Full-time Funded Research Studentship in Criminology
University of Leicester -Department of Criminology

The Department of Criminology invites applications from prospective
PhD students for one studentship in Criminology commencing January
2013.

The Department welcomes proposals in any area of Criminology but
ideally falling within one or more of staff specialist research
interests. These can be found on the staff and research pages of the
departmental website (see http://www.le.ac.uk/criminology/) and
include: hate crime and targeted violence; policing; crime and media;
sentencing; penal policy; prison architecture; retail crime and loss
prevention; forensic mental health and secure mental health provision;
forensic psychology; probation work; environmental criminology and
evaluation research.

Proposals should be no more than 4,000 words, covering: the main aims
of the research; a summary of the research and its original
contribution to criminology; the relationship of the proposed work to
existing literature and research; and the methodological approach.
Guidance for structuring the proposal is available at:
http://www2.le.ac.uk/colleges/socsci/documents/GENERIC%20PhD%20PROPOSAL%20GUIDANCE%20NOTES.doc/view?searchterm=Phd
proposal

Applications can be completed online,or an application form can be
obtained from Jo Oughton (by phone 0116 252 5792 or email
jo21@le.ac.uk).

Applicants should have completed recognised ESRC research training at
Masters level or have equivalent research training experience, as well
as an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline.

The successful applicant will join a lively and stimulating
department and will be supervised by leading experts in their field.
For more details about the Department of Criminology see
http://www.le.ac.uk/criminology/.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Mr Rob Mawby (by phone 0116 252
3750 or email rob.mawby@le.ac.uk) or Professor Yvonne Jewkes (0116 252
5705 or yj25@le.ac.uk).

The studentship is full-time and includes a stipend and tuition fees
at the UK/EU rate over three years. The stipend is equivalent to that
provided by the research councils, currently £13,590 for 2011/12.
Overseas applicants may be considered on a 'reduced-stipend plus fee
waiver' package.

Closing date: Wednesday 31 October 2012

Interviews will be held in November 2012