A two-year research and teaching appointment in Sociolinguistics from October 2009 for an outstanding academic at an early stage of his or her career.

These fellowships are funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as part of a wider Oxford University initiative which is designed: to provide an intensive and supported career development opportunity for outstanding academics at an early stage of their career; and to promote equality of opportunity by helping to create a more diverse pool of potential candidates for future academic posts at Oxford.

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Applications are invited from UK, EU and International candidates for the three-year full-time PhD programme commencing in September 2009.

The Studentships
The studentships will be for a maximum period of three years, and will cover home rate tuition fee and a maintenance allowance of approximately £13,000 per year. Please note: if an international student is successful, they will be required to pay the difference between the Home and overseas tuition fees.

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Up to ten 4 year PhD Studentships available in an exciting cross-disciplinary programme: “Creating Innovative People for Radical Change in the Digital Economy”

Are you interested in technology, its relationship to creative practices or business and in acquiring the necessary skills to lead innovation in the exciting world of the digital economy? We are currently recruiting exceptional students with backgrounds in computing, design and management to join HighWire from October 2009.

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The University of Ulster is a dynamic and innovative institution. Its performance in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, in which its international reputation as a groundbreaking research centre was greatly enhanced, demonstates its commitment to high quality research across each of its four campuses and across all diciplines.

The University invites applications for admission to full-time research studies commencing in September 2009. Scholarships will be available for selected applicants.

Research supervision leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is offered.

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