[Kaupunkitutkimus] PhD Scholarship, Urban Transformation in China, Glasgow / Tianjin

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Urban Transformation in China PhD Scholarship

This PhD scholarship is linked to the ESRC and NSFC (Natural Science Foundation of China) jointly funded research project on Urban Transformation in China: The Re-Making of Chinese Urban Neighbourhoods: Socio-Spatial Transformation and Access to Public Services. 

The successful candidate will join a group of urban researchers from University of Glasgow and Nankai University in Tianjin China. The successful candidate is expected to work on a topic related to spatial and social changes in Chinese cities. 

UK Home/EU and international candidates are eligible to apply. This scholarship is for full-time study only.

Applicants must possess an undergraduate social science, such as geography and urban planning, degree.  Applicants must also possess a postgraduate degree in a relevant subject area, or be on course to complete such a degree in the coming months.

Candidates with both qualitative and quantitative skills (including GIS) and candidates who have produced good quality academic publications are encouraged to apply.

Application deadline 22nd November 2015.

Full information on this funding opportunity is available via our webpages.

http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_429122_en.pdf

Best Regards

Ya Ping Wang
Professor, Chair in Global City Futures
Head of Urban Studies
School of Social and Political Sciences
University of Glasgow
25 Bute Gardens
Glasgow G12 8RS UK