Wednesday, December 17, 2014

The University of Tennessee has an opening for a doctoral student in sport studies

The University of Tennessee (UT) has an opening for the fall of 2015 in its PhD programme in kinesiology and sport studies with a concentration in sport studies and a specialisation in socio-cultural studies. Application deadline: 1 January 2015


About the opening
The PhD concentration in sport studies with a specialisation in socio-cultural studies has an opening for a doctoral student. This position includes a tuition waiver, a monthly stipend ($500 to $1,000) and health insurance. The candidate will teach socio-cultural foundation courses in the sport management curriculum each semester.

Possible research areas include but are not limited to:
  • International sport/globalisation
  • Sport diplomacy
  • Women and sport
  • Sport in outreach and engagement
  • Sport and religion
  • Sport and (sexual) violence

UT encourages applications of candidates with an interest in conducting research in areas associated with UT’s Center for Sport, Peace and Society.

The sport studies concentration in the doctoral programme primarily prepares graduates for positions as faculty members in higher education. The coursework for the programme is developed between the student and the faculty advisor to meet the educational goals of the student. Students have the flexibility to develop a programme that allows them to focus on the area of study in which they have an interest.

Doctoral students will receive training in research design and methodology and are expected to conduct research outside the requirements of the classroom. The programme consists of 15 hours within the concentration, 18 hours of research courses, nine hours within the specialisation and a minimum of six hours in an outside or cognate area.

Additional information
The typical length of the PhD programme is three years, including two years of course work and one year of dissertation research.
Please find the full announcement in the downloads section.
For more information please contact Dr. Lars Dzikus (or 865-974-0451).

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