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Post Graduate Opportunities
Bursary and Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
The bursary
MA Criminology at Birmingham City University
The Howard League for Penal Reform is offering a bursary paying the full time fees of the MA Criminology at Birmingham City University (BCU) in 2010/11. The successful applicant will be responsible for all other costs including travel. The recipient of this bursary will also be expected to spend time with staff in the offices of the Howard League for Penal Reform in London.
Requirements of the bursary
- Complete the MA in one year between October 2010 and September 2011
- Progress regularly reviewed by the Howard League for Penal Reform
- Research and write-up a dissertation on an issue related adults in the penal system
- Present their research in a format suitable for publication.
Applicants will require
- An undergraduate degree with an upper second classification or better or, substantial professional experience
- Student or ordinary membership of the Howard League for Penal Reform
- Excellent written communications skills.
How to apply
If you are interested in applying for the bursary, you need to submit a standard BCU application form together with a short essay (max 1000 words) explaining why you should receive the bursary and why your academic interests and/or professional or volunteering experience is of relevance to the concerns of the Howard League for Penal Reform .
For an application form contact Barbara McCalla, tel: 0121 331 6613 
or Barbara.McCalla@bcu.ac.uk, giving your postal address.
If you require further information about the bursary or the MA in Criminology at the BCU, contact Matthew Cremin: 0121 331 6612 or
Deadline for applications: 14 June 2010
Interviews: Birmingham City University first week July 2010
First recipient of Howard League bursary
Why apply for the Howard League Bursary at Birmingham City University?
Why study the MA in Criminology?
Oxford Centre for Criminology - Howard League Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
Awarded in Memory of the late Lord Parmoor
1-year fixed-term post, part-time (50%) - Grade 07S.01 (£28,983 pro rata)
The Centre for Criminology, in association with the Howard League for Penal Reform, is looking to appoint a suitably qualified person to a part-time (50%) Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship for a fixed period of 12 months. The Fellow will be expected to carry out a programme of work which is likely to consist of producing for publication articles and/or a monograph based on their doctoral thesis, and at least one policy output in collaboration with the Howard League. The Fellowship will also enable the person appointed to initiate new research projects for which external research funding may be sought.
Consideration will be given to applicants working in all areas relating to criminal justice and penal reform but the Howard League for Penal Reform and the Oxford Centre for Criminology are particularly interested in applicants with research interests in the following areas:
- Women and the penal system
- Community penalties
- Public confidence in the penal system
We are looking to appoint someone with either a doctorate which has been successfully examined since 1st October 2005, or who will have submitted their thesis for examination by 1st October 2010. The doctorate will be in criminology, sociology or a related social science discipline. The person appointed will have excellent research skills, research expertise in a field related to criminal justice and penal reform and the ability or potential to produce published work which will make a significant contribution to criminological knowledge or debate. He or she will also have the ability or potential to produce published work for policy and/or practitioner audiences, and excellent written and oral communication skills. He or she will be expected to have excellent organization and planning skills, be able to work to tight deadlines and have the ability to use initiative and to be proactive in solving problems, and to work collaboratively with others. This is an exciting opportunity for an able and enthusiastic social scientist to develop their knowledge, skills and career following completion of a doctorate.
The post is based in the Manor Road Building, Manor Road, Oxford. The post will be part-time (50%) for 12 months. The Centre hopes to fill the position from 1st October 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The closing date for applications: Tuesday 4th May 2010.
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 19th May 2010.
Full job specification and how to apply.
The Howard League online