PhD Studentship: PhD Studentship

Applications are invited from highly motivated graduates wishing to pursue cutting-edge research in the areas covered by our Law and Technology research centre. An indicative list of relevant areas includes Artificial Intelligence, Privacy and Data Governance, Intellectual Property, Online Platforms, Competition law and policy, Consumer Protection, Digital Currencies and Biotechnology.

Southampton Law School is a global Law School: in its reputation, networks and horizons. It is grounded in its locality and responsive to the major challenges facing humanity. As a Law School in a Russell Group University, we are committed to research-driven legal education as well as engaged, innovative and impactful scholarship. Southampton Law School was ranked 16th in the UK in REF2021 for outputs. This places us in the top 25% of Law Schools in the UK, with 81% of all outputs submitted considered to be “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”. The University’s Triple Helix strategy (spanning people, education, research and enterprise) accentuates the value of our people and exemplifies our constant pursuit of collegiality and social cohesion among staff members, who comprise a diverse international cohort of renowned academics as well as early career researchers.

The Law and Technology research centre is one of eight research centres which underpin the Law School’s research activity. The successful applicant will be assigned two experienced and enthusiastic supervisors and will contribute to the ongoing success of the Law and Technology Centre. They will be part of, and help to maintain, our vibrant PhD community. In addition, the successful applicant will gain teaching experience through our PGR teaching programme and will be expected to teach modules as directed by the Head of School (https://www.southampton.ac.uk/doctoral-college/researcher-resources/policy.page). We offer supportive mechanisms to PhD students to equip them to deliver high-quality teaching, in conjunction with the University of Southampton’s Doctoral College.

Further information about our Russell Group University can be found at www.soton.ac.uk and about the Law School at www.law.soton.ac.uk.

Enquiries may be addressed to:

Professor Werner Scholtz, Head of Southampton Law School at W.Scholtz@soton.ac.uk

Application Procedure 

You should submit your completed application form, CV and provisional research proposal (https://www.southampton.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/create-project) of up to 1500 words (excluding bibliography) online at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk.

The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date.

If you have questions about the application process please contact the School of Law lead on PGR admissions, Dr Jonathan Turner at J.N.Turner@soton.ac.uk.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please note that applications from agencies will not be accepted.

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