Dear all,
*I would be grateful if you would bring this notice to the attention of potential postgraduate research students.* With colleagues in the University of Limerick, I am advertising two funded graduate positions that are open for applications as part of the University’s new *Graduate Bursaries 2030 <https://www.ul.ie/engage/node/1561>* scheme. They come with a stipend of €16,000, a fee-waiver for one year, and training in career development and policy impact. Students will be enrolled on a Masters by Research programme and they will be supported in developing a viable PhD proposal and in seeking further funding. *Project 1: Improving the penetration of renewable energy using batteries* This project will focus on policies that influence the integration of stationary batteries into the grid. It is part of a wider project funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland under its RD&D programme. Details here <https://www.ul.ie/engage/node/6841> ( https://www.ul.ie/engage/node/6841). *Project 2: Local government and nature-based solutions * This project focuses on the role of local government in the development of nature-based solutions and urban green spaces. It is part of *Go Green Routes <https://gogreenroutes.eu/>*, a H2020 project. Details here <https://www.ul.ie/engage/node/6931> (https://www.ul.ie/engage/node/6931). These are one-year bursaries. We are open to considering candidates from a wide range of disciplinary and professional backgrounds. Ideally, students would be willing to start this term (Autumn 2021). Prospective applicants should contact me ([email protected]). You can also contact my colleagues on the projects: Prof. Stephen Kinsella ( [email protected]), Dr. Tadhg Kennedy on Project 1 ([email protected]), or Dr. Elaine Gallagher on Project 2 ([email protected]). Best wishes, Conor Little *Conor Little, PhD* Lecturer and Chair of Graduate Studies, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick [email protected] | http://conorlittle.eu/ | @conorlittle <https://twitter.com/conorlittle> *Recent publications* Little, C. & D.M. Farrell. 2021. The Irish party system: at a critical juncture. In Farrell, D.M. & Hardiman, N. Eds. *The Oxford Handbook of Irish Politics.* <https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-irish-politics-9780198823834?cc=ie&lang=en&;> Oxford University Press. Carter, N., Little, C. & Torney, D. Eds. 2021. *Climate Politics in Small European States* <http://www.routledge.com/9780367639969>*.* Routledge. Carter, N. & Little, C. 2021. Party competition on climate policy: interest groups, ideology and challenger parties in the UK and Ireland. <https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512120972582> *International Political Science Review* 42 (1): 16-32. Green-Pedersen, C. & Little, C. 2021. Without enemies, without friends. Morality policies, the Roman Catholic Church, and Ireland’s ‘secular’ party system <https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/G6TS4F89ESSCHGSYBWGZ/full?target=10.1080/13501763.2020.1785530>. *Journal of European Public Policy* 28 (9): 1391-1409. Little, C. 2021. Change gradually, then all at once: the general election of February 2020 in the Republic of Ireland <https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2020.1830539>. *West European Politics* 44 (3): 714-723. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/f0c8d180-be33-4f41-9b9c-165ea100dc33n%40googlegroups.com.
