[Commlist] Call for Applications – Crisis Communication Graduate Student/PhD Workshop at Crisis 6

Call for Applications – Crisis Communication Graduate Student/PhD 
Workshop at Crisis 6*

Graduate Student/PhD Workshop jointly held by ECREA’s Crisis 
Communication Section and Young Scholars Network (YECREA) at the 6th 
International Crisis Communication Conference October 1, 2019 – October 
2, 2019 at Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom.

We would like to invite all Young Scholars to apply for the 
_comprehensive YECREA Graduate Student/PhD Workshop_*until May 31*. The 
workshop is organised within the ECREA's Crisis Communication Section / 
6th International Crisis Communication Conference that will take place 
in Leeds from October 3 – October 5, 2019.

The aim of the workshop is to provide a forum for doctoral students 
whose Ph.D. and research interest is related to the wide and 
interdisciplinary field of Crisis Communication. The cost, inclusive of 
a simulation or social media workshop, is £80. This will include 
lunches, tea, and snacks throughout the two days as well as any 
materials for the workshop.

*October 1 from 12 – 5 pm *
On the first day of the workshop, Ralph Tench (Leeds Beckett University, 
UK) will give a short lecture on how Corporate Social Responsibility 
Research can contribute to and be interlinked with questions of the 
Crisis Communication Research Field. This lecture will be followed by a 
joint discussion. Thereafter, participants present an outline of their 
Ph.D. project and receive feedback by two distinguished scholars with a 
broad experience in supervising PhD projects – Ralph Tench and Audra 
Diers-Lawson (both Leeds Beckett University).

*October 2 from 9 am – 4 pm *
In the morning of the second day of the workshop, Stephen Croucher 
(Massey University, NZ) will give a short lecture on how Cross-Cultural 
Research con contribute to and be interlinked with questions of the 
Crisis Communication Research Field. This lecture will also be followed 
by a joint discussion. Thereafter, participants present an outline of 
their Ph.D. project and receive feedback by two distinguished scholars 
with a broad experience in supervising PhD projects – Stephen Croucher 
and Audra Diers-Lawson.
After lunch, participants can choose between two half-day sessions – a 
Simulation Workshop and a Social Media Analysis Workshop. The Simulation 
Workshop will have you experience a crisis simulation, discuss 
integrating simulations into classroom and training, and recommendations 
for developing simulations with Audra Diers-Lawson. During the Social 
Media Workshop, Daniel Vogler, the Head of Research for the Research 
Institute of Public and Society at the University of Zurich, will 
introduce the analysis of Twitter. Please note that these two workshops 
are open for all interested researchers and can also be booked 
separately through the conference website for £30 including a buffet lunch.

_Preparing the PhD Presentations:_

The presentations should address the following questions:

1. What is the problem that motivated you to conduct the research presented?
2. What is (are) your leading research question(s)?
3. How do you try to answer these questions methodologically?
4. What do you hope to contribute to your field of research?
5. Optional: What are your (preliminary) findings?
6. Which challenges are you facing at the moment?

While regular conference panels rarely offer the opportunity for 
speakers to receive in-depth feedback, this workshop is conceived as a 
separate and more personal space to present to and receive feedback from 
experienced scholars as well as learn more about Crisis Communication 
and possible connection points within your research. The workshop mainly 
aims at Ph.D. students whose research project is still at an early 
stage, but it is also possible to participate if you already have 
preliminary findings. After a presentation of up to 20 minutes, the 
senior scholars serving as respondents will provide an initial feedback, 
followed by a Q&A session involving the other workshop participants as well.

_Application: _

To apply for the workshop, please prepare the following two documents:

* an extended abstract of up to 500 words outlining your project 
(literature excluded)
* a short letter of motivation stating why you would like to participate 
and which questions you want to see addressed; it should also mention 
your doctoral advisor as well as a rough time schedule for your project.

The documents must be submitted to Janina Schier 
((Janina.Schier /at/ ifkw.lmu.de) <mailto:(Janina.Schier /at/ ifkw.lmu.de)>) until 
*May 31, 2019*. In case your proposal is accepted, you will receive a 
*notification by mid-June 2019*. There is no need to be a member of the 
Crisis Communication Section to apply, but please note that the capacity 
of the workshop is limited. A jury will select the applications 
according to standards of academic quality like theoretical foundation, 
stringency, and originality.

If you are also interested to register for the subsequent conference 
dealing with Risk and Crisis Communication in Leeds (October 3 – October 
5), please check the conference website: 
https://leedstalkspr.com/crisis6-2019/.
We will also be sharing more updates on the workshop and the conference 
through our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ECREACrisisComm/

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