<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="mso-ansi-language:
EN-IE">Swansea</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-IE"> University</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="mso-ansi-language:
EN-IE"></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-IE">School</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="mso-ansi-language:
EN-IE"> of Business and Economics</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-IE">PhD studentships linked to Graduate Teaching
Assistantships</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-IE"><br></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are pleased to offer a number of <span lang="EN-IE" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-IE">PhD studentships</span><span lang="EN-IE"> </span><span lang="EN-IE" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-IE">linked to </span>Graduate <span lang="EN-IE" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-IE">Teaching Assistantships. Graduate
Teaching Assistantships are intended to offer teaching experience to those
wishing to pursue a career in academia. The package will cover tuition fees up
to the UK/EU level plus a tax-free maintenance grant of </span>£13,590 pa (Swansea University standard maintenance
allowance) for 3 years. The studentships will commence in October 2011. <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN">Applicants should have a good first degree
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">and/or</i> an appropriate Masters degree,
preferably with a substantial research element.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-IE">Applicants
are encouraged to explore the research expertise of members of staff to ensure
a good fit between PhD proposals and potential supervisors. Information about
staff interests can be found at: <a href="http://www.swan.ac.uk/business/Staff/">http://www.swan.ac.uk/business/Staff/</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-IE">PhD
proposals are particularly sought in the following areas. </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 27.0pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:
Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:
EN"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span dir="LTR"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:
EN">Innovation and/or Technology Management</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 27.0pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:
Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:
EN"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span dir="LTR"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:
EN">Information Systems/E-Business/E-Commerce (including Technology Adoption/Diffusion)</span></span></p>
<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:
EN">How to apply</span></b></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN">In order to apply, applicants
should initially send a curriculum vitae and a research proposal via email to <u>both</u>
Professor Mike Williams (<a href="mailto:m.d.williams@swansea.ac.uk"><span style="color:windowtext">m.d.williams@swansea.ac.uk</span></a>) <u>and</u> Dr.
Yogesh Dwivedi (<a href="mailto:y.k.dwivedi@swansea.ac.uk)"><span style="color:windowtext">y.k.dwivedi@swansea.ac.uk)</span></a>, Doctoral
Programme Coordinators.</span><span lang="EN"> <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN">Applicants are advised that an
Appointments Panel comprising members of the School’s Research Committee will
meet early in July 2011 to determine successful proposals, and all applications
should therefore be received by 1st July 2011. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>-- <br>Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Ph.D.<br>Senior Lecturer in Information Systems & E-Business<br>Doctoral Programme Admissions Coordinator<br>
School of Business and Economics<br>Room #123, Haldane Building<br>Swansea University, Singleton Park<br>Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales, UK.<br>TEL (Office): +44 (0) 1792 602340<br>FAX (Office): +44 (0) 1792 295626<br>Email: <a href="mailto:y.k.dwivedi@swansea.ac.uk" target="_blank">y.k.dwivedi@swansea.ac.uk</a> ; <a href="mailto:ykdwivedi@gmail.com" target="_blank">ykdwivedi@gmail.com</a><br>
Home page: <a href="http://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/academic/BusinessEconomics/dwivediy/" target="_blank">http://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/academic/BusinessEconomics/dwivediy/</a><br>----<br>Managing Editor - Journal of Electronic Commerce Research (JECR)<br>
Senior Editor - DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems<br><br>