Funded Graduate Studentships

Funded Graduate Studentships

Dr. Josh Lepawsky in the Department of Geography at Memorial
University of Newfoundland is seeking graduate students (MA or PhD)
interested in studying the international trade and traffic of
electronic waste (e-waste). These studentships are funded through a
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Environmental Issues
Research Grant.

Ideal applicants will be recent or current undergraduates (for MA
positions) or graduates (for PhD positions) with some background in
cultural, economic, or political geography (or cognate disciplines,
including STS), and/or Asian Studies. The ability to conduct
fieldwork in Asian contexts, including but not limited to China,
India, and Singapore, would be especially advantageous.

Eligibility

The studentships are conditional on successful admission to the
graduate program. Applicants need not secure, or apply for, admission
prior to application for these studentships. Annual renewal of the
studentships are subject to satisfactory progress towards graduate
degree completion. International applications are welcome.

The Department of Geography at Memorial University offers attractive
funding packages for graduate students. There are numerous internal
and external scholarship and fellowship opportunities for competitive
applicants.

Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Josh Lepawsky
directly by e-mail for further information about the studentships.
Applicants should include in their message answers to the following
questions:

1. Why are you interested in e-waste as a research topic?

2. What sort of research questions do you have in mind?

3. How do you anticipate answering them?

4. What do you see yourself bringing to the broader research project
that might enrich it?

Please include a curriculum vitae or a brief description of your
program of study.

Further information can be found at:
http://www.mun.ca/geog/people/faculty/jlepawsky.php

and

http://www.mun.ca/geog/research/digital_develop.php

Details about applying to graduate studies at Memorial University can
be found at:
http://www.mun.ca/become/
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Josh Lepawsky
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
Phone: +1 709 737 3098
Fax: +1 709 737 3119
Skype: lepawsky

Memorial University
Department of Geography
300 Prince Philip Drive
St. John's, NL
Canada
A1B 3X9

http://www.mun.ca/geog/people/faculty/jlepawsky.php

http://www.mun.ca/geog/research/digital_develop.php