ESRC funded PhD in Journalism Studies (PhD Studentship)
Reference Number: R2486
Closing Date: 15 May 2015
The Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies (JOMEC), supported by the ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Centre (Wales DTC) invites applications to ONE fully-funded PhD studentship for the 2015/16 academic year on the ESRC DTC’s newest pathway, ‘Journalism and Democracy.’
The awards are available on either a 1+3 or +3 basis. A 1+3 studentship provides funding for four years, completing the MSc in Social Science Research Methods offered by the Cardiff School of Social Sciences (SOCSI) adapted to the needs of Journalism Studies students in the 1st year, followed by 3 years research funding for a PhD. A +3 studentship provides funding for the three years research study in Journalism Studies only. JOMEC values diversity and equality at all levels, and encourages applications from all sections of the community.
Studentships will commence in October 2015 and will cover your tuition fees as well as a maintenance grant (set at £14,057 p.a. for 2015/16, updated each year); the award includes an additional Research Training Support Grant (RTSG) of £500 per year for three years for full-time students.
These studentships are ‘open’ awards therefore the School welcomes proposals in a wide range of areas, however applicants should consider approaching a potential supervisor before submitting their application to confirm that there is supervisory capacity within the School and to discuss their draft application. Information on the research interests of our staff can be found on the JOMEC webpages.
Eligibility
Residency:
Full awards (fees plus maintenance stipend) are open to UK Nationals and EU students who can satisfy UK residency requirements. To be eligible for the full award, EU Nationals must have been in the UK for at least 3 years prior to the start of the course for which they are seeking funding, including for the purposes of full-time education. EU Nationals who do not meet the above residency requirement are eligible for a fees only award, provided that they have been ordinarily resident in the EU for at least 3 years prior to the start of their proposed programme of study.
Academic criteria:
Applicants for a studentship must have achieved a minimum of a 2.1 undergraduate degree.
Additionally, applicants must have obtained or be about to obtain a Master's degree in a related area, with the grade Merit or Distinction or the equivalent. Preference will be given to candidates with degrees in journalism, media, cultural studies, politics, or social sciences, but we will also consider other disciplines, such as languages and communication, international relations, sociology and other, related social science subjects.
About the School
The Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies is a world-leading centre for media teaching and research. We offer a wide range of courses at various levels. Our undergraduate degree is an academic, research-based degree that can also be combined with English or Sociology. Our postgraduate degrees range from industry oriented, practice-based training to more academic degrees, from Masters to PhD.
The School combines a long-standing record of excellence in teaching and training with an outstanding research portfolio – routinely winning awards from a wide range of bodies. This reputation was recently recognised in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), which ranked the school 2nd for the quality of its journalism, media and communications research when compared with 66 other institutions in the UK.
89% of the School's research was classed as either ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ by REF, with both the school’s research environment and the impact of its research receiving the top possible score of 100%. Our lecturers regularly contribute expert opinion and commentary about research and topical news events to the national media and the school blog –JOMEC @ Cardiff University.
Supervisors: Professor Stuart Allan; Dr Mike Berry; Dr Paul Bowman; Dr Cynthia Carter; Professor Simon Cottle; Dr Stephen Cushion; Dr Lina Dencik; Dr Iñaki Garcia-Blanco; Dr Janet Harris; Dr Arne Hintz; Dr John Jewell; Dr Jenny Kidd; Professor Jenny Kitzinger; Professor Justin Lewis; Dr Kerry Moore; Professor Richard Sambrook; Professor Karin Wahl-Jorgensen; Dr Andrew Williams.
How to Apply
Consideration is automatic on applying for Doctor of Philosophy (Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies), with a start date of 1 October 2015 via Cardiff University's Online Application Service.
• In the research proposal section of your application, please specify the project title and supervisors of this project and copy the project description in the text box provided. In the funding section, please select "I will be applying for a scholarship / grant" and specify that you are applying for advertised funding from the ESRC Wales DTC.
• Applicants must also provide a Personal Statement and Research Proposal with their application form.
• Additionally, applicants must submit a CV and Covering Letter to Cerys Thomas by emailing: [log in to unmask]
The deadline for applications is 15 May 2015.
Cardiff University reserves the right to close applications early should sufficient applications be received.
For academic related enquiries, please contact:
Dr Cynthia Carter
Senior Lecturer
Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies
Cardiff University
Bute Building, King Edward VII Avenue
Cardiff, Wales, UK CF10 3NB
tel: (0)2920 876172
email: [log in to unmask]
website: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jomec
Co-editor, Feminist Media Studies
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/rfms
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