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Postgraduate Research Scholarship Law UK

Postgraduate Research Scholarship

The School of Law, University of Reading is seeking to award one scholarship for a suitably qualified candidate to undertake doctoral level research in the School. For this scholarship it will be an advantage to have a research interest in one of the following areas, although those with other areas of interest are welcome to apply:

1. family law and at the intersection of family and medical law, dealing particularly with the consequences of assisted conception (projects with a comparative dimension or of a socio-legal nature would be especially welcome);
2. employment law, European/international/comparative labour and social law, EC constitutional and administrative law, free movement of persons, services and freedom of establishment;
3. discrimination and employment law (especially dispute resolution, work/life issues and EU social policy);
4. tort law and environmental law (especially those areas with a substantial domestic and EU element).

The scholarship is likely to be highly competitive and is awarded on the basis of academic excellence. The successful applicant will have his/her fees (at Home/EU level only) paid by the School and will receive a scholarship of £12,940 per annum (with annual increases) for a period of 3 years, subject to a satisfactory annual review of progress. A condition of the scholarship is that the award-holder conducts up to 60 hours per annum of teaching on behalf of the School. For this reason, it will be an advantage if candidates are able and willing to teach one or more core law modules at undergraduate level.

Applicants must have a Law degree at upper second class level or above (or equivalent) and are expected to have (or be undertaking) a Master’s level qualification at merit level (or above).

The successful applicant will have the opportunity of working in a thriving postgraduate community with a group of scholars committed to international quality research, together with the ability to acquire invaluable teaching experience.

For more information on the research interests of staff at the School of Law with the necessary expertise to supervise your proposed research, please see: http://www.reading.ac.uk/law/research/law-research.asp . For an informal discussion of these scholarships, please contact Professor Sandy Ghandhi at: s.ghandhi@reading.ac.uk or email/telephone Mrs Carolyn Davidson, the PGRS secretary, on: 0118 378 8018 c.a.davidson@reading.ac.uk

Application forms are available to download at: http://www.reading.ac.uk/Study/apply/pg-applicationform.asp

Applications, together with a full supporting statement, should be returned by 16 June 2008 to the School of Law (NOT the Faculty Admissions Office as stated on the application form), at the following address:

Mrs Carolyn Davidson
University of Reading
School of Law
Foxhill House
Whiteknights Road
Earley
Reading
RG6 7BA

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