AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship Competition for 2020-21 Entry
Call for Expressions of Interest and Applications in Media and Cultural Studies
We invite expressions of interest and applications, to the Media and Cultural Studies Pathway, for +2/+3 full and part-time PhD studentships
as part of the AHRC’s North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership studentship competition.
The studentship covers all PhD fees, provides an annual stipend for the duration of your study (currently
set at £15,009
and subject to review),
and access to additional funding for field research and further training.
Deadline for Expressions of Interest: Friday 13 December 2019.
The University of Salford is a member of the North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP), which includes non-HE institutions
such as the BBC, Home/Cornerhouse, Tate Liverpool, Opera North, FutureEverything, and FACT (Liverpool).
In 2018, as part of Phase 2 of the DTP, the Partnership was awarded over £6 million of funding from the Arts and Humanities Research
Council (AHRC) to deliver postgraduate supervision, training and skills development.
The Cultural, Communication and Media research group at Salford undertakes work in the conceptual, applied and practice-based aspects
of cultural, film and media studies and traditional and new digital media. CCM research has been established formally at the University of Salford since 2005. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, a quarter of CCM research was judged to be world leading,
with almost two thirds judged as internationally excellent or world leading.
Our media and cultural studies research environment is based at MediaCityUK, allowing for access to - and engagement with - media
institutions like the BBC and ITV, reinforced by a 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.
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; Internet regulation and governance; Television studies; Media politics; Transnational media; Urban cultures; Creative industries; Celebrity studies; Popular culture; Popular music and media; Cultural theory.
How to Apply:
Prospective applicants should provide an expression of interest and draft PhD proposal by
Friday 13 December 2019. Please send this directly to:
Dr Leslie McMurtry ([log in to unmask])
OR
Dr Carole O’Reilly ([log in to unmask])
As well as to:
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We would expect you to have a very good 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 to be submitted by
Monday 13 January, 2020 and ultimately an application to the Northwest Consortium
before 5PM, on Friday 7 February 2020 .
For further information including an application form and guidance notes, please see the NWC DTP site:
http://www.nwcdtp.ac.uk/prospective-students/
If you have further queries about the research specialisms in media and cultural studies in the School of Arts and Media, and the potential
for working with our non-HE partners, please contact University of Salford NWCDTP Institutional Lead, Professor Seamus Simpson ([log in to unmask]).
If you have any questions regarding the formal application procedure please contact [log in to unmask]
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SEAMUS SIMPSON
School of Arts and Media, MediacityUK,
Salford, Manchester. M502HE Phone: +44 (0) 161 295 6206 Email: [log in to unmask] |
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