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Call for Applications Type: PhD Bursary in Social Ethics Institution: Social Ethics Research Group (SERG), University of Wales Location: Newport, Wales (United Kingdom) Deadline: 29.4.2011 __________________________________________________ An opportunity for fully-funded full-time PhD research is available within the Social Ethics Research Group (SERG) at the University of Wales, Newport – start date, September 2011. Key to the group's interests is the application of political, ethical and social philosophy to issues of pressing contemporary social concern. Specialist interests of the group include: - equality - disability - democracy - well-being and social justice - human rights - multiculturalism - legitimacy and authority - environmental ethics - global/international ethics Bursary value: £13,290 p.a. + tuition fees waiver (full time, 3 years; full waiver for EU students only) Applicants must have a first degree in a subject area relevant to their proposed topic, with a broad knowledge of philosophy and/or political theory and a Master's-level qualification being strongly desirable. To apply, email a research proposal including a short indicative bibliography (up to 1000 words in total), CV including contact details for two referees, and a covering letter to: Angharad Farley Research and Enterprise Administrator (School of Health and Social Sciences) [email protected] Deadline for application: 29 April 2011. Shortlisted candidates will be asked for a sample of written work and invited for an on-campus interview. Interviews will be held in mid-May 2011. For informal enquiries please email Dr Gideon Calder: [email protected] About the Newport Social Ethics Research Group The Newport Social Ethics Research Group (SERG) combines research and teaching in a range of fields in the social domain, with special emphasis on political, social and ethical theory – and on the points of intersection between these areas. At the heart of the Group’s concerns is the aim of bringing theoretical debates and developments to bear on contemporary social trends, policies and controversies. As well as pursuing individual research, members of the group have recently been involved in collaborative research projects funded by external bodies such as the ESRC, AHRC, HEFCW and the European Commission. Current SERG members: Professor Phillip Cole (Professor of Applied Philosophy, Associate Dean for Research & Enterprise); Professor Steve Smith (Professor of Political Philosophy and Social Policy); Dr Gideon Calder (Reader in Ethics and Social Philosophy, SERG Director); Dr Enzo Rossi (Research Fellow in Social Ethics); Mark Reardon (PhD student); Francesco Chiesa (PhD student); and Gillian Smith (PhD student). SERG Website: http://serg.newport.ac.uk __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
