively
and
integrated postgraduate research community.
Those appointed to research studentships are provided with shared
computing
facilities (IBM compatible personal computers using Word 2003), and shared
office facilities. There is substantial annual funding available, within
determined limits, for PhD students, including those without studentships,
to
attend conferences and present their research. The community of
postgraduate
students are provided with a common room and a facilitator to help them
present, explore and develop their research ideas within a supportive
community
of their peers. There is also a compulsory research methods module that
all
students must attend. Many students also participate in regular reading
groups.
How to Apply
Applicants should normally have obtained, or be about to obtain an
undergraduate
degree in Law of at least Upper Second Class Honours level (2:1 or
equivalent
from other countries), or a postgraduate degree in Law (eg LLM).
The application procedure is conducted through and online process.
Click here for direct web link to the Application Process:
http://records.kent.ac.uk/external/admissions/pg_application.php
Informal enquiries may be directed to:
Professor Didi Herman, Director of Postgraduate Research, Kent Law School,
Eliot
College, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NS, tel 01227 824077,
e-mail
d.he...@kent.ac.uk
Closing Date: Friday, 29th February, 2008. Interviews are expected to be
held
shortly thereafter