[ecrea] Fully-funded PhD scholarship at The Centre for Research in Digital Storymaking

Fully-funded PhD scholarship at The Centre for Research in Digital 
Storymaking

*The Project*
We invite applications for one full-time, funded PhD in the School of 
Arts and Creative Industries at London South Bank University. The 
scholarships cover fees and offer a stipend of £15,000 p.a. for three 
years. We welcome proposals in all areas of research relevant to The 
Centre for Research in Digital Storymaking, but are particularly 
interested in applications which relate to one or more of the following:
• care and digital technologies
• digital storytelling and art (including digital journalism)
• performance and new technologies

We are happy to support a practice-based research proposal.

Further information about  The Centre’s projects and staff research 
interests can be found at:
http://digitalstorymaking.co.uk/

*The Candidate*
You should have a first or upper second class honours degree in an 
appropriate area such as theatre, digital media, journalism or related 
fields.

Key skills and selection criteria:

• Good relevant first or upper second class honours degree
• Evidence of interest and experience in the highlighted areas
• Experience of software packages e.g. Microsoft Office.
• Ability to research subjects using libraries, the internet and other 
information resources.
• Ability to communicate in writing and verbally, the outcomes of the 
work to commercial industrial and scientific audiences.
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity and 
their practical applications.

*Award Details*
The 3 year studentship is funded by The Centre for Research in Digital 
Storymaking  and leads to the degree of PhD in Arts. The Studentship 
provides a tax-free maintenance allowance of up to £15,000.00 pa and 
includes tuition fees payable to the University. The studentship will 
also come with the opportunity of disseminating research outcomes on 
National and International conferences. The successful candidate will 
join an active research team. The chance to teach LSBU students will 
also be given to the successful candidate.

*Application Procedure*
Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Elena Marchevska 
<mailto:(marcheve /at/ lsbu.ac.uk)>
Interested applicants should apply via UKPASS 
<https://pgapp.ukpass.ac.uk/ukpasspgapp/login.jsp> by 5 p.m. on 27th 
April 2018, quoting reference DST001

A shortlist of candidates will be invited for an interview and the 
successful candidate will be selected for an award in accordance with 
the University’s postgraduate admission requirements and meet the 
eligibility of Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997.

*London South Bank University (LSBU)*
London South Bank University is a dynamic, inner-city university with a 
diverse multi-cultural population of some 17,000 students and around 
1700 staff. For over 100 years the university has provided top quality 
teaching and learning, underpinned by relevant research and delivered in 
an environment that is focussed on the needs of its students and the 
great capital city of London. Our students and staff come from every 
part of the community and from all over the world, making our campus 
truly multicultural. The courses offered here are flexible and closely 
linked to the needs of industry and the professions, with particular 
specialities in health (nursing and allied health professions); 
computing, internet and multimedia, engineering, applied science and 
sports science; architecture, construction and estate management; 
business studies, management, tourism, hospitality and law; social 
sciences, arts, media studies, digital media and video production; 
English and a new exciting programme of Combined Honours degrees.

*The School of Art and Creative Industries *
The School has an established track-record of delivering courses that 
offer core academic knowledge alongside applied professional knowledge. 
This approach ensures our graduates have the right skills and 
competencies to compete successfully for jobs, and have the potential to 
lead innovation within their sectors. We understand the importance of 
the digital age, and within LSBU we have internationally recognised 
research excellence in science and technology. This, combined with our 
strong and deep heritage in design, performance, media and the visual 
arts, positions us at the important strategic intersection between 
technology and the liberal arts. Additionally, our central SE1 location 
ensures we have a wide range of internationally renowned creative 
industry partners at our doorstep. We work with some of the capital’s 
major art, media and performance institutions through collaborative 
grants and research funding.

*The Centre for Research in Digital Storymaking *
The Centre for Research in Digital Storymaking focuses on storymaking 
across different digital media. Our focus on digital storymaking is 
intended to ensure an interdisciplinary set of engagements. The Centre’s 
aims are to analyse how stories are constructed, remediated, and 
hybridized in contemporary digital culture and  to promote innovative 
and collaborative methodologies and develop analysis that is grounded in 
relevant industry contexts. The Centre’s core enquires are:
• the impact of digital  storymaking in real world contexts (in 
journalism, documentary, curation, public policy communications such as 
health);
• contextual distribution of story events (transmedia, social media);
• new forms in imaginative narrative media (games, interactive fiction, 
immersive theatre).
The Centre pursues this mission by organising public events, academic 
symposia and workshops, and facilitating and coordinating research projects.

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