University of Edinburgh offer three year PhD scholarship in Social Work
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To mark the centenary of social work at Edinburgh in 2018, applications are invited to carry out doctoral research on the history of social work education in Scotland, focusing on a case study of social work education history at The University of Edinburgh (1918-2018).

It is anticipated that the study will have three main components:

  • Documentary research – both primary sources (minute books, annual reports, student records, teaching materials, publications) and secondary sources (newspaper articles, histories of other social work education courses; histories of social work in Scotland; other histories including women’s history).
  • Interviews with key informants (people who have taught or studied on the social work courses over the years, as well as some others who are notable figures in the history of social work in Scotland who can contribute a wider view of the significance of the Edinburgh programmes).
  • Focus groups with staff, students, practice teachers and service users, Scottish Social Services Council and Scottish Association of Social Work representatives who are currently involved with the Edinburgh programme.

Professor Viviene Cree, Professor of Social Work Studies and Dr Louise Jackson, Reader in History will supervise the research. The successful candidate will provide regular reports and support to the Social Work Centenary Committee at The University of Edinburgh.

This is a full-time PhD research scholarship within Social Work, located within the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh. The scholarship is for a period of three years, subject to satisfactory progress and provides payment of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate, commencing September 2015. The scholarship is funded by the McLean endowment.

Eligibility

You must have an outstanding academic record, completed a Master’s thesis or Honours thesis in social work, in another social science discipline, or in history (including Economic History).

Candidates are expected to have earned a 2.1 or higher (or equivalent) in their previous degree programmes and the successful candidate will also have research experience of some kind. Research training will be provided in the first year of doctoral studies.

To find out more, visit: http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/gradschool/applicants/funding/three_year_phd_scholarship_in_social_work