[Commlist] Fully funded PhD in "Understanding the role of social media in shaping civic culture"

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BSQ132/understanding-the-role-of-social-media-in-shaping-civic-culture

<https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BSQ132/understanding-the-role-of-social-media-in-shaping-civic-culture>


  *Understanding the role of social media in shaping civic culture*


      *Loughborough University * - Online Civic Culture Centre

Qualification Type: 	PhD
Location: 	Loughborough
Funding for: 	UK Students, EU Students, International Students
Funding amount: 	£15,009
Hours: 	Full Time

Placed On: 	31st May 2019
Closes: 	3rd July 2019
Reference: 	OCC19-P3X


<http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/apply/research>
<http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/apply/research>

*Supervisors:*

Primary supervisor: Professor Andrew Chadwick

Secondary supervisors: Dr Martin Sykora, Dr Cristian Vaccari

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*Intro:*

O3C: Improving the Health of Our Online Civic Culture

Established in 2018 with an award from Loughborough University's 
Adventure Research Programme, the Online Civic Culture Centre (O3C) 
applies concepts and methods from social science and information science 
to understand the role of social media in shaping our civic culture. Led 
by Professor Andrew Chadwick it includes a doctoral training programme 
consisting of a team of ten academic supervisors drawn from the 
disciplines of communication, information science, social psychology, 
and sociology. The CDT enables interdisciplinary teams of researchers 
and PhD students to work together on issues of misinformation, 
disinformation, and the rise of hate speech and intolerance online. It 
develops evidence-based knowledge to mitigate the 
democratically-dysfunctional aspects of social media. It also identifies 
and promotes the positive civic engagement benefits of social media. For 
more information visit 
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/online-civic-culture-centre/ 
<https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/online-civic-culture-centre/>

In the latest UK Research Excellence Framework (2014), Communication and 
Media at Loughborough was ranked 2nd in the UK for research intensity 
and is 5^th in the world in Communication for influence on scholarly 
research and debate as measured by citations (QS World University 
Rankings 2019).

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*Full Project Detail: *Understanding the role of social media in shaping 
civic culture

We invite applications in any area of O3C’s research foci. For more 
information please visit the O3C website 
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/online-civic-culture-centre 
<https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/online-civic-culture-centre>

Applicants must prepare a 1500-word research proposal outlining their 
project.

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*Find out more: 
*https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/online-civic-culture-centre/ 
<https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/online-civic-culture-centre/>


*Entry requirements: *At least a 2:1 Honours degree (or equivalent) by 
start of project. A Master's degree will be an advantage.


*Funding information:*

Open to UK/EU and International graduates with backgrounds in relevant 
disciplines. For UK/EU students the studentship provides a tax free 
stipend of £15,009 per year for three years and covers tuition fees at 
the UK/EU rate. International students may apply: in this case the 
studentship will cover only the International tuition fee only. You will 
register for 1 October 2019 or 1 January 2020.


*Contact details:*

Name: Deirdre Lombard, Postgraduate Administrator

Email address: (D.Lombard /at/ lboro.ac.uk) <mailto:(D.Lombard /at/ lboro.ac.uk)>

Telephone number: +44 (0)1509 223879


*How to apply:*

Online at www.lboro.ac.uk/study/apply/research 
<http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/apply/research>. Under programme name, 
select Social Sciences. Clearly mark your application "Online Civic 
Culture CDT."

Please quote reference number: OCC19-P3X


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