[Commlist] AHRC-funded PhD opportunities in Art/Design/Heritage at the University of Salford

*Study for an AHRC Funded PhD at the University of Salford*

*Call for Expressions of Interest and Applications in Art & Design or 
Heritage *

*North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship 
Competition for 2024-25 Entry*


We invite expressions of interest and applications, to the Art & Design 
and/or Heritage Pathways, for +2/+3 full and part-time PhD studentships 
as part of the AHRC’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 set at £17,668 (or part-time pro 
rata) and subject 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, Science and Industry Musuem, and FACT (Liverpool). 

 The School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology at the University of 
Salford has an international reputation for research, both theoretical 
and practice-based. The Digital Curation Lab at MediaCityUK undertakes 
research in the conceptual, applied and practice-based aspects of 
digital curation, digital heritage, and digital preservation.  


*How to Apply:*

Prospective applicants who are interested in applying and eligible for 
funding ­ should get in touch with us with an expression of interest by 
*Thursday 14 December 2023.*

Please contact one of the Pathway Representatives at Salford, who can 
offer you guidance on the suitability of your research project proposal 
and eventual application:

Dr Juan Hiriart (Heritage) – *(J.F.V.Hiriart /at/ salford.ac.uk)*

Dr Toni Sant (Art & Design) – *(A.Sant2 /at/ salford.ac.uk)*
 
We would expect you to have a very good first degree in a related 
subject, and a completed or current MA, or equivalent professional 
experience. Applicants with a distinction on their MA (or equivalent) 
are normally rated higher than others in the funding competition.

Following that, it will be necessary to complete a formal application 
for PhD study at the University of Salford by *Friday 2 February 2024* 
*(17.00 GMT)*

For further information including 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 Digital Curation Lab and the 
potential for working with our non-HE partners, please contact us 
through our website at http://hub.salford.ac.uk/digital-curation-lab 
<http://hub.salford.ac.uk/digital-curation-lab>

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*Ring Fenced Studentships*

The NWCDTP is committed to equality of opportunity and working to ensure 
our cohort of postgraduate researchers reflects the diverse community we 
serve. We have introduced a range of positive measures to assist in 
achieving these commitments, recognising in particular that postgraduate 
researchers from Global Majority, Disabled, and Socioeconomically 
Unequal communities are currently underrepresented on our programmes and 
across the UK university sector. The introduction of these measures 
follows a review of our recruitment processes and forms part of a 
three-year plan we have developed to achieve greater diversity and 
better equality outcomes.

One of the steps we have taken as part of that plan was to introduce 
ring-fenced studentships during a 2 year period (2021-2023). In 2022/3, 
we guaranteed one candidate from Global Majority (including heritage) 
communities a studentship. Applicants from these groups will, of course, 
also be considered as part of our recruitment to all of the available 
studentships. Students who consider themselves to be from 
socioeconomically unequal backgrounds are able to apply for our Broken 
Pipeline scholarship. Finally, as a means for addressing problematic 
disparity within the discipline, we are offering one ring-fenced 
studentship to a Female (female in this context meaning anyone 
identifying as a woman) Philosophy student. These ring-fenced 
studentships, apart from the Broken Pipeline scholarship, are open to 
International applicants.

Applicants wishing to apply for one of the ring-fenced studentships will 
have the opportunity to identify themselves on the application form as 
wishing to be considered for these targeted studentships. Their 
applications will be considered as part of the standard award 
competition and will be subject to the same assessment criteria and 
schedule (see how to apply above).


*Applications workshops*

The NWC  will be running online application workshops via Zoom for those 
who are interested in applying. Please find below dates, times and 
details on how to join our workshops :

  * Friday *27 Oct 2023*, 10 – 11am (GMT): https://zoom.us/j/99387595337
    <https://zoom.us/j/99387595337>
  * Monday *8 Jan 2024*, 3 – 4pm (GMT): https://zoom.us/j/98057198832
    <https://zoom.us/j/98057198832>

/If you have any questions regarding the formal PhD application 
procedure, please contact (PGR-SupportSAM /at/ salford.ac.uk)/


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