Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Aditya Ray. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.
Aditya Ray is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of the West of England, Bristol. His research primarily explores the intersections of digitalisation, working lives, and southern urbanisms within the context of global development. He is currently leading a funded project by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) that investigates the dynamics of decent work in global artificial intelligence data supply chains and the implications of digital informality in the Global South. Aditya has previously conducted significant research documenting the experiences of digital app-based workers in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on their negotiations with state authorities and platform companies through labour market intermediaries. His engagement in transnational mobility research includes studying tech workers between the UK and India. Aditya teaches a wide range of topics related to geography, development, environmental management, and supervises students at UWE. His previous teaching roles include positions at the University of Sheffield and Queen Mary University of London. He also sits on the Editorial Board of the journal Work, Employment and Society, and is open to inquiries from prospective PhD students on topics concerning global development, platform labour, global cities, digitalisation, and sustainability.
Standard postgraduate entry for departments within the College of Arts, Technology and Environment including Engineering, Architecture, and Geography Environmental Management.