[Commlist] Study for an AHRC Funded PhD at the University of Salford

Study for an AHRC Funded PhD at the University of Salford

Call for Expressions of Interest and Applications in Media and Cultural 
Studies

North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship 
Competitionfor 2021-22Entry

 

We invite expressions of interest and applications,tothe Media and 
Cultural Studies Pathway, for+2/+3full and part-timePhD studentshipsas 
part of theAHRC’s North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership 
studentship competition.

 

The studentship covers PhD fees, provides an annual stipend for the 
duration of your study (currently setat£15,283andsubject to 
review),and access to additional funding for field research and further 
training.

 

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). 

 

The Cultural, Communication and Media research group at Salford 
undertakes research in the conceptual, applied and practice-based 
aspects of culturaland media studies and traditional and new digital 
media. CCM research has been established formally at the University of 
Salford since 2001.

Our media and cultural studies research environmentisbased at the heart 
of MediaCityUK, allowing for unique accessto  -and engagementwith  
-media institutions like the BBC and ITV, reinforced by a 
richprogrammeof research events with both an industry and academic focus.

 

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

 

How to Apply:

 

Prospective applicants who are interested in applying ­and eligible for 
funding ­ shouldget in touch with us with an expression of 
interestbyFriday 11 December 2020.Pleasecontact the CCM Media and 
Cultural Studies Pathway Representative at Salford:

Dr Carole O’Reilly ((C.OReilly /at/ salford.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 atthe University of Salford byFriday 15 January 2021

and ultimately an application to the Northwest ConsortiumbyFriday5 
February 2021

 

For further informationincluding an application form and guidance notes, 
please see the NWC DTP site: 

http://www.nwcdtp.ac.uk/funding-prospective-students/ 
<http://www.nwcdtp.ac.uk/funding-prospective-students/>

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

If you have any questions regarding the formal 
applicationprocedureplease contact (PGR-SupportSAM /at/ salford.ac.uk)
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