Deadline: 28 February 2025
A fully funded EPSRC studentship at KCL for a PhD research project focusing on improving communication between technical and non-technical cybersecurity stakeholders. The research will explore communication challenges between policy and technical communities in government, industry, academia, and media, providing practical solutions for cross-disciplinary collaboration
Supervision & Research Focus:
- Supervisor: Dr. Tim Stevens (Director, Cyber Security Research Group, Department of War Studies)
- Research Themes:
- Cybersecurity communication challenges
- Cross-disciplinary engagement (social sciences & technical fields)
- Stakeholder outreach (policy, academia, industry)
- EPSRC’s ‘Digital Futures’ & ‘AI, Digitalisation and Data’ strategy
Funding & Benefits:
- Stipend: £21,237 per year (including £2,000 London Weighting)
- Tuition Fees: Full coverage for four years
- Research Training Support Grant: £1,000 per year
Eligibility Criteria:
- Open to UK and international applicants
- Strong academic background in social sciences (communication studies, political
- science, security studies, sociology, etc.)
- Master’s-level qualification (or equivalent professional experience) preferred
- Interest in cybersecurity & interdisciplinary research
Application Process:
- Apply via King’s Apply under ‘War Studies Research MPhil/PhD’
- Include:
- CV (max 2 pages)
- Cover letter outlining qualifications
- Research proposal (up to 3,000 words)
- Sample of recent writing
- Transcripts of university qualifications
- Two academic references
- Selection Process: Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in March 2025
For further details or application please see KCL’s website.
