Application Deadline: Midday on 15th April, 2021
The University of East Anglia (UEA) is generating a new cohort of 21st Century climate thought leaders with the agile and interdisciplinary skills needed to lead a paradigm shift in response to climate change. This project is advertised as part of the Critical Decade for Climate Change – Leverhulme Doctoral Scholars program. The full-time Ph.D. research project seeks to understand potential drivers of dietary changes that are aimed at reducing carbon emissions in different countries. It will investigate dietary interventions in two or three countries comprising a range of socio-economic situations and food consumption systems.
The selected researchers will gather data on real-time, future, and near-historical changes in diet and create and test suggestions for approaches that will tackle this issue fast. With a fully-funded scholarship and engagement with world-class research centers, including the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, the Norwich Institute for Sustainable Development (NISD), the Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Science (CBESS), and the Quadram Institute, the student will be able to access an extensive range of formal and informal activities (supplementary information available upon request). Students will also be able to interact with the new cross-disciplinary £5m EDESIA program supporting PhDs on plant-based food and health.
Successful candidates who meet eligibility criteria (including English language requirements) will be awarded a 4-year studentship covering tuition fees, a maintenance stipend (£15,285 per year in 2020/21), and a research and training support grant. In 2021/22, up to two studentships in the program are expected to be available to international applicants (EU and non-EU). Studentship funding will not cover costs associated with visa or health surcharges or additional costs associated with entry to and living in the UK.
Eligibility
- A 2:1 Bachelor’s degree and a relevant Master’s degree (ordinarily with a minimum average of 60%; or international equivalents). Expertise in quantitative research methods and capabilities in independent research in subjects such as development economics, psychology, climate change, nutrition, sustainable agriculture, and/or international development.
The Ph.D. program starts on 1st October 2021. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an online interview, currently planned at the end of May 2021.
If you have any questions about this specific Ph.D. opportunity on plant-based diets, contact Dr. Stefan Penczynski by email: S.**********@ue*.uk . Questions about the wider Critical Decade program or the application process can be sent to cr****************@ue*.uk
