This funded Studentship will be part of a 4-year project operating within the University. This 4 year project, entitled YouthPact, is a project funded under Peace IV’s Children and Young people strand and administered through SEUPB.
Applications are invited for a DfE funded PhD studentship tenable in the new Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the Jordanstown Campus.
Entrance Requirements:
Candidates should have ordinary UK residence to be eligible for both fees and maintenance. Non UK residents who hold ordinary EU residence may also apply but if successful will receive fees only. All applicants should hold a first or upper second class honours degree in Community youth work or a cognate area. Applications will be considered on a competitive basis with regard to the candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience and interests. Successful candidates will enrol as of 1 November, 2017, on a full-time programme of research studies leading to the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
The studentship will comprise fees together with an annual stipend of £14,553 and will be awarded for a period of up to three years subject to satisfactory progress.
This funded Studentship will be part of a 4-year project operating within the University. This 4 year project, entitled YouthPact, is a project funded under Peace IV’s Children and Young people strand and administered through Special European Union Programme Body (SEUPB). YouthPact is a partnership of Co-operation Ireland (lead partner), Ulster University, National Youth Council of Ireland and POBAL. YouthPact is funded as a Quality and Impact Body to promote and support the delivery agents who are contracted to deliver peace-building projects with children and young people across the counties of Northern Ireland and the border regions. The work of the funded PhD Studentship will make a substantive contribution to the key themes to be addressed within the work of YouthPact and the work of peace-building by delivery agents.
The Research topic proposed must be related to peace-building and young people. We are particularly interested in proposals within the following areas: the role of youth work in societies emerging from conflict; the role of young women in peace-building in Northern Ireland; youth work and community relations; the irrelevance of ‘the troubles’ for young people in Northern Ireland.
We particularly encourage innovative and original applications which critically engage with the themes above or others connected to themes of peace-building and youth work, (although interdisciplinary approaches are also welcome).
If you wish to discuss your proposal or receive advice on this project please contact:
Eliz McArdle on 02890-366858 or on [email protected]
Procedure
For more information on applying go to ulster.ac.uk/research
Apply online ulster.ac.uk/applyonline
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 18th October 2017
Interviews will be held on October 24th, 2017
Closing Date
1:00pm