Griffins Society Visiting Research Fellowship Programme
Applications for 2008/09 Fellowships (starting in October 2008) are now being accepted - the closing date is 30th April 2008. Please contact us to request a Programme Brochure or to have a chat about your ideas for a possible research proposal - we are very happy to have an informal chat to help you develop your ideas.
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Female offenders: a new challenge
Would you like to contribute to practice and policy debates on female offenders by undertaking pioneering research?
The Griffins Society Visiting Research Fellowship Programme offers a unique opportunity for individuals to explore their own interests or concerns about the treatment of female offenders. Candidates must have inquiring minds but previous research experience is not necessary as the Programme supervisors, all members of the Mannheim Centre for Criminology at the London School of Economics, and the Griffins Society provide comprehensive supervision and support. We are looking for research proposals that explore the resettlement needs of female offenders at any stage of the justice system or related fields (e.g. housing or drug and alcohol support). We welcome community-based proposals but prison-based research projects are also acceptable as long as they have a resettlement focus.
We positively encourage applications from a broad spectrum of candidates but Fellowships are not available to full-time academics or those studying for a degree. Fellows are based within the Mannheim Centre for Criminology at the London School of Economics but are only required to attend the LSE periodically for supervision: the Fellowship Programme actively supports applicants from all regions.
Fellowships are usually conducted alongside existing employment commitments on a flexible part-time basis. The Programme lasts one calendar year from October 2008 and on completion Fellows must submit a 10,000 word Research Paper which the Griffins Society will consider for publication and promotion. Fellows will receive £3,000 towards research expenses.
Previous Fellows have found participation in the Programme rewarding in a variety of ways including the intellectual challenge of conducting their own research, having ‘thinking space’ to explore issues outside the confines of their usual work, and a chance to develop their careers.
The evolving NOMS environment and organisational responses to the Corston Review will present fresh challenges and opportunities for female offenders and those who work with them. The Griffins Society Visiting Research Fellowship Programme offers you the chance to identify, document, and promote better practice in working for female offenders.
The closing date for applications is 30th April 2008. If you have any questions about the Programme or would like to receive information on how to apply, please contact:
Dr Kate Steward
Director, Griffins Society
77 Holloway Road
London, N7 8JZ
020 7607 2304