[ecrea] Fully-funded studentship at Bangor University

> 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 at Bangor University, under 
> the supervision of the Head of School, Dr 
> Stephanie Marriott. The studentship is mostly 
> funded by Thomas Howellâ??s Educational Fund for 
> North Wales which is a fund within The 
> Drapersâ?? 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 universityâ??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 â??Drapers PhD 
> studentshipâ?? on the form under â??area of 
> researchâ?? 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 ((stephanie.marriott /at/ bangor.ac.uk)) or to 
> Dr Astrid Ensslin, Director of Graduate Studies 
> for the School of Creative Studies and Media ((a.ensslin /at/ bangor.ac.uk)).

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