[Commlist] Call: AHRC-funded PHD Scholarship on the History of Ulster Television

Please draw to the attention of anyone who might be interested in this 
fully-funded collaborative PHD. The deadline for Expressions of Interest 
is *4 February 2020. *

*Ulster Television in the 1960s*

The Centre for the History of Television Culture and Production, Royal 
Holloway, University of London, Northern Ireland Screen and the Public 
Record Office of Northern Ireland and are pleased to invite expressions 
of interest for a fully-funded AHRC/TECHNE Collaborative Doctoral Award 
(worth £17,338 per annum) on the early years of Ulster Television.

*The Project*

Following the transfer of the majority of the Ulster Television archive 
to the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland under an agreement 
between ITV, PRONI and Northern Ireland Screen (the UTV Partnership), 
the project involves an investigation of the history of independent 
television in Northern Ireland from its launch in 1959 until the end of 
the 1960s when local broadcasting was faced with the outbreak of the 
Troubles. The successful applicant will research the history of 
television programming during this period through the examination of 
surviving archival material held at PRONI and the study of neglected 
written materialsincluding the TV listings magazine /TV Post/ (1959-68) 
and the papers held at the IBA archive. In doing so, the research 
student will not only consider how independent television in Northern 
Ireland responded to

the issues of its time but will also collaborate with Northern Ireland 
Screen and PRONI in making their archival holdings meaningful for the 
present through the cataloguing, curation and exhibition of audio-visual 
and written materials.

*Supervisory Team*

The supervisory team will consist of Professor John Hill (Royal 
Holloway), Francis Jones (Northern Ireland Screen’s Heritage and Archive 
Manager and Project Manager of the UTV Partnership), David Huddleston 
(PRONI's Head of Records, Management, Cataloguing and Access) and 
Professor John Ellis (Royal Holloway).

*The successful candidate*

The successful candidate will require a familiarity with debates in 
television history, an awareness of television archiving and normally 
possess a first degree (2:1 or above) as well as an MA or equivalent. 
Previous professional experience will also be an advantage.

*Application Process*

Expressions of Interest should consist of the following:

  * A 1-2 page statement outlining your interest in this research
    project and how you would address the topic
  * A copy of your first degree and postgraduate qualifications
  * A current CV (no more than 2 pages)
  * A sample of academic writing

Expressions of interest (consisting of the above) should be sent to 
(john.hill /at/ rhul.ac.uk) <mailto:(john.hill /at/ rhul.ac.uk)> by no later than: 
*Tuesday 4 February 2020*

Following interview, the chosen candidate will be invited to complete an 
application, in conjunction with the supervisory team, for submission to 
TECHNE by 12^th March 2020. The application should then be formally 
approved by the TECHNE board in April 2020.

For more information on TECHNE see: http://www.techne.ac.uk/home

For more information on the project, potential applicants may also 
contact Professor John Hill: (john.hill /at/ rhul.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(john.hill /at/ rhul.ac.uk)>or Francis Jones: 
(Francis /at/ northernirelandscreen.co.uk) 
<mailto:(Francis /at/ northernirelandscreen.co.uk)>

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