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[ecrea] PhD Studentships: University of Stirling

Tue Oct 25 18:38:14 GMT 2016





*PhD Studentships: University of Stirling*

*Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities: AHRC-funded PhD Studentship Competition & PhD Study in Communications, Media & Culture at the University of Stirling, 2017*

Communications, Media & Culture at the University of Stirling is pleased to invite applications for PhD studentships through its involvement with the AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership, Scotland.

We welcome applications across our areas of expertise in media, communications, journalism, film and television studies and particularly encourage applications which speak to the following areas of research strength:

Digital media and society

Critical theories of the media

Political economy of media, information and communication

Political communications

Public relations

Sport and/in media

Journalism and the representation of politics

Journalism and discourse

Big data journalism

Photojournalism

International journalism

Feminist and queer film, television and media studies

Film & TV history

Film & TV genres

Phenomenological approaches to film

Sound in audio-visual media

Archival research

University of Stirling is home to the Archives of filmmakers Norman McLaren, Lindsay Anderson and John Grierson, as well as to the archives of the Musicians Union and Commonwealth Games Scotland. We additionally welcome applications making use of these unique collections.

Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Dr Sarah Neely Divisional PhD Co-ordinator ((sarah.neely /at/ stir.ac.uk)) <mailto:(sarah.neely /at/ stir.ac.uk))>to discuss their ideas before application. The deadline for applications to be received by the University is 5pm on Wednesday 22^nd December and details about the application process can be found at: http://www.stir.ac.uk/arts-humanities/graduate study/ahrcandesrc/ahrcdoctoralstudentships/ <http://www.stir.ac.uk/arts-humanities/graduate-study/ahrcandesrc/ahrcdoctoralstudentships/>

The AHRC DTP Scotland funds around 55 PhD studentships per annum for five years from 2014. Successful applicants will benefit from fees, stipend and *significant additional flexible funding to shape their doctoral training to meet their individual needs*. SGSAH students will have access to the rich resources available in all Scottish HEIs as well as *unique training opportunities* developed in partnership with SGSAH’s 29 founding supporter organisations. These *prestigious and internationally-renowned organisations *include the National Museum of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland, the National Theatre of Scotland, Scottish Ballet, the National Galleries of Scotland, BBC Scotland, Scottish Opera, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Royal Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the Edinburgh International Book and Film Festivals, the Scottish Sculpture Workshop and a diverse range of local and regional arts, culture and heritage organisations. They have committed to support students in a variety of ways including *exclusive access to training events, mentoring, talks, visits and funded placements and internships*. Full details are available on the SGSAH website http://www.sgsah.ac.uk/studentships/.

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