[Commlist] ESRC Doctoral Training Programme Collaborative Project Studentships (Journalism and Democracy)

*/ESRC Wales DTP Collaborative studentships /*

Cardiff University, School of Journalism, Media and Culture, supported 
by the ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership for Wales (Wales DTP), invites 
applications for funded PhD study.  These particular studentships, known 
as ‘collaborative studentships’, involve liaison with a non-academic 
organisation, often at many key stages of the research programme. They 
will commence in October 2019. The following collaborative studentships 
are available for the “Journalism and Democracy” pathway

  * 1)  “Journalism, Data Literacy and Democratic Futures” (Dr Joanna
    Redden)
  * 2) ”End of Life Decisions in the News: Medical Ethics, Law and
    Democracy” (Professor Jenny Kitzinger)
The School of Journalism, Media and Culture is a world leading centre 
for media teaching and research and offer a wide range of courses at 
various levels.

The School combines a long standing record of excellence in teaching and 
training with an outstanding research portfolio routinely winning awards 
from a range of bodies.  This reputation was recently recognised in the 
2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), which ranked the School 2nd 
for the quality of its journalism, media and communications research 
when compared with 66 other institutions in the UK. 89%  of the School’s 
research was classed as ‘world leading’  or ‘internationally excellent’ 
by REF, with both the School’s research environment and the impact of 
its research receiving the top possible score of 100%. Our staff 
regularly contribute expert opinion and commentary about research and 
topical news events to the local, national and international media and 
through the School blog JOMEC@Cardiff University.

Applications are invited from exceptional candidates with a first class 
or strong upper second class honours degree, or appropriate Master’s 
degree. Both the University and the ESRC Wales DTP value diversity and 
equality at all levels and we encourage applications from all sections 
of the community. We welcome applications for both full and part-time 
study, and studentships are available as either ‘1+3’ (i.e. one full 
time year of research training Masters followed by three years of 
full-time Doctoral study, or the part-time equivalent), or ‘+3’ (i.e. 
three years of full-time doctoral study or its part-time equivalent), 
depending on the needs of the applicant.

Applications welcomed by 1 February 2019 (12.00 noon).

**

These studentships are ‘collaborative’ awards. Applicants should take 
careful consideration of the working title and description of the 
project, and may wish to contact the named member of staff for a 
discussion prior to applying.

*WHAT THE STUDENTSHIP WILL COVER*

Studentship Awards commence in October 2019 and will cover your tuition 
fees as well as a maintenance grant (currently £14,777 p.a. for 2018/19 
for full-time students, updated each year); and includes access to an 
additional Research Training Support Grant (RTSG), though an element of 
this latter fund may be ‘pooled’ and require separate applications from 
2019 onwards.  There are other opportunities and benefits available to 
studentship holders, including an overseas fieldwork allowance (if 
applicable), internship opportunities, overseas institutional visits and 
other small grants.

*ELIGIBILITY*

ESRC studentships are highly competitive, candidates should have an 
excellent academic background in the social sciences, holding a 1^st or 
strong upper 2^nd class degree; applications from those also holding a 
relevant research training Masters degree (or an equivalent background 
in research training) will be considered for a +3 award.  Full awards 
(fees plus maintenance stipend) are open to UK Nationals and EU students 
who can satisfy UK residency requirements.

*1+3 OR +3*

Awards are available on either a 1+3 or +3 basis. A 1+3 studentship 
provides funding for four years (or part-time equivalent), completing a 
research training Masters in the 1st year, followed by 3 years research 
funding for a PhD. A +3 studentship provides funding for the three years 
PhD research study only (or part-time equivalent).

*ASSESSMENT*

The closing deadline for applications is 12.00 noon on Friday 1 February 
2019. Short-listed applicants will be invited to interview, which are 
expected to take place in late February/early March 2019. After 
interview, a final short-list of applicants will be put forward to a 
Panel convened by the ESRC Wales DTP Management Group at which final 
decisions with regard to studentship awards will be made. In most cases 
successful applicants can expect to hear by early April 2019.**

**

*HOW TO APPLY*

A *_completed_* on-line application form for admission to doctoral study 
at Cardiff University by the deadline of 12 noon on 1 February 2019. 
Incomplete applications or applications received after this specified 
time will not be accepted. Please ensure that you indicate clearly which 
of the two collaborative awards you wish to apply for.

The application _must_ contain the following documents:

1. Covering letter: Please address to Dr Cynthia Carter. The covering 
letter must name the collaborative studentship being applied for.  It 
must set out your reasons and motivation for applying to study at 
Cardiff University, and the Journalism and Democracy Pathway; your 
understanding, and expectations of doctoral study; and your academic 
interests generally, and particularly how these relate to the 
description of the project supplied. The covering letter should be no 
more than two pages. Please also specify whether you wish to apply on a 
+3 or 1+3 basis.

2. Academic / Professional Qualifications: Where appropriate, this 
should also include proof of English Language Competency (7.5 IELTS 
minimum).

3. References: All applications require two academic references to be 
submitted in support. _Candidates must approach referees themselves and 
include the references with their application._

4. Curriculum Vitae: This should be no longer than two pages.

5. Research Proposal: For collaborative studentships, the proposal 
should build directly on the outline description that has been 
supplied.  The proposal should be up to a /maximum/ of 1000 words, not 
including bibliographic references. We suggest that you use the 
following five headings in your research proposal:

  * Your reflections on the title, aims and purpose of the research;
  * An overview of some key research literature relevant to the study;
  * Your proposals for developing the design and methods of the study;
  * A description of potential outcomes of the project for
    understanding, knowledge, policy and practice (as appropriate to the
    topic);
  * Bibliographic references


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