Overview:
Are you interested in innovation and research?
This PhD project will explore the psychological processes underlying entrepreneurial behaviour and topics related to online user behaviour.
This studentship is available to someone with a strong background and a research focus in innovation, research and enterprise. Given the scope of the endowment, the Business School is primarily interested in sponsoring a student who has an interest in social enterprise and regional innovation although other topics may also potentially be of interest.
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:
Goldman Endowment
Name of supervisor(s):
The successful candidate will be supervised by Professor Savvas Papagiannidis (http://www.ncl.ac.uk/business-school/staff/profile//savvaspapagiannidis.html#background), the David Goldman Professor of Innovation and Enterprise.
Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants should have a good honours degree (ideally first-class or 2:1 honours) in an area related to the proposed field of study. Applicants should also have, or expected to receive by autumn 2016, a Master's-level qualification at ‘Merit' or preferably ‘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 overall IELTS score of 7.0 (with at least 6.5 in writing and speaking and 6.0 in all other sub-skills).
International students will have to pay a top up in fees between the UK/EU rate and the non-EU 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 (http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/). To do this please ‘Create a new account'.
All relevant fields should be completed, but fields marked with a red asterisk must to be completed. The following information will help us to process your application. You will need to:
•insert the programme code 8240F in the ‘programme of study' section
•select 'PhD Newcastle University Business School - Business (full time)' as the programme of study
•insert studentship code GOLD in the studentship/partnership reference field.
All mandatory fields should be completed and submitted 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.
Funding Notes
100% tuition fees paid at the UK/EU rate and an annual stipend (living expenses) equal to that provided by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (estimated rate of £13,590 in 2016/17).
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