PhD in Sociology

This is an opportunity for a person from an underrepresented group to undertake a fully funded masters degree followed by a fully funded interdisciplinary PhD research degree under the ‘Sustainable Transitions – Leverhulme Doctoral Training Programme’ at the University of Essex./nLocation: Colchester, Essex/nOnly UK domiciled applicants who meet the specified criteria may apply (see eligibility_requirements)./nThe research project would focus on an aspect of waste management and must link waste management with sustainable development, sustainability challenges and/or the role/responsibility of state and private actors. Example themes include sustainable waste management in sensitive ecosystems, the role of state and non-state actors in managing waste and promoting sustainability, the relationship with waste management and the violation of human rights to health or water, and mapping technological innovations in waste management./nInterdisciplinary project jointly supervised by faculty members of the Law and Life Sciences departments. The project can integrate environmental science, public health and sociology into the legal analysis. Methods may include doctrinal and socio-legal analysis, comparative legal analysis, policy evaluation, law and policy mapping, stakeholder interviews, and integrating systematic review, meta-analyses and bioinformatics approaches commonly applied within the Life Sciences./nTraining and support: Sustainable Transitions training programme, Proficio (£2,500 for training), Sustainable Transitions scholars entitlement (£10,000 for research costs and further training), membership of the University of Essex ‘Centre for Environment and Society’.