Two ONS-ESRC PhD Studentships in Demography and Gerontology at the University of Southampton
The University of Southampton ESRC Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) is pleased to announce TWO collaborative PhD studentships, jointly funded by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the DTC. Successful applicants will usually be expected to have already obtained an average of 60% of more in an ESRC recognised Masters; in exceptional circumstances, high quality applicants without an ESRC recognised MSc will need to be prepared to undertake training in appropriate research methods as part of their first year of study. The studentships will provide three years funding including fees, Standard Maintenance Grant (currently £13,726 pa) and Research Training Support Grant (£750 pa).
Studentship A: Migration
The student will undertake a PhD in one of the following areas, to be agreed with their supervisors at Southampton and ONS.
- Improving the measurement of internal migration in the UK.
- Understanding who migrates to the UK and how long they stay.
- Improving the estimation of emigration from the UK.
Studentship B: Ageing
The student will undertake a PhD in one of the following areas, to be agreed with their supervisors at Southampton and ONS.
- Investigating the impact of changes to State Pension Age: which groups will be most affected and how?
- The Ageing of the Black and Minority Ethnic population: understanding differentials in later life amongst ethnic elders.
- Changing family lives: how have the living arrangements of older people changed across the last three decades? What are the likely implications for inter-generational relationships and transfers, including the availability of informal and formal care?
Applications, including a one page expression of interest in the chosen topic together with an up to date CV, should be sent by email to esrcdtc@soton.ac.uk by 17.00 Monday 14th October 2013 and interviews will be arranged with the short-listed applicants soon after this closing date.
It is expected that the successful candidates will then apply to the University through the usual process and start their PhD study as soon as possible thereafter.
Informal enquiries: Prof Jane Falkingham (j.c.falkingham@soton.ac.uk), Director, ESRC Centre for Population Change; or Prof Maria Evandrou (maria.evandrou@soton.ac.uk), Director, Centre for Research on Ageing.