King’s College London 2023-2024 Africa Studentships: African Fashion

King’s College London Africa Studentships: African Fashion. will focus on generating new data on fashion economies relevant to industry and pursue concept-building on lead firms in the global South.

King’s College London envisage the researcher using mixed-methods case study research, including (for example) analysis of industry data, surveys, interviews, focus groups and observations, but these will be defined more specifically during the project. The project will focus on one (or more) African country case/s. This will complement existing case studies conducted by the supervisors (Nigeria, Kenya). The supervisors have established partners in South Africa, including SACO (South Africa Cultural Observatory), which would facilitate a research focus on South Africa. However, the team are open to exploring alternative contexts.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJune 30, 2023
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorKing's College London
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyKing's College London

Benefits

• Tuition fees at the higher international/overseas rate;
• An annual stipend (living allowance): at the UKRI rate (for the year 2022/23, this was set at £19,688);
• Research costs up to £5,000 per annum.

Requirements

African Leadership Centre, King’s College London

International political economy, creative and cultural studies

African nationals and be permanently resident in an African country;

• Plan to commence a full-time MPhil/PhD programme at King’s College London in the 2023-24 academic year (Ideally we would like to candidate to start in October 2023 but by no later than January 2024).
• Meet the academic requirements for enrolment for the PhD degree in the Faculty of Social Science and Policy at King’s College London.
• You should hold or expect to obtain a High Merit or Distinction at Master’s level (or equivalent) in any subject.
• Disciplinary areas of particular relevance would include but not be limited to: International Political Economy; Political Economy; Fashion Management; Business; Development Studies; Culture, Media & Creative Industries; Policy; Sociology; Geography; Social Sciences.
• A strong interest in fashion and the creative economy (academic, professional, personal).
• Good team-working, observational, organisation and communication skills.
• Experience of qualitative and quantitative methods.

Application Deadline

June 30, 2023

How To Apply

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The selection process will involve a pre-selection based on documents – CV, cover letter explaining your interest in the project and how your prior experience is relevant, and sample of written work (i.e MSc/MA thesis). Please email these documents to Dr Ikpe and Dr England in advance of applying through the KCL portal. If selected, this will be followed by an invitation to an interview. If successful at the interview, an offer will be made for PhD study and scholarship funding.

The selected candidates must then apply via King’s Apply online application system. Details are available at: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/how-to-apply

Please apply for Leadership Studies (with reference to Security and Development) (MPhil/PhD) and indicate Dr Eka Ikpe as your desired supervisor and the project title in your application and all correspondence.

Details on the PhD programme are available at: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/areas/leadership-studies-with-reference-to-security-and-development