[England] 2 PhD Scholarships (Money, Macro, and Finance)

2 PhD Scholarships (Money, Macro, and Finance)

Department of Economics, University of Kent, UK (United Kingdom)

The Department of Economics invites applications for 2 (two) PhD Scholarships for the academic year 2007-08. These Studentships will cover tuition fees at the Home/EU rate and a maintenance grant up to £6,300 per annum. Students are expected to teach up to 6 hours per week.

The Studentships will be offered for one year in the first instance, renewable for a maximum of three years subject to satisfactory academic performance.

The candidates will have an interest on working in the area of Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics and/or Financial Economics. These scholarships are awarded by the University as part of the consolidation of the Macroeconomics research group with the recent appointment of Professor Jagjit Chadha.

Candidates must hold a good Master’s degree at merit or distinction in Economics and/or equivalent subjects.

The studentship competition is open to all postgraduate research applicants. UK, EU and overseas fee paying students as well as full- time and part-time postgraduate research students are invited to apply.

Students must provide with their applications: a full CV, academic transcripts, two reference letters and a short research project. Students should also apply online for the PhD programme in Economics at: http://records.kent.ac.uk/external/admissions/pg_application.php

The application deadline is 15 May 2007.

Applications should be sent to:

Mary Langridge Departmental Executive Officer Department of Economics Room K Mg.14a, Keynes College University of Kent Canterbury Kent CT2 7NP Email: M.Langridge@kent.ac.uk