ICTs and Development PhD Fellowships at Manchester The University of Manchester is this year providing a set of graduate teaching fellowships which can be used to support PhD study in topics on ICTs/information systems and socio- economic development. The deadline for PhD application to be considered for a fellowship is May 6.
Only very high-quality candidates will be considered. We are typically looking for a roughly distinction-level grade in an MSc from a Western or Western-equivalent university in an appropriate topic (which includes but is not limited to information systems, management, or development); good English skills; evidence of teaching capability; and a relevant topic for study backed by a proposal that demonstrates an ability to work with academic theory. Any selected candidate will join the University's Development Informatics Group; a fifteen-strong unit studying various aspects of the relation between information systems, ICTs and development. Given the nature of the fellowship, candidates will need to be based full-time in Manchester. Any topic related to development informatics will be considered although we have particular concentrations at present on: e-commerce and development; information systems in small/micro-enterprise; the ICT (esp. software) sector; theorising e-development; ICTs in mountain regions; Internet diffusion in Africa and the Middle East; and impact assessment of ICTs in development. Further details on the fellowship scheme, which is provided by the University's School of Environment and Development, including details on how to apply, can be found at: http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/gtf/ Richard Heeks -------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Richard Heeks Senior Lecturer, Information Systems & Development Development Informatics Group Institute for Development Policy & Management University of Manchester Precinct Centre Manchester M13 9GH U.K. Phone: +44-161-275-2870 Fax: +44-161-273-8829 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IDPM Web: http://www.man.ac.uk/idpm ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
