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Prof J Sessions
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About the Project
Value of award
100% fees at the UK/EU rate and an annual stipend the equal to that provided by ESRC (estimated rate of £14,777 in 2018/19). International students will have to pay a top up in fees between the home rate and international rate.
Number of awards: 1
Start date and duration: 1 October 2018 for 3 years.
Overview
The scholarship is offered as a three year PhD studentship for a full time student undertaking a PhD in Business Innovation focussed on research into the Future of Work and starting their studies in 2018/19. This studentship is available to someone with a very strong academic background and research focus in a discipline area from one of the Newcastle University Business School (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/business-school/) Subject Groups. Passion and capability for interdisciplinary research is also required.
Robots (from now on, to include AI) will lead to short term disruption but will also pave the way to a golden future. But most other technological revolutions have shifted the balance between the skilled and semi-skilled and this is likely to happen with robots. So, whilst on aggregate there may be no problem, some will lose and others gain. Thus, two research issues emerge;
1. Robots will increase inequality, but not unemployment
or:
2. Robots will increase inequality AND unemployment.
The project will begin by looking at what is happening to different occupations. Which occupations are losing jobs and which are gaining jobs; which occupations are seeing wage increases, wage stagnation or wage declines. What is happening to the age structure of different occupations, i.e. where are the young going. And geographically - are rural areas gaining at the expense of urban areas?
It would then investigate the skill mix. Are the middle skilled occupations losing jobs and wages? Or is it the low skilled? What is happening to the high skilled and which high skilled occupations, which low skilled etc? Much more detailed knowledge is needed.
Empirically, the project would focus on UK and European survey data (e.g. labour force survey). Particular focus would be on Germany, which has a large number of robots but, apparently, relatively little employment displacement.
The Goldman endowment to Newcastle University Business School was established in 2001 to commemorate the life and work of David Goldman, founder and Chief Executive of the North East’s iconic software company, the Sage Group plc. David Goldman had played a leading role in transforming the economic fortunes of the North East region.
Sponsor: The David Goldman family - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/business-school/business/sponsorship/goldman/#thegoldmanfamily
Name of supervisor(s): John Sessions, Newcastle University Business School.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants should have a good Honours degree (first-class or upper-second-class Honours) in an area related to the proposed field of study. Additionally, you must already possess, or expect to receive by Autumn 2018, a Master’s-level qualification, preferably at ‘‘distinction’ level in a relevant subject area.
The award is available to UK/EU and non-EU international candidates. If English is not your first language, you must have IELTS 7.0 (with minimum of 6.5 in the writing, and a 6.0 in all other sub-skills).
International students will have to pay a top up in fees between the home rate and international rate.
The holder of the studentship may also have the opportunity to undertake a small amount of teaching within the school. Payment for this will be at a standard hourly rate in addition to the annual studentship.
How to apply
You must apply through the University’s online postgraduate application system. To do this please ‘Create a new account’ (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/).
Complete mandatory fields and also include the following information:
- insert the programme code 8240F in the programme of study section
- select ’PhD Newcastle University Business School (full time) - Business’ as the programme of study
- insert the studentship code NUBS002 in the studentship/partnership reference field
- submit alongside a full and detailed C.V., an outline research proposal of around 1,000 – 2,000 words and a personal statement of around 500 words which sets out your reasons for applying.
- attach degree transcripts and certificates and, if English is not your first language, a copy of your English language qualifications.
Contact
Email enquires to Carolyn Watkin, Newcastle University Business School.
100% fees at the UK/EU rate and an annual stipend the equal to that provided by ESRC (estimated rate of £14,777 in 2018/19). International students will have to pay a top up in fees between the home rate and international rate.
Number of awards: 1
Start date and duration: 1 October 2018 for 3 years.
Overview
The scholarship is offered as a three year PhD studentship for a full time student undertaking a PhD in Business Innovation focussed on research into the Future of Work and starting their studies in 2018/19. This studentship is available to someone with a very strong academic background and research focus in a discipline area from one of the Newcastle University Business School (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/business-school/) Subject Groups. Passion and capability for interdisciplinary research is also required.
Robots (from now on, to include AI) will lead to short term disruption but will also pave the way to a golden future. But most other technological revolutions have shifted the balance between the skilled and semi-skilled and this is likely to happen with robots. So, whilst on aggregate there may be no problem, some will lose and others gain. Thus, two research issues emerge;
1. Robots will increase inequality, but not unemployment
or:
2. Robots will increase inequality AND unemployment.
The project will begin by looking at what is happening to different occupations. Which occupations are losing jobs and which are gaining jobs; which occupations are seeing wage increases, wage stagnation or wage declines. What is happening to the age structure of different occupations, i.e. where are the young going. And geographically - are rural areas gaining at the expense of urban areas?
It would then investigate the skill mix. Are the middle skilled occupations losing jobs and wages? Or is it the low skilled? What is happening to the high skilled and which high skilled occupations, which low skilled etc? Much more detailed knowledge is needed.
Empirically, the project would focus on UK and European survey data (e.g. labour force survey). Particular focus would be on Germany, which has a large number of robots but, apparently, relatively little employment displacement.
The Goldman endowment to Newcastle University Business School was established in 2001 to commemorate the life and work of David Goldman, founder and Chief Executive of the North East’s iconic software company, the Sage Group plc. David Goldman had played a leading role in transforming the economic fortunes of the North East region.
Sponsor: The David Goldman family - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/business-school/business/sponsorship/goldman/#thegoldmanfamily
Name of supervisor(s): John Sessions, Newcastle University Business School.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants should have a good Honours degree (first-class or upper-second-class Honours) in an area related to the proposed field of study. Additionally, you must already possess, or expect to receive by Autumn 2018, a Master’s-level qualification, preferably at ‘‘distinction’ level in a relevant subject area.
The award is available to UK/EU and non-EU international candidates. If English is not your first language, you must have IELTS 7.0 (with minimum of 6.5 in the writing, and a 6.0 in all other sub-skills).
International students will have to pay a top up in fees between the home rate and international rate.
The holder of the studentship may also have the opportunity to undertake a small amount of teaching within the school. Payment for this will be at a standard hourly rate in addition to the annual studentship.
How to apply
You must apply through the University’s online postgraduate application system. To do this please ‘Create a new account’ (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/).
Complete mandatory fields and also include the following information:
- insert the programme code 8240F in the programme of study section
- select ’PhD Newcastle University Business School (full time) - Business’ as the programme of study
- insert the studentship code NUBS002 in the studentship/partnership reference field
- submit alongside a full and detailed C.V., an outline research proposal of around 1,000 – 2,000 words and a personal statement of around 500 words which sets out your reasons for applying.
- attach degree transcripts and certificates and, if English is not your first language, a copy of your English language qualifications.
Contact
Email enquires to Carolyn Watkin, Newcastle University Business School.
Funding Notes
100% fees at the UK/EU rate and an annual stipend the equal to that provided by ESRC (estimated rate of £14,777 in 2018/19). International students will have to pay a top up in fees between the home rate and international rate.
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