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Dear list members, Please find below information about applying for 2015-2016 NWC DTP PhD Studentships at the University of Salford. We warmly invite expressions of interest further to applications for PhD studentships (full and part-time) from the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership, in the Media and Communications and Cultural Studies Pathways. The Studentship covers all PhD fees, provides an annual stipend for the duration of your study (£14,057 for the coming academic year for full-time students), and access to addition funding for field research and further training. Deadline for Expression of Interest: Friday 4th December 2015 The University of Salford is a member of the North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWC DTP), which includes non-HE institutions such as the BBC, Home/Cornerhouse, Tate Liverpool, Opera North, FutureEverything, and FACT (Liverpool). In 2014, the Partnership was awarded £14 million of funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to deliver postgraduate supervision, training and skills development. The School of Arts and Media at the University of Salford has an international reputation for cutting edge research, both theoretical and practice-based, and is especially strong in the area of Media and Communications, as demonstrated by its performance in the 2008 RAE and 2014 REF in the Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management area of assessment (ranked 21st nationally, according to the power ranking). Our media research environment is based at the heart of MediaCityUK, allowing for a unique access and engagement with media institutions like the BBC and ITV, reinforced by a rich programme of research events with both an industry and academic focus. NWC PhD students will be invited to work with our non-HE partners, so as to engage in research, placements and internships. We particularly welcome applications that seek to engage with our non-HEI partners in research / industry / showcase / training capacities (see http://www.nwcdtp.ac.uk<http://www.nwcdtp.ac.uk/>) Media research within the School of Arts and Media is diverse, interdisciplinary and collaborative and has seen numerous internationally recognised outputs from academics as well as successful PhD completions and publication outputs. Areas of expertise of our academic staff include: Film practice; Film history and theory; Media policy; Journalism studies; Celebrity studies; Media theory; Digital culture; Social media; Radical and alternative media; Internet regulation and governance; Television studies; Media politics; Transnational media; Urban cultures; Creative industries; noise; Celebrity studies; Cultural studies; Popular culture; Popular music and media; Cultural theory. Notable Salford media academics include: Prof Seamus Simpson, Professor Garry Crawford, Dr Michael Goddard, Dr Andy Willis, Dr Kirsty Fairclough-Isaacs, Dr Lloyd Peters, Dr Carole O’Reilly, Dr Sharon Coen, Dr Steve Ward, Dr Anthony Smith and Dr Richard Hewett. How to Apply: Prospective applicants who are interested in applying and eligible for funding will need to submit a draft PhD proposal by Friday the 4th December, 2014. Please send this directly to the Salford NWC media pathway rep Dr Michael Goddard ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) and [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> We would expect you to have a first degree, and a completed or current MA, or equivalent professional experience. Following that it will be necessary to complete a formal application for PhD study at the University of Salford by the 22nd of January, 2016, which is available here:http://www.salford.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/applying/applying-for-research and ultimately an application to the Northwest Consortium before 5PM, on the 12th of February. For further information, please see our AHRC funding page:http://www.salford.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/fees-and-funding/research-degree-fees-and-funding and further information is available, including eligibility criteria and scholarship stipend rates, at NWC DTP site: http://www.nwcdtp.ac.uk/ If you have further queries about the research specialisms in media or cultural studies in the School of Arts and Media, and the potentials for working with our non-HE partners, please contact the media pathway leader Dr Michael Goddard: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> If you have any questions regarding the formal application procedure please contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ________________________________ ________________________________ Dr Michael Goddard Reader in Media and Director of Graduate Studies School of Arts & Media MediaCityUK, University of Salford, Salford M50 2HE t: +44 (0) 161 295 6076 | m: +44 (0)793 054 5646 Email address | [log in to unmask]<http://www.salford.ac.uk/> Co-editor with Benjamin Halligan and Paul Hegarty of Reverberations: The Philosophy, Aesthetics and Politics of Noise, Continuum. 2012, and the sister volume co-edited with Benjamin Halligan and Nicola Spelman, Resonances: Noise and Contemporary Music, 2013. ________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. 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