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bit off topic but this might interest some on the list. Ian Bangor University School of Creative Studies and Media Three –year PhD studentship £10,000 p.a. plus UK fees Closing date 28th February 2011 Applications are invited for a three-year fully funded PhD studentship in the School of Creative Studies and Media and Bangor University, under the supervision of the Head of School, Dr Stephanie Marriott. The studentship is mostly funded by Thomas Howell’s Educational Fund for North Wales which is a fund within The Drapers’ Company. This Livery Company in London has been linked to the University for over a hundred years. The studentship is available from 1st March 2011 (or as soon as possible thereafter), and includes payment of UK/EU level tuition fees, plus a maintenance allowance of £10,000 per year. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute 2-3 hours teaching per week to the School. The School of Creative Studies and Media at Bangor engages in cross-disciplinary research and teaching across the creative media. It specialises in a number of key areas: media and digital communication; journalism; writing; film studies; theatre and performance; creative practice. Current staff in the School have a range of research and teaching interests, including visual culture, gaming and virtual worlds, documentary and film making, live media events, theatre and performance, writing for digital media, screenwriting, film, and interactive media. The School has a thriving doctoral community researching across the range of disciplines it offers, and runs regular research seminar series for its postgraduate population and for staff. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake research on the changing style and content of live televised news coverage in the US and/or the UK. The student will have access to an archive of live footage which includes the live coverage on American networks of the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963 and the live coverage on American network and cable channels of the events of 9/11. A training in the analysis of moving image material will be provided in the first year of the studentship if necessary. Applicants with a strong background in broadcast journalism and/or media/broadcast communication are welcome to apply, and should have a first or upper second-class honours degree in journalism, media, communication, linguistics or a related subject. We would normally expect applicants to have successfully completed a Masters degree or have equivalent industry experience. Applicants should complete the university’s application form for postgraduate study, which can be found here: http://www.bangor.ac.uk/courses/postgrad/research/apply_research.php.en Please make sure you write ‘Drapers PhD studentship’ on the form under ‘area of research’ in Section B, and include a detailed research proposal on a separate sheet, related to the broad topic described here. Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Stephanie Marriott ([log in to unmask]) or to Dr Astrid Ensslin, Director of Graduate Studies for the School of Creative Studies and Media ([log in to unmask]).