CURRENT HARPER ADAMS STAFF ONLY: Part-time PhD

INTERNAL HARPERS ADAMS STAFF ONLY

HAU Staff Part-Time PhD 

If a member of staff would like to carry out a part-time (PT) PhD at HAU the following conditions apply.

PT PhDs would run for 6 years.The proposed research project must align with the university’s research strategy and areas of research activity. In an academic year only 1 member of staff per department/facility can start a PT PhD.Fees will be waivered against the continual professional development fund.Supervisors can apply for up to £10k from QR for project costs over the 6 years of the PhD.Half a day a week will be given for the PhD time under the work load model.If a member of staff leaves the employment of HAU within 2 years of completing their PhD they will be responsible for reimbursing the fees in line with HR policy.

Staff wishing to carry out a PT PhD at HAU should follow the following procedure.

Academic staff

Staff to discuss their interest in carrying out a PT PhD with their PDR reviewer. If the PDR reviewer is not the applicant’s HoD the reviewer may also need to discuss this with the HoD. By 31stOctober – staff submit a PhD application through Stonefish. The application needs to include;PhD proposal including identified supervisors and indicative project costs.A letter explaining why they wish to carry out a PT PhD while employed by HAU.A letter of support from their HoD which confirms that the time allocation of half a day a week has been agreed under the WL plan and this resource can be covered within the department. November – all applications will be assessed with respect to the university’s standard PhD entry requirements and applicants will be informed about interviews as soon as is reasonably practical. Applications will be assessed by Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) (ARVCR) and Director of Postgraduate Research (DoPGR).December/January – applicants will be interviewed by the APVCR, DoPGR, proposed DoS and a research active colleague with subject expertise. If successful the workload allocation will be made for the next academic year.Applicants will attend the PGR student induction and start their PhD end September/early October.

Professional Services and Technical staff follow the above procedure with sign off from their line manager and Head of Department. They can submit their application at any time and if successful they will be able to start their PhD on the next appropriate PhD start date (e.g. September/October, April) as agreed with their line manager and the PGR Office.

Closing Date: 25 Jun 2024

Department: Self-Funded Research Degrees