PhD students in social science disciplines can apply for short-term placements to spend time at an external organisation to work on projects and initiatives, beyond the scope of their PhD. All placements must be designed to benefit the student’s development and career chances, in addition to enhancing the University’s impact and knowledge exchange capabilities within social science.
The placement must equate to 1-3 months full-time in duration. Students who choose a full-time placement will need to interrupt their PhD for that period. Students who opt for a part-time placement must work the equivalent hours over a longer period and cannot work more than 20 hours per week.
Students will be paid in line with the UKRI-rate (currently £400 a week) and be allocated an additional travel and expenses budget up to £200 per week, to be agreed on a case-by-case basis. Funds will be paid in one up-front payment.
Students will need to source their own placement before applying. Partners can be from any sector (private, public, charity, education, etc.), locally, nationally or internationally. In some cases, if you are unable to find a placement, the Social Science Impact Accelerator team may be able to connect students with relevant regional stakeholders in a topic area that interests them. Email SocialScienceImpactrhul.ac.uk to discuss this before applying.
Find out more and apply here. Deadline: 12pm, 12 January 2024.
There are four calls per year for these PhD placements. If you don’t have a partner arranged for this call, the next opportunities will be March 2024.