Job Description

Job Information Organisation/Company
Swansea University Department
Central Research Field
Computer science Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions
PhD Positions Country
United Kingdom Application Deadline
11 Dec 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/London) Type of Contract
Temporary Job Status
Full-time Hours Per Week
35 Offer Starting Date
1 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number
RS886 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
This pathway is looking for students and applications that are interested in pursuing interdisciplinary projects incorporating elements of computational science methodologies in the context of social science challenges spanning the remits of the UK Research Institute's ESRC and EPSRC. The pathway is seeking to develop expertise in researching human behaviour, combining advanced quantitative and digital analytical methods, applied to data generated through digital footprints, with qualitative research on interaction in on-line spaces. Projects should include some strategies ranging from the analysis of social media posts to the passive capture of movements via accelerometer data and evaluate how current and emerging socio-technical systems respond to and influence situated particulars in human-algorithm interaction. Furthermore, projects that at how the desire for new ways of expressing economic and social needs can drive developments in digital technology and their applications is similarly in scope. Substantive areas of focus for projects include: problems of health and social care; constrained communities; business and innovation; cyber security; and crime and safety.
Students benefit from co-supervision by multidisciplinary teams within HEIs and between them. The pathway is supported by departments: Social Sciences (Cardiff); Computer Science; Law (Swansea, with funding from Innovate UK and NIHR); and by centres: Computational Foundry; EPSRC EPIC CDT (Swansea); Social Data Science Lab and Hate Lab (both ESRC data investments); and the Digital Transformation Institute (Cardiff). It continues the successful collaboration between Cardiff and Swansea in DTP2
Where to apply Website
Requirements
Research Field Computer science Education Level Undergraduate
Skills/Qualifications
English Language: IELTS 6.5 Overall (with no individual component below 6.5) or Swansea University recognised equivalent. For further information, please see the .
Specific Requirements
To receive WGSSS studentship funding, you must have qualifications or experience equal to an honours degree at a first or upper second-class level, or a masters from a UK academic research organisation. Students with non-traditional academic backgrounds are also welcome to apply.
English Language: IELTS 6.5 Overall (with no individual component below 6.5) or Swansea University recognised equivalent. For further information, please see the .
Note for international and European applicants: details of how your qualification compares to the published academic entry requirements can be found on our page.
studentships are available to home and international students. Up to 30% of our cohort can comprise international students. International students will not be charged the fee difference between the UK and international rate. Applicants should satisfy the eligibility requirements.
Additional Information
Benefits
The studentship funded by the ESRC covers tuition fees and an annual tax-free living stipend in line with UKRI minimum rates (currently 20,780 for 2025/26) and includes a Research Training Support Grant.
If you have a disability, you may be entitled to a Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) on top of your studentship.
Eligibility criteria
To receive WGSSS studentship funding, you must have qualifications or experience equal to an honours degree at a first or upper second-class level, or a masters from a UK academic research organisation. Students with non-traditional academic backgrounds are also welcome to apply.
English Language: IELTS 6.5 Overall (with no individual component below 6.5) or Swansea University recognised equivalent. For further information, please see the .
Note for international and European applicants: details of how your qualification compares to the published academic entry requirements can be found on our page.
studentships are available to home and international students. Up to 30% of our cohort can comprise international students. International students will not be charged the fee difference between the UK and international rate. Applicants should satisfy the eligibility requirements.
Selection process
Please see our website for more information.
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Swansea University Country United Kingdom City Swansea Geofield
Contact City
Swansea Website
Street
Singleton Park Postal Code
SA28PP E-Mail
M.J.Roach@Swansea.ac.uk
STATUS: EXPIRED
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