[ecrea] North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership PhD Studentships at the University of Salford

North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership PHD Studentships at 
the University of Salford:


Call for expressions of interest


We invite applications for PhD scholarships (full and part-time) from 
the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s North West Consortium 
Doctoral Training Partnership, in the Media and Communications Pathway.



The Scholarship covers all PhD fees, provides an annual stipend for the 
duration of your study, and funding for field research and further training.

Deadline for Expression of Interest: Wednesday 3rd December 2014

The University of Salford is a member of the North West Consortium 
Doctoral Training Partnership (NWC DTP), which includes non-HE 
institutions such as the BBC, Home/Cornerhouse, Tate Liverpool, Opera 
North, FutureEverything, and FACT (Liverpool). In 2014, the Partnership 
was awarded £14 million of funding from the Arts and Humanities Research 
Council (AHRC) to deliver postgraduate supervision, training and skills 
development.

The School of Arts and Media at the University of Salford has an 
international reputation for cutting edge research, both theoretical and 
practice-based, and is especially strong in the area of Media and 
Communications, as demonstrated by its performance in the 2008 RAE in 
the Communication, Cultural and Media studies area of assessment (ranked 
13th nationally, according to the power ranking).



Our media research environment is based at the heart of MediaCityUK, 
allowing for a unique access and engagement with media institutions like 
the BBC and ITV, reinforced by a rich programme of research events with 
both an industry and academic focus. NWC PhD students will be invited to 
work with our non-HE partners, so as to engage in research, placements 
and internships.



Media research within the School of Arts and Media is diverse, 
interdisciplinary and collaborative and has seen numerous 
internationally recognised outputs from academics as well as successful 
PhD completions and publication outputs.



Areas of expertise of our academic staff include: Film practice; Film 
history and theory; Media Policy; Journalism studies; Celebrity studies; 
Media theory; Digital culture; Social media; radical and alternative 
media; cyber terrorism; Internet regulation and governance; Television 
studies; Media politics; Transnational media; Urban cultures; Creative 
industries; noise; Celebrity Studies; popular music and media.



Notable Salford media academics include: Prof Erik Knudsen, Prof Seamus 
Simpson, Professor Garry Crawford, Dr Michael Goddard, Dr Andy Willis, 
Dr Benjamin Halligan, Dr Kirsty Fairclough-Isaacs, Dr Lloyd Peters, , Dr 
Sharon Coen, Dr Cristina Archetti and Dr Steve Ward.

See our CCM staff pages for further details:
http://www.salford.ac.uk/arts-media/research/ccm/people

as well as our current PhD students page:

http://www.salford.ac.uk/arts-media/research/ccm/phd-students

How to Apply:

Prospective applicants who are interested in applying ­and eligible for 
funding ­will need to submit a draft PhD proposal by Wednesday the 3 
December, 2014. Please send this directly to the NWC media pathway 
leader Dr Michael Goddard: (m.n.goddard /at/ salford.ac.uk) and to 
(CASS-PGRSupport /at/ salford.ac.uk)

We would expect you to have a 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 at the University of Salford by the 23rd of January, which is 
available here: 
http://www.salford.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/applying/applying-for-research 
and ultimately an application to the Northwest Consortium before 5PM, on 
the 13th of February.



For further information, please see our AHRC funding page: 
http://www.salford.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/fees-and-funding/ahrc-studentships

and further information is available, including eligibility criteria and 
scholarship stipend rates, at NWC DTP site:

http://www.nwcdtp.ac.uk/


If you have further queries about the research specialisms in media in 
the School of Arts and Media, and the potentials for working with our 
non-HE partners, please contact the media pathway leader Dr Michael 
Goddard: (m.n.goddard /at/ salford.ac.uk)



If you have any question regarding the formal application procedure 
please contact (CASS-PGRSupport /at/ salford.ac.uk)

Dr Michael Goddard
Reader in Film and Media and Postgraduate Coordinator
School of Arts & Media
MediaCityUK, University of Salford, Salford  M50 2HE
t: +44 (0) 161 295 6076   |  m: +44 (0)793 054 5646
Email address  | (m.n.goddard /at/ salford.ac.uk)



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