This studentship is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the UK's largest funder of economic, social, behavioural and human data science. It will utilise ADR UK’s flagship datasets to investigate issues around employment in the domiciliary care sector and whether evidence of the Baumol Effect can be found within the domiciliary care sector. In particular, the studentship will focus on the factors associated with moves into and out of the sector over time. The key issues the student will investigate are whether wage changes in other sectors competing for labour driving movements into and out of the domiciliary care sector at national and regional levels and the extent to which wages in other sectors are associated with moves out of or into employment in the domiciliary care sector.
The PhD can be undertaken as 1+3 PhD, when the first year is spent completing a relevant Master's degree. The Master's degree subject will be dependent on individual student circumstances."
The primary longitudinal data source that will be used in this analysis will be the Wage and Employment Dynamics (WED),
https://www.wagedynamics.com/wed-project-home/about/, which links data on
employee earnings to employer data, with additional demographic data being
added from the 2011 Census.
The student will be embedded in the larger North East and North Cumbria
Applied Research Collaboration (ARC NENC). The ARC NENC is part of the NIHR,
providing infrastructure for applied research https://arc-nenc.nihr.ac.uk/).
The student will benefit from ARCs collective expertise. They will be encouraged to attend relevant events across the region as well as within the regional and national Doctoral Training Programmes.
Academic Enquiries
This project is supervised by Professor Peter McMeekin (Northumbria), Professor John Wildman (Newcastle) and Dr Mel Steer (Northumbria). For informal queries, please contact Professor McMeekin at [Email Address Removed]. For all other enquiries relating to eligibility or application process please use the email form below to contact Admissions.
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Eligibility Requirements:
• Academic excellence of the proposed student i.e. 2:1 (or equivalent GPA from non-UK universities [preference for 1st class honours]); or a Masters (preference for Merit or above); or APEL evidence of substantial practitioner achievement.
• Appropriate IELTS score, if required.
• Applicants cannot apply for this funding if they are already a PhD holder or if currently engaged in Doctoral study at Northumbria or elsewhere.
Please note: to be classed as a Home student, candidates must meet the following criteria:
• Be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or
• have settled status, or
• have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or
• have indefinite leave to remain or enter.
If a candidate does not meet the criteria above, they would be classed as an International student. Applicants will need to be in the UK and fully enrolled before stipend payments can commence, and be aware of the following additional costs that may be incurred, as these are not covered by the studentship.
· Immigration Health Surcharge https://www.gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application
· If you need to apply for a Student Visa to enter the UK, please refer to the information on https://www.gov.uk/student-visa. It is important that you read this information very carefully as it is your responsibility to ensure that you hold the correct funds required for your visa application otherwise your visa may be refused.
· Check what COVID-19 tests you need to take and the quarantine rules for travel to England https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-england-from-another-country-during-coronavirus-covid-19
· Costs associated with English Language requirements which may be required for students not having completed a first degree in English, will not be borne by the university. Please see individual adverts for further details of the English Language requirements for the university you are applying to.
How to Apply
For further details of how to apply, entry requirements and the application form, see
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/research/postgraduate-research-degrees/how-to-apply/
For applications to be considered for interview, please include a research proposal of approximately 1,000 words and the advert reference (e.g. NINEDTP23/HLS/NMH/MCMEEKIN).
Deadline for applications: 30 June 2023
Start date of course: 1 October 2023
Northumbria University is committed to creating an inclusive culture where we take pride in, and value, the diversity of our doctoral students. We encourage and welcome applications from all members of the community. The University holds a bronze Athena Swan award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality, we are a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Race Equality Charter and are participating in the Stonewall Diversity Champion Programme. We also hold the HR Excellence in Research award for implementing the concordat supporting the career Development of Researchers.
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