[ecrea] Two PhD Fee Waivers at the Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, IRELAND.

Department of Sociology

University of Limerick

Two PhD Fee Waivers,

2011-2014

As part of an initiative to support new PhD students in the Department 
of Sociology, University of Limerick, we are inviting applicants for two 
PhD fee waivers. These are aimed at new applicants seeking to pursue 
postgraduate work in the specific areas of expertise in this dynamic and 
vibrant department.  One of the Fee Waivers is to support PhD research 
on the specific topic of 'Gender, Migration and Catholic Faith-Based 
Organisations' and the second Fee Waiver is open to areas of research in 
line with departmental expertise. Applicants for the second Fee 
Waiver must align their proposed study with the interests and strengths 
of the Department of Sociology such as the sociology of health and 
illness; the body; the media; education; youth, community and social 
regeneration; gender and migration; religion; social mobility; family; 
the internet and social media. Further details of faculty research 
interests are available on the departmental website.

The recipients of the Fee Waivers will undertake 15 hours of work per 
semester for the department. Fee waivers will be awarded for one year in 
the first instance and may be renewable subject to annual review of 
progress. Also, in the event of the recipient receiving funding 
elsewhere then the Fee Waiver will revert to the department.

The Department of Sociology at UL has won numerous awards for teaching 
excellence and hosts varied and vigorous research activity on a broad 
range of themes, representing a number of different methodological 
traditions.  It is actively involved in a range of research projects in 
the Institute for the Study of Knowledge and Society (ISKS) and recently 
co-organized the third Winter School in Social Science Research 
Methods.  The Department of Sociology is home to /SOCHEOLAS,/ The 
Limerick Student Journal of Sociology.  It hosts regular research 
seminars for Staff, Postgraduates and the wider community.  See 
www.ul.ie/sociology 
<https://webmail.ul.ie/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ul.ie/sociology>

Applicants should enquire in the first instance to Dr. Lee Monaghan for 
further details ((lee.monaghan /at/ ul.ie) <mailto:(lee.monaghan /at/ ul.ie)>). 
Deadline for application is April 15^th 2011.

**Dr. Eoin Devereux,******

**Senior Lecturer&  Head of Department,**

**Department of Sociology,**

**Faculty of Arts, Humanities&  Social Sciences,**

**University of Limerick****,Ireland****.**

**Tel. (00) 353 61 202341.**

**OPEN OFFICE HOURS FOR STUDENTS MONDAYS 3-5PM**