[ecrea] PhD Studentship (GRA): ‘Disability, Work and the Cultural Economy’

*Fully-funded PhD Studentship (Graduate Research Assistant)*

*‘Disability, Work and the Cultural Economy’*

*CAMEo Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies
University of Leicester*

We are pleased to announce a fully-funded 4-year PhD Studentship/GRA 
opportunity at CAMEo Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies 
<https://www2.le.ac.uk/institutes/cameo>, University of Leicester 
<https://le.ac.uk/>, in conjunction with Attenborough Arts Centre 
<https://www2.le.ac.uk/hosted/attenborougharts>, Leicester.

This studentship is offered in conjunction with CAMEo’s research partner 
Attenborough Arts Centre (AAC) which specialises in the programming of 
inclusive and accessible art and strongly supports the work and 
commissioning of disability-led art and artists. The successful 
applicant will work with CAMEo and AAC to develop a PhD project that 
ideally focuses on some aspect of ‘_disability, work and the cultural 
economy_’, broadly defined.

We particularly welcome outline PhD proposals and applications from 
suitably qualified applicants who can show evidence of an interest in 
one or more of the following (or closely related) topics: disability and 
the arts; disability and cultural work and employment, inclusivity and 
accessibility issues in artistic and creative work, cultural 
participation and inequality; careers, work and employment for disabled 
or disadvantaged groups.

The successful applicant will receive an annual salary/stipend package 
worth £14,777 and a UK/EU tuition fee waiver. The positions will 
continue for four years, subject to a satisfactory annual progress review.

*Start date:* October 2018

*Deadline for application:* Friday March 16th 2018

Queries about project ideas are welcome and should be made to Dr Doris 
Ruth Eikhof or Professor Mark Banks. For more general enquiries about 
making an application please contact us at (cameo /at/ le.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(cameo /at/ le.ac.uk)>.


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