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Research in either equality and diversity, globalisation or management and organisational history at the School of Business and Management

Institution:

Queen Mary, University of London

Dept/School/Faculty:

School of Business and Management

PhD Supervisor:

Mr R Makin

Application Deadline:

No more applications being accepted

Funding Availability:

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Project

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The School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London, is seeking to appoint a fully funded PhD Student, commencing September 2012. The award covers home/international fees and an annual maintenance stipend. The studentship is in any of the following areas:

The Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity (CRED) (http://hosted.busman.qmul.ac.uk/cred/): Possible PhD topics include: the implications for equality and diversity of the recession; diversity management in less developed countries; the implications of recent immigration on the labour market opportunities of more settled ethnic minority communities; intersectionality and careers; women, equality and trade unions. We will also consider other topics related to the work of CRED.

Please contact Professor Gill Kirton for further details (g.kirton@qmul.ac.uk).

The Centre for Globalisation Research (CGR) (http://hosted.busman.qmul.ac.uk/cgr/index.html): Possible PhD topics include: monetary and financial policy, macroeconomics, development economics and institutional economics. We will also consider other topics related to the work of CGR.

Please contact Professor Brigitte Granville for further details (b.granville@qmul.ac.uk).

The Centre for Management and Organisational History (CMoH) (http://www.busman.qmul.ac.uk/cmoh/index.html): Possible PhD topics include organisational memory and the history of women in the accounting profession; historical analysis of industry and firm profitability and of industry investment patterns, using macroeconomic and/or micro level data; evolutionary theories of economic change and the analysis of technological and organisational developments; historical perspectives on corporate governance and the relationship between companies and their external investors. We will also consider other topics related to the work of CMoH.

Please contact Professor Sean McCartney for further details (s.mccartney@qmul.ac.uk).

Application Deadline

The closing date for applications is 5pm Friday 27th January 2012. All short-listed applicants will be interviewed (either face-to-face or, in the case of overseas candidates, by Skype or telephone) and applicants must be available for interview between 15th and 29th February 2012.

Funding Notes:

Further Details and Application Process

Please address all general enquiries to Richard Makin (School of Business and Management PhD Administrator) r.makin@qmul.ac.uk. Please state which studentship(s) you are applying for. For further details of how to apply, visit: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapply/; http://www.busman.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/phdprogramme/index.html.