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[ecrea] PhD studentship at Arts University Bournemouth

Sat Jun 13 12:31:17 GMT 2015






PhD Studentship in Animation



Arts University Bournemouth is a specialist art, design, architecture, media and performance institution with an emergent research environment. Over 50% of its research was judged world-leading or internationally excellent according to the REF 2014 exercise.



We are currently inviting studentship applications for the following project:



Making Animated Documentary: Institutional and Production Contexts



The overarching objective of this practice-based PhD studentship, supervised by Professor Paul Ward, is to answer the question ‘What is an animated documentary?’ Most research to date concentrates on theoretical and historical definitions of the form. Specific empirical and contextual studies of animated documentary – and research that is driven by the practicalanimation/filmmaking of someone working in the field – are significant by their absence.



This doctoral research project will therefore interrogate what animated documentary is, how it functions institutionally (e.g. in relation to funding bodies, broadcasters and government/NGOs) and the role it plays in changing society, but it will do this via the lens of animation and documentary practice and production. One of the main purposes of the research project is to critically interrogate animation production processes – the stages that are often ignored or overlooked, or seen as less important than the ‘finished product’. It is this fine-grained institutional analysis that will form the basis of new knowledge with regard to animated documentaries. The expected outcomes will be a significant body of practical work (i.e. an animated documentary film and accompanying documentation) alongside a thesis.



Although the successful applicant will have scope to frame their own specific questions, indicative overarching research questions are:



1. Is 'animated documentary' a viable, recognised form – or simply a pragmatic marriage of convenience?

2. What particular production, distribution and exhibition challenges are raised by working in the area?

3. What role do filmmakers/animators play in actually defining the form, through the discourses of their communities of practice?



The guiding principles of the research are: to determine how and why certain communities of practice define things in certain ways; the institutional constraints they work within; and the practical and discursive parameters that delimit their approach to animation production. The research questions above underpin these principles.



The successful candidate will be required to conduct research in the animated documentary field, with a fundamental part of this being a critical contextualisation of their own practice: the development and production of an animated documentary of the student’s devising is central to this practice-based studentship.



The studentship is offered on a full-time basis only. The successful applicant will have their fees paid and be awarded a University stipend of £14,257 per annum for 2015/16. They will be expected to contribute up to 6 hours of academic duties a week. Please refer to the terms and conditions for further details.







Person Specification and Eligibility Criteria

Candidates for a PhD studentship must demonstrate outstanding qualities and be motivated to complete a PhD in three years.



Applicants should hold a first or upper-second-class Honours degree and/or a Master’s degree in animation and be conversant with animation production procedures. Applicants with alternative qualifications/experience will be considered if they can demonstrate relevant achievement. Applicants whose first language is not English will be expected to have an IELTS score of at least 7.0 with 7.0 minimum in writing.

In addition to satisfying basic entry criteria, AUB will look closely at the research potential and academic qualities of each candidate and what they can bring to their chosen research project in order to ensure successful and timely completion.

Please note that this award is only available to nationals from the UK and EU and is not open to applicants who are liable to pay academic fees at the international fee rate. UK applicants will be eligible for a full award. EU applicants are normally eligible for a fees only award unless they can demonstrate residency in the UK for a minimum of three years.



How to Apply

All applicants should apply via the University’s online application portal:http://aub.ac.uk/courses/research-degrees/



You should state in your proposal that you wish to be considered for the Making Animated Documentary studentship and upload a current Curriculum Vitae.



Closing date for applications is Monday 6 July 2015. Successful candidates will be notified w/c 20 July and invited for interview at Arts University Bournemouth on Tuesday 28 July 2015.



Further information

Our Research Degrees are awarded in partnership with University of the Arts London. In your first year of registration, there will be three separate weeks attendance in London at the University of the Arts London Research Network (RNUAL) commencing late September 2015.



For full information about the project, research environment, eligibility criteria, funding and benefits, please contact Valerie Lodge, Research Manager, (vlodge /at/ aub.ac.uk)<mailto:(vlodge /at/ aub.ac.uk)> T: 01202 363334<tel:01202%20363334>




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