Every year the University of Salford offers a number of Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTAs) for suitably qualified candidates wishing to study for a PhD. Applications are now invited for scholarships based in the School of English, Sociology, Politics & Contemporary History starting in October 2010. The scholarships are worth £13,290 per annum per year over three years and are open to UK/EU students.

Subject areas include:

Politics and Contemporary History

* EU/European Politics; Middle East Politics; Political Parties and Elections; Gender; Democratisation; Political Communication
* Political Theory/Radical Analysis/International Political Economy
* Military/International/Political History
* International Relations/IR Theory; Intelligence; Security/Strategic Studies; US Foreign Policy
* Political corruption
* Political Ideologies, British Politics, Italian Politics
* Political Communication; the political impact of journalism; terrorism and the media.

Graduate Teaching Assistantships offer students the opportunity to study for a PhD while undertaking teaching duties in areas usually related to their PhD research. Successful candidates will work under the direction of an academic staff member on a range of teaching activities, up to 180 hours over the academic year (based on an average of six hour per week).

Please note there are TWO closing dates:

1. The closing date for GTA applications is 5 February 2010.
2. Outstanding applications will also be put forward for external funding. Please note the earlier deadline for applicants wishing to be considered for ESRC/AHRC funding: 8 January 2010.

For details on how to apply please visit:

http://www.esri.salford.ac.uk/esri/p/>s=5&pid=17

For any additional queries, please contact:

Professor Alison Adam Dr Susan Oliver

T +44 (0)161 295 3125 T +44 (0)161 295 6790

Email: a.e.adam@salford.ac.uk Email: s.oliver1@salford.ac.uk

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