[ecrea] GTA post & PhD studentship in Media and Communication at Leicester

Please feel free to circulate the announcement below to potential candidates:

Graduate Teaching Assistantship at the University of Leicester

The Department of Media and Communication at the University of Leicester is pleased to offer a Graduate Teaching Assistantship for October 2012 entry to its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme. This post will pay full-time University UK/EU tuition fees for four years and include an annual maintenance grant.

This post is for full-time study only and applicants must be able to commence their studies in October 2012. Further details and an application form can be found athttp://www2.le.ac.uk/study/research/funding/media


A Graduate Teaching Assistant is responsible to the Head of Department and is expected to undertake teaching and teaching-related duties within the Department - not normally exceeding eight contact hours per week - while undertaking research leading to a PhD.  Approximately 80% of their time will be spent on their doctoral research and 20% on their GTA responsibilities. The post is for four years’ duration. The first year of the Assistantship involves shadowing teaching, assessment, and supervision processes within the Department - followed by teacher training at both Department and College level. Full teaching duties begin in second year.

The University will also be holding an open evening on Tuesday 13th March 2012 where potential applicants can find out more. Please seewww.le.ac.uk/pgopenevening  to find out more and book to attend.


Best regards

Mirca

Dr. Mirca Madianou
Senior Lecturer and Director of Postgraduate Research Studies
Department of Media and Communication
University of Leicester
2.01 Bankfield House
132 New Walk
Leicester LE1 7JA

Email:(mm499 /at/ le.ac.uk)
Tel. 0116 223 1619
http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/media/people/dr-mirca-madianou
New Book: Migration and New Media: Transnational Families and Polymedia (with Daniel Miller):http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415679299/


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