Frence : PhD Program in Accounting and Auditing ESSEC Business School Paris

Deadline: May 15, 2010

We would like to invite academically excellent Masters students/graduates to apply to the PHD Program in the areas of Accounting and Auditing at ESSEC Business School Paris.

ESSEC is one of the leading European Business Schools. It has campuses in Paris and Singapore, offering mostly graduate level training in business administration (MBA, Exec MBA, specialized masters, PhD). It became the first AASCB accredited business school outside the United States and Canada in 1997. It is also accredited by EQUIS.

ESSEC has developed a strategic alliance with Université Panthéon-Assas, the University of Mannheim in Germany, Keio Business School and many academic partnerships with leading institutions worldwide (Kellogg, Chicago, Berkeley, Tuck, Instituto de Empresa, IIM Ahmedabad, Tsinghua, etc.). The MBA program was ranked number seven in the 2007 Wall Street Journal world ranking. In addition to its regular research activities, our department hosts a company sponsored chair, the KPMG Chair in Financial Reporting.

Students can specialize in one of the following subfields:

• Empirical financial accounting
• International financial reporting
• Auditing
• Financial statement analysis
• Organizational and social aspects of accounting

The ESSEC PhD program in accounting and auditing is devoted to training doctoral candidates to conduct research at the highest level on questions dealing with the role of accounting information in an ever changing economic environment. The PhD program in accounting and auditing is broadly based and offers interdisciplinary training in order to apply basic knowledge from the various fields of business studies to address a variety of accounting and auditing issues.

Ph.D. students may be eligible for financial aid according to need and merit:

• Tuition fees waiver;
• Tuition fees waiver plus a living allowance (currently 15,000 euros for a full year of study).

These financial aids are available during the four years of study.They are conditional upon students’ progress and performance, which are reviewed annually.

• External aid (e.g. French Government scholarships for foreigners, foreign government scholarships, CIFRE agreements).
• Bank loans.

To find out more, please visit our web pages at: http://www.essec.edu/phd or contact:

ESSEC Business School Paris

Ph.D. Program
Avenue Bernard Hirsch - BP 50105
95021 Cergy Pontoise Cedex
France
Tel:+ 33 (0)1 34 43 30 85 / 32 50
Fax:+ 33 (0)1 34 43 30 01
Email: phd@essec.fr

Candidates wishing to be considered for our PhD program in Accounting and Auditing are strongly encouraged to apply or enquire before 15th February 2010 (1st round) or at the latest 15th May (2nd round).

Professor Chrystelle Richard, Accounting & Auditing PhD coordinator: richard@essec.fr

Singapore : Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre Fellowship Program 2010

The Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in Singapore, which pursues research on historical interactions among Asian societies and civilizations, is accepting applications from scholars who wish to undertake research and writing in the area of intra-Asian historical interactions during 2010. The areas of particular interest to the Centre are detailed on the NSC website:

http://www.iseas.edu.sg/nsc/

Preference will be given to scholars who have completed their Ph.D. degree within the last ten years. The fellowship will be for a period of up to six months and can be commenced any time between April and December 2010.

While in residence in Singapore, the fellow is expected to complete a paper on the proposed topic, organize or contribute to a workshop, and give a public lecture at ISEAS. The fellowships include a monthly (all-inclusive) stipend of SGD $6,000, and a one-off payment of SGD $1500 to cover research costs. In addition, a round-trip economy airfare between the home country of the researcher and Singapore will be provided.

Applicants should include with their applications a cover letter, a full CV, two letters of reference, and a research proposal of approximately five pages (double spaced). The proposal should discuss the issue to be examined, a review of the relevant literature, plans for any fieldwork, and project time frame. The preferred period for the fellowship should also be advised.

The deadline for applications is 15 February, 2010 and should be directed to the following address:

Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre,
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119614

Electronic applications can be submitted to: programfellowships@iseas.edu.sg

Enquiries on the program should be directed to Geoff Wade, gwade@iseas.edu.sg

UK : PhD Research Studentship Modelling and Validation of Retrofit HGV Hybrid System

University of Glamorgan - Centre for Engineering Research and Environmental Application, Faculty of Advanced Technology and Connaught Engineering Ltd

Programme Outline

A 3 year PhD studentship is being offered for a researcher to work on the following programme of work:-

'Modelling and Validation of Retrofit HGV Hybrid System'

The primary aim of the research programme is to model, simulate and finally implement within an actual HGV application a retrofitable hybrid system which will return improvements on fuel economy and reductions in CO₂ emissions.

During the initial phases of the programme the student will develop an overall system model of the HGV vehicle, namely the Volvo FM12 and FH12 variants. Then using the industrial partners existing hybrid vehicle models for the commercial 3.5 ton vehicle market, develop an overall hybrid system model for the HGV application. With this model, the successful applicant will then perform various simulations of the overall vehicle to develop the necessary control strategies, energy management structure and hardware systems to allow an actual real world demonstration system to be prototyped firstly on a test rig and finally within an actual HGV.

The outcome of the research will be a set of novel models and control strategies for improvements in diesel engine based fuel economy for the HGV and wider industrial market. The student will also receive a PhD by thesis based on the research outcomes and the industrial partner company will have a prototype product which they will then look to commercialise post studentship, as part of a follow on R&D programme of work.

Student Information

The studentship is full time for 3 years and has a bursary of £19,000 per annum and will be paid monthly. Additional UK/EU research fees of £3,390 will be paid. However international student fees of £10,600 per annum will not be covered above the £3,390 limit and will mean the bursary in this case will be reduced to £11,790 per annum.

In addition to the bursary the student will have an additional equipment budget and a reasonable travel budget to allow him/her to represent the University of Glamorgan and Connaught Engineering at one international conference per annum.

The student will also be based at the industrial partner headquarters at Technium PE, Llanelli and therefore should also consider the cost of accommodation locally if commuting long distances. Connaught Engineering who has several staff in digs within the area will be able to assist with this.

Applicant Profile

The applicant should be an undergraduate with a 1^st class honour, 2.1 degree in an automotive/engineering related field with a good background in modelling of both mechanical and electrical systems. He/she should have a positive attitude to practical and applied research with a good level of previous hands on work experience as well as formal academic teaching. Connaught Engineering is a progressive green technology company with aspirations to become the UK's leader in retrofitable hybrid systems and therefore the applicant should consider that beyond the successful completion of this PhD studentship there is the potential for long career with the company.

Further Information

For further PhD studentship information please contact Mrs Jenny Andrews, Research Office, J430, Faculty of Advanced Technology, University of Glamorgan, Treforest, Pontypridd, CF37 1DL, Tel: 01443 482546, Email: jandrews@glam.ac.uk or atresadmin@glam.ac.uk

For further PhD programme of work information please contact Prof Guoping Liu, Faculty of Advanced Technology, University of Glamorgan, Treforest, Pontypridd, CF37 1DL, Tel: 01443 484023 Email: gliu@glam.ac.uk

UK : Research Studentship Opportunities (Starting February 2010 or September 2010)

Social Sciences: 3 fees-only studentships

Anglia Ruskin University

In the recent Research Assessment Exercise the Faculty of Arts Law and Social Sciences achieved outstanding success, with four subject areas rated as having ‘world leading’ research, five subjects as having ‘international’ level research and History and English being rated among the best in the country. As a result the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences is pleased to be able to offer studentships in the following areas:

Social Sciences: 3 fees-only studentships

Social Sciences at Anglia Ruskin is delivered by an expanding, multidisciplinary team of criminologists, sociologists and public service specialists. We host the Justice and Communities Research Unit and have strong links with our University’s new Cultures of the Digital Economy Research Institute.

We invite applications for studentships to support PhDs in Sociology and/or Criminology, particularly in the following areas: trans-national crime; race and racism; diaspora including the Irish Diaspora; policing; the social, legal and political aspects of forensic science; surveillance, privacy and security.

The studentship funds three years’ full-time fees. Holders of studentships in social sciences may have the opportunity to work as graduate teaching assistants on an hourly paid basis.

Application forms should be downloaded from www.anglia.ac.uk/researchjobsacand completed quoting ‘HR online studentship’ on the application form. Applications must be submitted to the Admissions Office: E-mail: Admissions@anglia.ac.uk

Or Address: Admissions Office, Anglia Ruskin University, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ with a covering letter, no later than 4th January 2010.

Queries to Helen Jones, Research Administrator, 0845 196 2475, helen.jones@anglia.ac.uk or Dr Alison Ainley Head of Humanities and Social Sciences, 0845 196 2314 alison.ainley@anglia.ac.uk.

Note:

• Applicants should hold a first or upper class degree in a cognate area. Successful applicants would typically hold a Masters degree in a cognate area awarded by a UK university or an overseas Masters of an equivalent standard, provided the Masters is in a cognate area.
• Students for whom English is not their first language must meet our required minimum level of English proficiency (IELTS 6.5 in all skills, or equivalent).
• Previous applicants who have been formally declined should not reapply.

UK : PhD studentships in Materials Engineering Open University - Faculty of Maths, Computing and Technology

Based in Milton Keynes

Three-year PhD studentships

The Materials Engineering group has vacancies for PhD studentships in the general fields of mechanics of materials, joining technologies, residual stress characterisation, structural integrity and high temperature behaviour. Some studentships are available with full stipend and fees, for UK, EU and international applicants.

Precise research topics will depend on the expertise on the student recruited and the source of funding for the particular project. Likely areas include the validation and accuracy of residual stress measurement techniques applied to welds, including neutron diffraction and the newly-developed contour method; high-temperature microstructural evolution in materials for aerospace applications; and creep of materials for power plant applications.

You should have or expect to gain a good Materials Science, Engineering or Physics degree.

Further details can be obtained from Paul Courtnage, p.j.courtnage@open.ac.uk. Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Michael Fitzpatrick on 01908 653100 or by email: m.e.fitzpatrick@open.ac.uk.

General information on the group can be obtained at http://materials.open.ac.uk.

Closing date: 28 February 2010 although the studentships will remain open until filled.

Equal Opportunity is University Policy.

UK : PhD Studentship A study of the lives of Paralympic athletes

University of East London - School of Health & Bioscience

Available for February 2010

Applications are invited for a PhD research studentship funded by the School of Health and Bioscience, University of East London. Our vision is to deliver excellent research and research training that makes a difference to health and wellbeing in the local, national and international context and successful applicants will become members of an active and dynamic academic community. Successful applicants will work on a research project of strategic importance and associated with established research groups within the School.

Project Title: A study of the lives of Paralympic athletes.

Director of Studies: Professor Keith Gilbert (k.gilbert@uel.ac.uk)

The project will investigate how Paralympic athletes lead their lives in the constant shadow of their disability and the pathways and the processes of athlete’s involvement from initial involvement in grass roots disability sport through to elite disability sport. The lives of Paralympians will be explored along with the demands on their families, partners, hurdles, medical problems, training regimes, support mechanisms, marginalising effects, traumas, mentors, personal triumphs, and difficulties that confronted the athletes along the life’s pathway to the top of their chosen sport. This project will map and highlight significant milestones of the lives of a cross section of Paralympic athletes.

The Award

The studentship is for a period of three years, subject to satisfactory progress and provides an annual stipend of £13,000, payment of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate and research costs. Applicants from outside the UK/EU are eligible to apply for the studentship on the understanding that the difference in the cost of tuition fee is payable by the candidate. Current full time UK/EU and International fees are £3,390 and £9,380 respectively.

Requirements

Applicants must have a good honours degree (minimum 2.1 or equivalent) or hold an MSc in an appropriate discipline relevant to the research project outlined above. Applicants should have good communication skills and a high level of written and spoken English (where English is not the applicant’s first language, a minimum IELTS Academic English score of 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in all components is required)

The holder of the studentship will be expected to:

• Complete their doctoral studies and submit their dissertation in a timely fashion
• Prepare papers for submission to peer-reviewed journals
• Participate in and contribute to research activities of the School
• Undertake up to 6 hours of academic support activity per week.

Application Procedure

Informal enquiries about the studentships should be addressed to the Director of Studies, Professor Keith Gilbert (k.gilbert@uel.ac.uk). To apply, applicants should contact Ms. Krys Gunton (k.m.gunton@uel.ac.uk or 020 8223 4015) or Dr. Mary Cramp (m.c.cramp@uel.ac.uk) to obtain an application form.

The closing date for completed applications is 4th January 2010. Interviews will be held in the week of 18th January.

UK : Doctoral Studentships 2010

The University of Manchester - Manchester Business School

Closing Date: 25 February 2010

The projects

We are seeking applicants with outstanding academic performance in both their undergraduate and Masters degrees who wish to pursue PhD studies in any area of research expertise within the School:

• Accounting
• Decision Sciences
• Finance
• Financial and Digital Innovation
• Healthcare and Public Sector Management
• Human Resource Management
• Employment Relations & Law
• i-Gov
• International Business
• Information Systems and Interactive Systems
• Marketing
• Organisation Studies
• Organisational Psychology
• Project Management
• Services Systems Design
• Technology & Entrepreneurship
• Management & Policy

These studentships are for candidates commencing full-time doctoral programme in Manchester Business School in September 2010. The awards offer up to four years funding, including tuition fees and approx £13,000 annual stipend. These are open to UK, EU and international students.

The posts consist of teaching and/or research duties. The post holders will benefit from career development in all aspects of academic work including attendance at development sessions for junior faculty, mentoring and training, working closely with supervisors and research groups to develop publication opportunities and involvement in other School research activities.

Enquiries

Anusarin Lowe T: +44 (0) 161 275 0784

E: anusarin.lowe@mbs.ac.uk

More information: www.mbs.ac.uk/postgraduateresearch

Applications:

1) Complete an application for the doctoral programme. We must receive all the following before an application for funding can be considered: an application form, previous degree certificates and transcripts, references, TOEFL/IELTS test result (if applicable) and a 3,000-word research proposal.

Please see http://www.mbs.ac.uk/postgraduateresearch/make-application.aspx for the application process.

2) Send a covering email to Anusarin Lowe at anusarin.lowe@mbs.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of complete applications is 25 February 2010.

Provisional arrangements for the interview

• Interviews will form part of the selection process and are to be held on 19 and 20 April 2010 via web conference

• Candidates are expected to give 15-minute PowerPoint presentation, followed by a question session

UK : PhD Studentships University of Leeds

LIMM is a research institute dedicated to understanding the molecular basis of human diseases and to translational research to couple molecular biology to clinical practice.

Research in the institute spans cancer biology, molecular genetics, neuroscience, molecular haematology, musculoskeletal disease and pathology.

Further information about LIMM can be found at http://www.limm.leeds.ac.uk

Studentships are available from October 2010 for a fixed term of 3 years. Each studentship will fund EU/Home studentship fees, a stipend at MRC rate and laboratory consumables. Non-EU applicants would be required to obtain additional funding to cover the overseas component of the registration fee. A wide range of projects are available.

Details of all the projects offered can be found at: http://www.limm.leeds.ac.uk/studentships2010.htm

Applicants should have, or be expecting to obtain, a relevant first degree at a standard of 2:1 or above and are encouraged to contact the appropriate supervisor to discuss the project before submitting their application by the 4 January 2010 closing date.

Interviews will be held on 29 January 2010 when applicants will be shown around the Institute and be able to meet staff and see the facilities. Candidates invited for interview will be informed by 15 January 2010.

Applications should include a covering letter choosing up to 3 projects the applicant may want to be considered for, a full CV and full details of 2 academic referees.

These should be sent or emailed to: Dr Rashida Anwar, Lead Postgraduate Tutor, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, Level 9, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, tel: 0113 206 5645 email: r.anwar@leeds.ac.uk.

Towards Equality and Diversity www.leeds.ac.uk

UK : PhD Studentship Development of a Mechanistic Wear Model for Analysing the Performance of Total Knee Replacement

University of Southampton - School of Engineering Sciences

A PhD studentship is now available in the Bioengineering Sciences research group, School of Engineering Sciences (SES), which fully covers University tuition fees (at EU/UK level**) and provides a tax-free bursary of £13,290 per year, rising annually in line with the UK Government (EPSRC) recommended rate, for a 3-year duration. **EU/UK fees £3390 p.a., Overseas fee £13,885 p.a. (figures subject to annual increase).

The project is open to UK/EU and overseas applicants. However, there is NO additional funding available for overseas fees. We regret it will not be possible to consider your application unless you can provide funding from other sources to pay the fees difference (£10,495 for 2009/10).

Project description:

Wear of polyethylene is the limiting factor influencing the longevity of total knee replacement (TKR). Currently wear of TKR designs is assessed through experimental tests, but these are expensive, time consuming and as a consequence are only able to assess a limited range of activities. Recently, computational tools have been developed to simulate wear and the initial results look promising. These fast and efficient tools provide greater flexibility and allow more rigorous analysis of the wear potential for new implant designs. However, the wear model used in the computational studies is relatively simple, based around an adaptation of a wear algorithm which does not adequately capture the physics of the wear process.

The aim of this project is to develop a mechanistic model of the wear process and to validate this against experimental data from simplified pin-on-disk machines through to knee wear machines. The project will involve close interaction with the sponsoring company (DePuy International) and requires a person with a background/interest in computational modelling techniques, particularly multi-body dynamics or finite element analysis.

Entry requirements: The studentship is available to candidates with the equivalent of a first class or upper second class degree in relevant disciplines, e.g. mechanical engineering, biomechanical engineering. The studentship is at the standard EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) rate, commencing 1 February 2010. Closing date for applications: 10 January 2010.

If you wish to discuss any details of the project informally, please contact Dr Georges Limbert, Bioengineering Sciences Research Group, SES, University of Southampton, Tel: +44-(0)23-8059-2381. Email g.limbert@soton.ac.uk

How to apply: An on-line application form (or hard copy version) with guidance notes can be accessed here: http://www.soton.ac.uk/ses/courses/pg/pgapply.html

Please read the notes carefully before applying. Applications will only be considered on receipt of a completed application form.

You can attach your supporting documents to the on-line application. If you are unable to do this, please send by email to Julia Zimbler jfz@soton.ac.uk (or send by fax or post if you are unable to send them electronically):Julia Zimbler, Postgraduate Admissions, Graduate School Office, School of Engineering Sciences, Room 4009, Lanchester Building, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.

Fax: +44 (0) 2380 59 5167.

Please ensure you include a personal statement in your application, stating why you particularly want to do a PhD, why you think you are suited to a research degree and what particularly attracts you to this project.

Please also visit www.soton.ac.uk/ses for further information about the School and its research activities.

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY ONLINE BELOW. THANK YOU.

UK : Five PhD Studentships

University of Reading - Henley Business School, The School of Management

Study in the School of management, part of the triple-accredited Henley Business School at the University of Reading. We are ideally located, just 25 minutes by train from central London, in our new £35million pound building, home to cutting-edge facilities. The University itself is world-ranked by The Times and consistently rated among the UK's most research intensive institutions.

PhD FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The School of Management is offering five studentships for full-time PhD students enrolling in October 2010. These will cover tuition fees at the home/EU rate and pay an annual maintenance stipend of around £15,290 for three years. Overseas applicants are welcome to apply, but will need to pay the balance between overseas and home/EU fees. Continuation of the stipend will be subject to a progress review.

For further information on studentships and funding please see: http://www.henley.reading.ac.uk/management/pg-research/mgmt-pgrfunding.aspx

To be considered for a studentship you must undertake a PhD project specified by our faculty members. You will benefit directly from your supervisor's expertise in this research topic, as well as their wider network of national and international collaborators. Projects currently available span areas including:

• Business history
• Human resource management
• International business
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Organisational behaviour
• Strategic marketing

For detailed information on available projects in each of these fields please see: http://www.henley.reading.ac.uk/management/pg-research/mgmt-phd-projects.aspx

We also welcome applications from self-funded students to work on these projects and may offer fee remission at the home/EU rate for strong candidates who come with their own funding.

Please visit our website or contact us for further information: management@henley.reading.ac.uk