PhD in Economics and Econometrics Programme

Announcement follows

Scholarship / Financial aid: tuition fees covered and a stipend to cover living costs
Date: up to four years
Deadline: April 30th, 2012
Open to: applicants with a strong analytical and quantitative background

Funding Opportunities for PhD Training in Economics and Econometrics at Queen Mary, University of London.

Applications for full-time enrollment in the PhD in Economics and Econometrics programme are now invited for entry in September 2012.

The PhD programme is housed within the School of Economics and Finance at Queen Mary, part of the University of London.

The School of Economics and Finance at Queen Mary is one of the leading research departments in the UK, and was ranked sixth in the nation-wide 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).

DESCRIPTION:

The PhD in Economics and Econometrics programme is a full-time four year programme and aims to produce top quality researchers that can go on to successful careers in academia, policy institutions or the financial industry. The first year of the programme is primarily focused on advanced economics and econometrics course training, although students have to present an original piece of research at an internal conference at the end of the year. The remaining three years are spent writing the dissertation.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Successful applicants are expected to have a strong analytical and quantitative background. An (expected) MSc degree from a good programme in economics, econometrics or a related subject is also generally a requirement.

The School offers very competitive full financing for all admitted candidates. Fully funded teaching assistant positions involve a manageable teaching allocation of classes in the School's undergraduate programmes. The School also offers research scholarships funded by the ESRC through the Queen Mary - Goldsmiths joint doctoral training centre - details at:
http://www.londonsocialscience.org.uk/studentship.html

APPLICATIONS/FURTHER INFORMATION:

For further information and application guidelines, please visit the PhD information website for the School of Economics and Finance: http://www.econ.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/phd-programme .

Note that the application format is the same for the PhD programme in Finance and the PhD programme in Economics and Econometrics, and the information on the website refers to both programmes.

Information on the faculty and their research can be found at: http://www.econ.qmul.ac.uk/research/staff-research and details of the current PhD students in the School of Economics and Finance can be found at: http://www.econ.qmul.ac.uk/research/phd-research

Application deadline is April 30th, 2012.

We have 10 ESRC-funded studentships for postgraduate research in the social sciences. The studentships will commence on 1st October 2012.

Students interested in applying for funding to this DTC will need to apply to the relevant disciplinary pathway. The accredited pathways in the social sciences at both Queen Mary and Goldsmiths are listed to the right in blue.

Studentships will cover tuition fees and provide a stipend to cover living costs, for up to four years. The studentships will fund a period of research training (if required, usually 1 year FT), plus MPhil/PhD research (usually 3 years FT). There is a degree of flexibility in the pathways available for research training within each accredited disciplinary pathways. The Department or School to which you will be applying can provide more detailed advice.

For students in who were successful in our 2011 competition the FT stipend (including London Weighting) was £15590. The ESRC generally increase their stipends each year in line with the cost of living.