[ecrea] PhD Studentship: Media Representations of HE Students

*Funded PhD Studentship: **Media Representations of Higher Education 
Students: a cross-national comparison*

*Department of Sociology*, *University of Surrey*

The Department of Sociology, University of Surrey invites applications 
for a PhD studentship on ‘Media Representations of Higher Education 
Students’. This forms part of a wider project (called ‘EuroStudents’) 
funded by the European Research Council, which will explore the 
different ways in which higher education students are constructed across 
six European nations.

The PhD studentship comprises two strands of work. Firstly, 
representations of students within newspapers in the six countries will 
be analysed. A content analysis will be conducted for two national 
newspapers from each of the countries involved in the research (Denmark, 
England, Germany, Ireland, Poland and Spain). A broadly representative 
sub-sample of texts will then be chosen for further, detailed discursive 
analysis. In the second strand, two popular film or drama-based 
television programmes that feature students will be selected from each 
country and analysed using a discursive approach. Comparisons will be 
made within each country, across all six countries, and then in relation 
to the results of the analysis of news media.

The successful candidate will be part of the EuroStudents research team 
and also the vibrant research community within the Department of 
Sociology at the University of Surrey. Further information about the 
research project can be found at: www.eurostudents.net 
<http://www.eurostudents.net>

*Funding:* The 3-year studentship is funded by the European Research 
Council. It covers Home/EU tuition fees and a maintenance grant of 
£14,057 per annum.

*Entry requirements:*

_Essential_

Masters level degree in Sociology, Education, Media, Human Geography or 
a related subject

Experience of media analysis

Excellent oral and written communication skills

_Desirable_

Knowledge of issues related to higher education

Knowledge of one of more languages covered by the project, in addition 
to English (i.e. Danish, German, Polish, Spanish)

Familiarity with one or more of the countries outside the UK involved in 
the research (i.e. Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Spain)

*Applications:*

To apply, please send:

1. A covering letter highlighting: (i) why you are interested in this 
particular research project; (ii) why you are interested in doing a PhD; 
(iii) which specific skills and aptitudes you feel you would bring to 
the project.

2. A copy of your current CV including the names of two referees and the 
marks you have received for your master’s modules to date. (Please feel 
free to include a transcript of your marks, alongside your CV, if this 
is easier.)

3. A sample of your academic writing (e.g. an essay or dissertation).

These should be sent by email to Rachel Brooks: (r.brooks /at/ surrey.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(r.brooks /at/ surrey.ac.uk)> Please also contact Rachel for any 
queries you may have associated with this studentship.

Closing date: 5pm, 27^th May 2016; Interviews: to be confirmed; Start 
date: 26^th September 2016

Rachel Brooks

Professor of Sociology and Head of Department of Sociology

Executive Editor, /British Journal of Sociology of Education/

University of Surrey

Guildford

GU2 7XH

E: (r.brooks /at/ surrey.ac.uk) <mailto:(r.brooks /at/ surrey.ac.uk)>


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