[ecrea] Doctoral Training Opportunities on AHRC‐funded Project in Liverpool

Doctoral Training Opportunities on AHRC‐funded Project in Liverpool

Application Deadline: 1st March 2018

Key Contact: Dr Niamh Thornton, University of Liverpool, 
(n.thornton /at/ liverpool.ac.uk)<mailto:(n.thornton /at/ liverpool.ac.uk)>

Team: Dr Liz Greene Liverpool John Moores University; Dr Catherine 
Wilkinson, Edge Hill University; Dr Samantha Wilkinson, Manchester 
Metropolitan University; Prof Caroline Wilkinson, Liverpool John Moores 
University; Sarah Shrimpton, Liverpool John Moores University; Roger 
McKinley, FACT Liverpool.
We are inviting applications for doctoral research training 
opportunities with an AHRC‐funded project in Liverpool, Brews and Brows: 
Gathering Stories through Research as Practice as Novel Interface 
Between the Humanities and the Sciences. Successful applicants will be 
provided with expert training in research as practice, qualitative 
research, equipment handling and media communication.

About the project: Brews and Brows is a project that gathers stories 
about the cultural importance of the eyebrow and the Scousebrow to 
Liverpool. We will provide training for five doctoral students in a 
variety of information gathering methods using a variety of tools. In a 
project that places a focus on research as practice, those selected will 
gain a mix of specialist technical (A/V documentation, equipment 
support) and transferrable skills (media communication, working with 
human subjects, focus groups). Those selected will assist in the 
storytelling event at FACT media arts centre (https://www.fact.co.uk/) 
from the 25th‐28th April 2018 and a follow up event with fellow students 
in October 2018. It is an ideal opportunity to acquire new skills, 
understand research as practice, and work collaboratively across 
disciplines.

We will provide training in the making of documentary film; as well as 
the use of the face scanning equipment; support in the gathering of 
qualitative data; and a hands‐on introduction to digital humanities 
research skills through the management and maintenance of a social media 
feed related to a research event. This is a great opportunity to learn 
about research and public engagement first‐hand supported by specialists 
in several fields.

Eligibility criteria: Open to Humanities and Social Science 
postgraduates with priority given to AHRC‐funded students. Must be 
available for the following dates: 23rd‐29th April 2018.

Desirable criteria: Training will be provided. However, preference will 
be given to those with one or more of the following: qualitative 
research experience, experience working with participants, and/or 
practice based research including filmmaking.

How to apply: Applications should include name, institution, contact 
details, brief and concise summary of research including methodological 
approach (no more than 300 words), and CV (no more than 1 page) to Dr 
Niamh Thornton ((n.thornton /at/ liverpool.ac.uk)). Deadline for submission is 
1st March 2018. Interview date 8th March and notification of outcome 9th 
March 2018.

Additional information: Travel and subsistence expenses will be 
provided. Working in partnership with FACT and Local SMEs including hair 
and beauty salons, this is a public engagement and research impact 
event. As a strategic partner FACT will facilitate the event. Successful 
applicants will be trained to provide assistance in the management and 
promotion of the event and will be given key insights in the reporting 
of the findings and process in the follow up research event. This is a 
major opportunity, we invite all interested parties to apply.

Supported by the AHRC NORTH WEST CONSORTIUM DOCTORAL TRAINING 
PARTNERSHIP Cohort
Development Fund


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