The Exeter-USF PhD Studentship in Post-Disaster Recovery

Two 3-year fully funded postgraduate studentships are available for outstanding candidates - one award based at the University of Exeter (UK) and the other at the University of South Florida (USA).  Each award covering fees, stipend and travel bursary, and commences September 2013.

Successful applicants will investigate the significance of responses by Third Sector organisations to post-disaster arenas, focusing on the New Zealand city of Christchurch, and on the "mid-range" period beyond immediate/emergency responses to the earthquakes in 2010 and 2011.  The doctoral thesis will be supervised by faculty based in Exeter and the University of South Florida (USF).

Programme

  • One 3-year PhD from the University of Exeter and one 3-year PhD from the University of South Florida
  • 1-month overseas study in Tampa or Exeter
  • Joint fieldwork in Christchurch, New Zealand

Eligibility

  • Minimum GPA of 3.5/Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree
  • Masters degree/professional experience preferred
  • Research to be co-supervised by Professor Paul Cloke (Exeter) and Professors Graham Tobin and Linda Whiteford (USF)

The successful Exeter applicant will be based within Geography (Streatham Campus, Exeter) at the College of Life and Enviromental Sciences, University of Exeter.  Candidates interested in applying for the Exeter studentship may contact Professor Paul Cloke for inital discussion.

The Exeter award provides annual funding to cover UK/EU/International tuition fees, a stipend, payment for 110 hours of work (teaching-related activities) and a contribution towards research costs.  The award will cover the tuition fees in full, plus £13, 590 per year (covering stipend and work payment) and modest travel grant.  Studentships will be awarded on the basis of merit and are awarded for three years of full-time study (part-time pro-rata).

Application procedures for the Exeter PhD studentship:

Please upload the following documents to the studentship application form - Clik here to apply

  • CV
  • Covering letter (outlining your academic interest, prior research experience and reasons for wishing to undertake the project)
  • Research proposal
  • Transcript(s) giving full details of subjects studied and grades/marks obtained (this should be an interim transcript if you are still studying)
  • 2 references (if your referees prefer, they can email the reference direct to cles-studentships@exeter.ac.uk

If you have any general enquiries about the application process please email cles-studentships@exeter.ac.uk or phone +44 (0) 1392 725150/723706/723310.  The closing date for applications is midnight 15 March 2013.

Applicants applying for the University of South Florida award should visit http://www.usf.edu/