We invite applications for a 1+3 or +3 studentship, full time or part time, with the opportunity for co-supervision between institutions.

We encourage you to contact your prospective supervisor well in advance of submission:

Swansea University: Dr Matt Roach ([email protected])

We are specifically interested in digital social research projects that focus on research questions relating to problems of health and social care, constrained communities, business and innovation, cyber security, crime and safety and what insights may be drawn from analysis of big social data. Big social media data is the product of economic and social behaviour that should increasingly be understood as occurring in digital space – the digital economy and society. We have seen the exponential growth of online spaces that generate both implicit (through clicks, transactions, downloads etc.) and explicit (through social media posts, reviews, recommendations and the like) signals of citizens’ needs, desires, motivations, opinions and sentiments. So, the frequency of health term search query can help inform future social care interventions and planning; and, the posts by social network users can provide glimpses into society-level concerns that both unite and divide.

The successful candidate will normally be expected to commence their PhD on 1 October 2017.

Academic eligibility: Applicants must have a good undergraduate honours degree at first or upper second class level.

Residential eligibility: To be eligible for a full award (stipend and fees), you must:

• Have settled status in the UK, meaning there are no restrictions on how long you can stay
• Have been ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK for three years prior to the start of the studentship grant. This means you must have been normally residing in the UK (apart from temporary or occasional absences)
• Not have been residing in the UK wholly or mainly for the purpose of full-time education. This does not apply to UK and EU nationals.
• To be eligible for a fees-only award, you must:
• Be ordinarily resident in an EU member state, in the same way as UK students must be ordinarily resident in the UK.

Further information: http://www.esrc.ac.uk/skills-and-careers/studentships/prospective-students/am-i-eligible-for-an-esrc-studentship/

Employment
Full-time ESRC studentship award holders cannot hold either a full-time job or a permanent part-time job during the period of their award. Part-time ESRC studentship award holders cannot hold a full-time job.

Additional Funding Information
A full studentship covers the cost of UK/EU tuition fees, plus a tax-free maintenance grant (£14,296 per annum for 2016/2017 full-time students, updated each year); an additional £750 per annum is normally available for research expenses.

Please note, ESRC will not normally support any full-time student for more than four years or the part-time equivalent based on the student’s actual time commitment.

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