[ecrea] ESRC-funded PhD studentship on the ‘Relating to Data through Visualisation’ PhD Network

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*We are seeking an excellent candidate to join the ‘Relating to Data 
through Visualisation’ PhD network. The PhD studentship is funded by the 
ESRC through the White Rose Doctoral Training Centre (WRDTC). The 
network consists of three PhD projects:

·/Developing//visualisation//literacy/(based at The University of Sheffield)

·/Engaging diverse users in//visualisation//design and evaluation/(based 
at The University of York)

·/Measuring visualisation engagement/(based at The University of Leeds)

We are seeking to recruit a student for the third project, /Measuring 
Visualisation Engagement/ (based at The University of Leeds). The 
project will build on Seeing Data research (seeingdata.org 
<http://seeingdata.org>), which experimented with capturing responses to 
visualisations through automated processes 
(http://seeingdata.org/understandingdata-visualisations/rate-these-visualisations/ 
<http://seeingdata.org/understandingdata-visualisations/rate-these-visualisations/>). 
The project will advance these experiments to develop an open source 
application which aims to support visualisation evaluation. Through this 
process, it will address questions relating to how data-generating 
systems make and shape the data that they produce and the role of 
measurement in contemporary culture.

The ‘Relating to Data through Visualisation’ Network aims to develop new 
knowledge about how people relate to data through their visualisation, 
the narratives and meanings people attach to visualisations and the 
potential understanding produced by them. It is led by Professor Helen 
Kennedy of the University of Sheffield and supported by award-winning 
visualisation agencies Visualising Data (http://www.visualisingdata.com/ 
<http://www.visualisingdata.com/>) and Clever Franke 
(https://www.cleverfranke.com/), active participants in network 
activities. For more information about the network visit: 
http://seeingdata.org/relating-data-visualisation/ 
<http://seeingdata.org/relating-data-visualisation/>

The supervisors for the /Measuring Visualisation Engagement/PhD are Dr 
Chris Birchall from the University of Leeds and Professor Paul Clough 
from the University of Sheffield.

*Studentship details*:

·The PhD studentship covers UK/EU academic fees and a tax-free 
maintenance grant paid at standard Research Council rates (£14,296 in 
Session 2016/17) for full-time study, together with other allowances if 
appropriate

·EU applicants will be eligible for an award paying tuition fees only, 
except in exceptional circumstances, or where residency has been 
established for more than 3 years prior to the start of the course

*Application details*:

·Applicants should possess an Upper Second Class Honours Degree and 
preferably a Masters Degree

·Applicants must first submit the relevant study application form(s) and 
be in receipt of a Student ID Number (see 
http://media.leeds.ac.uk/pg/phd/apply/ 
<http://media.leeds.ac.uk/pg/phd/apply/>)

·Applicants must then complete the University’s ESRC WR DTC Studentship 
Application Form 
<http://www.leeds.ac.uk/rsa/postgraduate_scholarships/ESRCAppForm16>. 
This should be returned to (pg_scholarships /at/ leeds.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(pg_scholarships /at/ leeds.ac.uk)>by 20 November 2016

·Please contact Chris Birchall on (c.t.birchall /at/ leeds.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(c.t.birchall /at/ leeds.ac.uk)>to express an interest or to request 
more information about entry requirements and how to apply

·Deadline: 20/11/2016; interviews during the week commencing 21^st November

·Start date: 1/1/2017


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