Faculty of Business, Oxford Brookes University - PhD Studentships 2014/15
The Faculty of Business at Oxford Brookes University is offering studentships to exceptional
candidates seeking to study for a full time PhD starting in September 2014.
These full-time studentships, which include a commitment of seminar teaching to
undergraduate students, will be for 3 years subject to satisfactory progress. The bursary will
be £20,000 per annum, plus student fees.
Applicants should have a good Honours degree as well as a good Master’s degree at merit
level or above that includes a thesis component.
Please state clearly in your application the School, cluster and research title.
Oxford School of Hospitality Management
Cluster: The business and management application(s) of hospitality-related practices
and competencies
We invite candidates with a strong academic grounding in social sciences to explore the
applications of hospitality-related practices within “non-hospitality” organisational or business
contexts. For example, this could include studies examining the interactions of hospitality
with retail, events, healthcare or other service sectors (See e.g. Cavell, 2012). Studies could
also consider the relevance of hospitality-related practices, for example workplace eating
and drinking, in organisations (cf. Briner & Sturdy, 2008). We are keen to develop rigorous
multi and inter-disciplinary work that has the potential to make positive impacts on practice.
Candidates are asked to outline in their application the disciplinary context and academic
audience(s) of their project, the prospective contributions to specific fields of enquiry and the
potential impacts of the proposed research beyond academia.
Briner, R.B., & Sturdy, A. (Eds.) (2008). Special issue on Food, Work and Organisation.
Human Relations, 61(7), 907-1026.
Cavell, D. (2012). Branch banking II: Case studies for the next generation. London: RBR.
Contact for informal academic enquiries about the studentship:
Dr Peter Lugosi
plugosi@brookes.ac.uk
Contact for non-academic enquiries and information:
Chris Spurgeon
cspurgeon@brookes.ac.uk
Please sign up and complete the online application here:
https://pgapp.ukpass.ac.uk/ukpasspgapp/login.jsp
Please select programme number P046190 'Business Doctoral Programme'.
In order to be considered for the programme, all applicants must submit all of the following:
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A completed application through the UKPASS system
A Research proposal of no more than 2000 words, on a topic from our list of
available research areas and following the guidelines provided
Two academic references (submitted through UKPASS or using the attached
form).
Copies of your previous degree transcripts and certificates
Evidence of funding (if the candidate is receiving funding from a sponsor)
Non UK Applicants must also provide:
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Proof of ability with the English Language
A scan of your passport.
Applicants are responsible for contacting their own referees and requesting that
references be forwarded to the Faculty of Business.
Supporting documents should be sent directly to: Chris Spurgeon, Research Administrator,
Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Business, Wheatley Campus, Wheatley, OX33 1HX or
email cspurgeon@brookes.ac.uk
Late applications cannot be considered.
Closing date: Tuesday April 1, 2014