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  Governance of Parliamentary Institutions: Structures, Processes and Leadership


   College of Health & Science

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  Dr M Bennister, Dr Samantha Shave, Prof Matthew Hall  No more applications being accepted  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

About the Project

The School of Social and Political Science’s newly established Lincoln Parliamentary Research Centre (ParliLinc) at the University of Lincoln is offering a fully funded PhD studentship in the area of Legislative Leadership and Governance. The successful candidate will work with staff in ParliLinc to investigate leadership and governance of the legislatures at Westminster, Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast.

This research project draws on multi-disciplinary expertise across law, politics, and public policy to map the existing arrangements, place them in an historical context, understand internal dynamics and evaluate how parliaments build their collective identities, and understand how they establish public trust and manage their own reputations.

The project has the potential to impact on parliamentary governance in the UK and feed into comparative understanding of legislative administration and leadership. A strong research interest in legislatures (and preferably public leadership) and an aptitude for qualitative methods in particular is desirable. The successful candidate will be based in the new Lincoln Parliamentary Research Centre (see ParliLinc at https://parlilinc.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/ ), in the School of Social and Political Sciences. Within the broad parliamentary parameters of the project, the studentship will be able to pursue their own research project.

Contact: Dr Mark Bennister: [Email Address Removed]

Applicants should have a first or upper second class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant area (law, political science, public administration, sociology, public policy). Applicants with a relevant Masters are particularly welcome. Applicants should possess excellent report writing and English language communication skills, and an ability to work to deadlines.

The studentship may require you to do up to 6 hours of teaching or related work per week, the income from which will go towards the cost of your tuition fees and any surplus fees will be paid by the College.

How to Apply

Applicants should have a first or upper second class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant area (e.g. law, political science, public administration, sociology, or public policy). Applicants with a relevant Master’s degree are particularly welcome. Applicants should possess excellent report writing and English language communication skills, and an ability to work to deadlines.

To apply online - https://uol.t1cloud.com/T1Default/CiAnywhere/Web/UOL/StudentCore/StudentApplicationRegistrationMyMaintenance?f=%24SC.STUAPPREG.MNT&suite=SM&ScholarshipCode=COSS2019-1

Those called for interview will be required to prepare a presentation.

Closing Date: 12 March 2020
Interviews: provisionally week beginning 23 March
Start date: 21 April 2020 or by agreement

Funding Notes

Suitably qualified candidates worldwide may apply, although International students must self-fund the difference between the International and UK/EU fee rate, which will be £9,373.

Home/EU fees will be paid by Studentship
£15,009 per annum stipend

The studentship may require you to offer up to 6 hours of teaching or related work per week, the income from which will go towards the cost of your tuition fees and any surplus fees will be paid by the College.