[ecrea] PhD opportunities in media and cultural studies at Salford: AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship Competition

*North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship 
Competition for 2019-20 Entry*

**

*Call for Expressions of Interest and Applications in Media and Cultural 
Studies at the University of Salford*

**

We invite expressions of interest and applications, in the Media and 
Cultural Studies Pathway, for full and part-time PhD studentships as 
part of the *AHRC’s North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership 
studentship competition*.

The studentship covers all PhD fees, provides an annual stipend for the 
duration of your study (currently set at £14,777 and subject to review), 
and access to additional funding for field research and further training.

*Deadline for Expressions of Interest: Wednesday 12 December 2018.***

The University of Salford is a member of the North West Consortium 
Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP), which includes non-HE 
institutions such as the BBC, Home/Cornerhouse, Tate Liverpool, Opera 
North, FutureEverything, and FACT (Liverpool). In 2018, as part of Phase 
2 of the DTP,  the Partnership was awarded over £6 million of funding 
from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to deliver 
postgraduate supervision, training and skills development.

The School of Arts and Media at the University of Salford has an 
international reputation for research, both theoretical and 
practice-based. The Cultural, Communication and Media research group at 
Salford undertakes research in the conceptual, applied and 
practice-based aspects of cultural, film and media studies and 
traditional and new digital media. CCM research has been established 
formally at the University of Salford since 2005. In the 2014 Research 
Excellence Framework, a quarter of CCM research was judged to be world 
leading, with almost two thirds judged as internationally excellent or 
world leading.

Our media and cultural studies research environment is based at the 
heart of MediaCityUK, allowing access to  - and engagement with - media 
institutions like the BBC and ITV, reinforced by a rich programme of 
research events with both an industry and academic focus.

NWC PhD students will be invited to work with our non-HE partners, so as 
to engage in research, placements and internships. We particularly 
welcome applications that seek to engage with our non-HEI partners in 
research / industry / showcase / training capacities.

Areas of expertise of our academic staff include: Film practice; Film 
history and theory; Media policy; Journalism studies; Celebrity studies; 
Media theory; Digital culture; Social media; Internet regulation and 
governance; Television studies; Media politics; Transnational media; 
Urban cultures; Creative industries; Celebrity studies; Popular 
culture; Popular music and media; Cultural theory.

*How to Apply:***

Expressions of Interest: prospective applicants who are interested in 
applying ­ and eligible for funding ­ should submit a draft PhD proposal 
by *Wed 12 December 2018.*  Please send this directly to:

Dr Leslie McMurtry ((L.G.McMurtry /at/ salford.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(L.G.McMurtry /at/ salford.ac.uk)>)

OR

Dr Carole O’Reilly ((C.OReilly /at/ salford.ac.uk))

As well as to: (PGR-SupportSAM /at/ salford.ac.uk) 
<https://portal.salford.ac.uk/+CSCO+1p75676763663A2F2F666E797362657166726B70756E617472736E657A2E666E79736265712E6E702E6878++/owa/-CSCO-3h--redir.aspx?C=KoWRYA1ygEWbMsxwJ0kpU5r3iOF6F9QIcicym-toZRpMV25YRCbTFotYzymqqRSowCTJIrhvZr4.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fuos-portal.salford.ac.uk%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3d939SFzCqV0Ow4tzOcMEjNtehAF8tBdMIDI_IhFB4UGl5YX0KGlnOQm7asGGSqXL3rUKHiOj5n4I.%26URL%3dmailto%253aPGR-SupportSAM%2540salford.ac.uk>

We would expect you to have a very good first degree, and a completed or 
current MA, or equivalent professional experience.

Following that, it will be necessary to complete a formal application 
for PhD study at the University of Salford by *Monday 14 January, 2019*

and ultimately an application to the Northwest Consortium before 5PM, on 
*Friday 8 February 2019* .

For further information including an application form and guidance 
notes, please see the NWC DTP site: 
http://www.nwcdtp.ac.uk/prospective-students/

If you have further queries about the research specialisms in media and 
cultural studies in the School of Arts and Media, and the potential for 
working with our non-HE partners, please contact  Professor Seamus 
Simpson ((s.simpson /at/ salford.ac.uk) <mailto:(s.simpson /at/ salford.ac.uk)>).

If you have any questions regarding the formal application procedure 
please contact (PGR-SupportSAM /at/ salford.ac.uk) 
<https://portal.salford.ac.uk/+CSCO+1p75676763663A2F2F666E797362657166726B70756E617472736E657A2E666E79736265712E6E702E6878++/owa/-CSCO-3h--redir.aspx?C=KoWRYA1ygEWbMsxwJ0kpU5r3iOF6F9QIcicym-toZRpMV25YRCbTFotYzymqqRSowCTJIrhvZr4.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fuos-portal.salford.ac.uk%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3d939SFzCqV0Ow4tzOcMEjNtehAF8tBdMIDI_IhFB4UGl5YX0KGlnOQm7asGGSqXL3rUKHiOj5n4I.%26URL%3dmailto%253aPGR-SupportSAM%2540salford.ac.uk>


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