Overview
Loughborough University is a top rated university in England for research. In REF 2021 an outstanding 91% of the work of Loughborough’s academic staff who were eligible to be submitted to the REF was judged as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.
In choosing Loughborough for your research, you’ll work alongside academics who are leaders in their field. You will benefit from comprehensive support and guidance from our Doctoral College, including tailored careers advice, to help you succeed in your research and future career.
The School of Social Sciences and Humanities is composed of five divisions : Communication and Media ; Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy ; English ; Geography and Environment ; and International Relations, Politics and History. It is a partner in the Central England NERC Training Alliance (CENTA) for doctoral training and the Midlands Graduate School ESRC Doctoral training Partnership.
Project details
A range of professional and academic staff are engaged in work to promote, support and embed EDI in British universities. This work is directed towards processes, regulations and practices involved in everyday institutional life and external charters such as Advance HE’s Athena SWAN and Race Equality Charters. This PhD project proposes a sociological approach to explore EDI as everyday work activities embedded in university plans and strategies to achieve equity and justice. The project will investigate the production of what constitutes ‘EDI knowledge’ and which activities and types of knowledge achieve recognition and status in HEI. It will also examine whether and how EDI work represents an ethics of care (Tronto, 2013) and the extent to which it involves emotional labour (Hochschild, 1983). The project aims to study these issues within the context of one or two British universities, using mainly qualitative research methods (e.g., ethnography ; interviews ; focus groups). It will contribute to current debates about EDI in higher education and provide research-informed proposals on how to best support university staff who engage in EDI work.
The successful candidate will become part of an interdisciplinary mini doctoral training centre at Loughborough University entitled CITHEI – Unequal Academic Citizenship : Opportunities and Barriers to Participation and Inclusion of Cultural Diversity and Intersecting Identities in Higher Education. The project is principally located within the School of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH), where social inequalities is a major research theme, and secondarily within the School of Business and Economics (SBE), where work and organisations are key research themes.
Entry requirements
Our entry requirements are listed using standard UK undergraduate degree classifications i.e. first-class honours, upper second-class honours and lower second-class honours. To learn the equivalent for your country, please choose it from the drop-down below.
Entry requirements for United Kingdom
The successful applicant will have a Masters’ degree with merit (2.1) or above in sociology or any relevant discipline in the social sciences. Experience from EDI work in higher education is desirable but not necessary.
English language requirements
Applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements. Further details are available on the International website.
Applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements. Further details are available on the International website (http://www.lboro.ac.uk/international/applicants/english/).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessment and operating University facilities such as the library, IT equipment and other support services. University fees and charges can be paid in advance and there are several methods of payment, including online payments and payment by instalment. Fees are reviewed annually and are likely to increase to take into account inflationary pressures.
Due to funding restrictions, the funding is only open to UK students. The studentship is for 3 years (full-time) or 6 years (part-time) and provides a tax-free stipend of £16062 per annum for the duration of the studentship plus tuition fees at the UK rate. Please note that studentships will be awarded on a competitive basis to applicants who have applied to this project using the advert reference.
How to apply
All applications should be made online at http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/apply/research/. Under programme name, select Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy.
To avoid delays in processing your application, please ensure that you submit the supporting documents. Please quote the advertised reference number CITHEI-LN-22 (Applications will not be considered for the studentship without the Advert Reference).