Overview
The University of Exeter Business School is teaming up with the newly formed European Centre for Environment and Human Health (www.ecehh.org) to offer 3 exciting fully funded PhD opportunities in the area of innovation, environment and health to start in 2011. A second call for studentships will be made in the early Summer. This research will be complementary to the One Planet MBA offered by the Business School. This is an opportunity to undertake focussed research that explores how business innovation can promote sustainability, health and wellbeing in a way that is compatible with and has foundations in the concept of One Planet living. These studentships aim to constructively shape future business practice and open up business opportunities in a way that is progressive, in some cases even revolutionary. This is the time to think outside the box, to take a leading role in defining future business innovation for a sustainable and healthy society. Interested? The following topic area is a suggestion for research, but students who have novel research questions that they would like to explore further are encouraged to bring these forward for consideration: be creative! All studentships will be located in Exeter but will have a unique opportunity to enjoy interaction with staff both at the European Centre for Environment and Health and the Business School.
The Wider Impacts of Disruptive Innovation: Roles, Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Supervisors: Prof Richard Owen (Chair Innovation, Environment and Health), Prof Jonathan Gosling (Director, Centre for Leadership Studies).
Who is responsible for the wider, often unanticipated impacts of potentially disruptive innovation on society, health and the environment? Emerging technologies such as synthetic biology, nanotechnology, geoengineering, information technology and communications will shape how we live in decades to come. But these can have far reaching consequences and impacts on society, some of which can be profound and global in nature. Should scientists and innovators in academic and private institutions be responsible for the wider implications of their innovation and creativity? Or should this be the responsibility of those who fund or manage them, such as research councils, Universities or industry? Should they be held accountable for future unintended and unanticipated impacts? What are the limits and boundaries of responsibility and accountability? What are the legal and regulatory positions? Who should exhibit leadership in this context and what does the concept of responsible leadership entail? What does the landscape of responsibility look like and how do the various actors see their roles in this regard? What can we learn to provide a future approach that supports more responsible emergence of new
technologies and disruptive innovations in democratic society?
This PhD will map the responsibility landscape in several emerging areas of technological innovation, and take a case study approach to answer these questions. It will involve short periods of action research within the research councils, Government and industry.
Please also see the two other PhD Studentship opportunities in collaboration with the European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH) for other suggested research proposals.
Criteria
You should have an appropriate first degree with a significant quantitative component of class 2:1 or above. You should also have a good Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a closely related discipline.
Preference will be given to applicants who have received ESRC accredited training at Master’s level. If English is not your first language, a language test certificate is required with the following minimum requirements for this studentship: IELTS 7.0. Personal qualities should also include the ability to work independently and high degree of motivation necessary to complete a PhD in three years.
Value: £13,590 per annum maintenance award, plus full fees paid
How to apply
Application procedure
In order to apply you will need to complete an online web form (http://www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/money/studentships/application/)where you must submit some personal details and upload the following documents
· CV
· Covering letter
· Research proposal
· Transcript
· IELTS/TOEFL certificate (where applicable)
· Details of 2 referees
Your covering letter should detail your reasons for applying and why you are the ideal person to undertake the doctoral research and to submit your thesis within three years.
Please add a one page appendix in which you set out succinctly
(i) your overall IELTS score, with components (if relevant);
(ii) the name of your (Master’s) training award and it’s level;
(iii) the subjects studied in your postgraduate degree(s) as relevant to your research proposal and the grades you received.
Click for further information on how to develop a high standard of research proposal
The closing date for applications is midnight on Friday 25th February 2011.
Contact: Mike Robertson
PGRAdmin@exeter.ac.uk
http://www.exeter.ac.uk/studying/funding/award/index.php?id=685
Please quote Scholarization.blogspot.com on your application when applying for this scholarship
The University of Exeter Business School is teaming up with the newly formed European Centre for Environment and Human Health (www.ecehh.org) to offer 3 exciting fully funded PhD opportunities in the area of innovation, environment and health to start in 2011. A second call for studentships will be made in the early Summer. This research will be complementary to the One Planet MBA offered by the Business School. This is an opportunity to undertake focussed research that explores how business innovation can promote sustainability, health and wellbeing in a way that is compatible with and has foundations in the concept of One Planet living. These studentships aim to constructively shape future business practice and open up business opportunities in a way that is progressive, in some cases even revolutionary. This is the time to think outside the box, to take a leading role in defining future business innovation for a sustainable and healthy society. Interested? The following topic area is a suggestion for research, but students who have novel research questions that they would like to explore further are encouraged to bring these forward for consideration: be creative! All studentships will be located in Exeter but will have a unique opportunity to enjoy interaction with staff both at the European Centre for Environment and Health and the Business School.
The Wider Impacts of Disruptive Innovation: Roles, Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Supervisors: Prof Richard Owen (Chair Innovation, Environment and Health), Prof Jonathan Gosling (Director, Centre for Leadership Studies).
Who is responsible for the wider, often unanticipated impacts of potentially disruptive innovation on society, health and the environment? Emerging technologies such as synthetic biology, nanotechnology, geoengineering, information technology and communications will shape how we live in decades to come. But these can have far reaching consequences and impacts on society, some of which can be profound and global in nature. Should scientists and innovators in academic and private institutions be responsible for the wider implications of their innovation and creativity? Or should this be the responsibility of those who fund or manage them, such as research councils, Universities or industry? Should they be held accountable for future unintended and unanticipated impacts? What are the limits and boundaries of responsibility and accountability? What are the legal and regulatory positions? Who should exhibit leadership in this context and what does the concept of responsible leadership entail? What does the landscape of responsibility look like and how do the various actors see their roles in this regard? What can we learn to provide a future approach that supports more responsible emergence of new
technologies and disruptive innovations in democratic society?
This PhD will map the responsibility landscape in several emerging areas of technological innovation, and take a case study approach to answer these questions. It will involve short periods of action research within the research councils, Government and industry.
Please also see the two other PhD Studentship opportunities in collaboration with the European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH) for other suggested research proposals.
Criteria
You should have an appropriate first degree with a significant quantitative component of class 2:1 or above. You should also have a good Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a closely related discipline.
Preference will be given to applicants who have received ESRC accredited training at Master’s level. If English is not your first language, a language test certificate is required with the following minimum requirements for this studentship: IELTS 7.0. Personal qualities should also include the ability to work independently and high degree of motivation necessary to complete a PhD in three years.
Value: £13,590 per annum maintenance award, plus full fees paid
How to apply
Application procedure
In order to apply you will need to complete an online web form (http://www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/money/studentships/application/)where you must submit some personal details and upload the following documents
· CV
· Covering letter
· Research proposal
· Transcript
· IELTS/TOEFL certificate (where applicable)
· Details of 2 referees
Your covering letter should detail your reasons for applying and why you are the ideal person to undertake the doctoral research and to submit your thesis within three years.
Please add a one page appendix in which you set out succinctly
(i) your overall IELTS score, with components (if relevant);
(ii) the name of your (Master’s) training award and it’s level;
(iii) the subjects studied in your postgraduate degree(s) as relevant to your research proposal and the grades you received.
Click for further information on how to develop a high standard of research proposal
The closing date for applications is midnight on Friday 25th February 2011.
Contact: Mike Robertson
PGRAdmin@exeter.ac.uk
http://www.exeter.ac.uk/studying/funding/award/index.php?id=685
Please quote Scholarization.blogspot.com on your application when applying for this scholarship
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