UK: Kent Business School MPhil Studentship 2007

UK: Kent Business School MPhil Studentship at University of Kent

A studentship exists for an MPhil student, EU national, within the University of Kent, Kent Business School - Wye Campus, Applied Economics and Business Management Group.

The successful applicant will work on a collaborative European research project ‘Structural Change in Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods’, contract No SSPE-CT-2006-044201.

This is a ten-centre project funded within the EU Sixth Framework Programme: Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO), Germany (co-ordinator); Kent Business School Wye Campus, UK; Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium; University of Newcastle, UK; University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria; Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary; Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Hungary; Economic Sciences Warsaw University, Poland; Banat University of Agricultural Sciences, Romania and University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The project is aimed at the development of methods and tools for a comprehensive analysis of the agricultural sector restructuring process and rural socio-economic transformation in the EU new Member States, with a particular emphasis on five countries: Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovenia.

The 24 months studentship (with the possibility of conversion to a PhD and an extension to 36 months) is funded through the above-mentioned European project and the Centre for European Agri-environmental Studies at Kent Business School.

The successful candidate must have a Masters or equivalent degree in Economics, Environmental Economics or Agricultural Economics with a strong background in quantitative methods. Knowledge of the regional context and one or more of the languages spoken in the region is an asset but not an essential requirement.

The successful candidate will have the chance to work within an international team. The successful candidate should possess any European language as a mother tongue but must be proficient in English. It is expected that the successful candidate will travel to selected partner institutions to work on the collection and analysis of data. The position is conditional on the eligibility of the candidate to register for an MPhil with the University of Kent.

The studentship will be on the ESRC scale starting at £12,300 for the first year. Further particulars for the position are available upon request.

To apply, please send a covering letter and CV which contains the names and contact details of two referees to:

Dr Sophia Davidova
AEBM Imperial College
Wye Campus
Wye, Ashford
Kent, TN25 5AH
United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0) 207 594 2690
Fax: +44 (0) 207 594 2838
Email: S.M.Davidova@kent.ac.uk or s.davidova@imperial.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 9 February 2007.

Further information on Kent Business School can be found on their website at: http://www.kent.ac.uk/KBS/


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