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[ecrea] postgraduate research studentship, Open University in Milton Keynes

Tue Jul 28 21:03:58 GMT 2009




Postgraduate Research Studentship





Media and Communications Convergence





Faculty of Social Sciences



Based in Milton Keynes

From October 2009, Ref: RDKF

The Departments of Sociology and Communications and Systems wish to recruit a student for a fully-funded 3 year research studentship and registration for MPhil/PhD. The studentship is part of the University's commitment to strategic development of interdisciplinary research in convergence and the knowledge economy. The studentship will be held in the Department of Sociology and you will be able to apply for membership of appropriate research centres based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and/or the Faculty of Maths, Computing and Technology.

Applications are particularly welcome from students who wish to pursue research in any of the following broadly-defined areas:

Technology, Communication and Internet Studies

Media and Technology Policy and Regulation

Convergence and the Creative Industries.

You should have at least 2:1 for your first degree and, ideally, a relevant Master's qualification (or equivalent).

For further details of the Sociology Department and the Faculty of Social Science please visit <http://www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/>http://www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/ . For further details of the Communication and Systems Department and the Faculty of Maths, Computing and Technology visit <http://mct.open.ac.uk/>http://mct.open.ac.uk/

For information on studying for an OU research degree please visit our Research School's website <http://www.open.ac.uk/research-school/>http://www.open.ac.uk/research-school/

For an application pack please e-mail <mailto:(socsi-sociology-recruitment /at/ open.ac.uk)>(socsi-sociology-recruitment /at/ open.ac.uk) quoting reference RDKF. For informal inquiries contact Dr. Mark Banks at <mailto:(m.o.banks /at/ open.ac.uk)>(m.o.banks /at/ open.ac.uk) or Professor Richard Collins at <mailto:(r.e.collins /at/ open.ac.uk)>(r.e.collins /at/ open.ac.uk) (Sociology) or Professor Chris Bissell <mailto:(c.c.bissell /at/ open.ac.uk)>(c.c.bissell /at/ open.ac.uk) (Communications and Systems). Closing date: Friday 28 August 2009. Interview date: Wednesday 16 September 2009.

Equal Opportunity is University Policy.



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