[Commlist] AHRC Funded PhD at the University of Salford / Media and Cultural Studies

Study for an AHRC Funded PhD at the University of Salford: Call for 
Expressions of Interest and Applications in Media and Cultural Studies *

North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship 
Competition for 2020-21 Entry*

We invite expressions of interest and applications, to the Media and 
Cultural Studies Pathway, 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 all PhD fees, provides an annual stipend for the 
duration of your study (currently set at £15,009 and subject to review), 
and access to additional funding for field research and further training.

*Deadline for Expressions of Interest: Friday 13 December 2019.***

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, and FACT (Liverpool).

In 2018, as part of Phase 2 of the DTP,  the Partnership was awarded 
over £6 million of funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council 
(AHRC) to deliver postgraduate supervision, training and skills development.

The Cultural, Communication and Media research group at Salford 
undertakes work in the conceptual, applied and practice-based aspects of 
cultural, film and media studies and traditional and new digital media. 
CCM research has been established formally at the University of Salford 
since 2005. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, a quarter of CCM 
research was judged to be world leading, with almost two thirds judged 
as internationally excellent or world leading.

Our media and cultural studies research environment is based at  
MediaCityUK, allowing for access to  - and engagement with  - media 
institutions like the BBC and ITV, reinforced by a 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. We particularly 
welcome applications that seek to engage with our non-HEI partners in 
research / industry / showcase / training capacities.

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; Internet regulation and 
governance; Television studies; Media politics; Transnational media; 
Urban cultures; Creative industries; Celebrity studies; Popular 
culture; Popular music and media; Cultural theory.

*How to Apply:***

Prospective applicants should provide an expression of interest and 
draft PhD proposal by *Friday 13 December 2019.*  Please send this 
directly to:

Dr Leslie McMurtry ((L.G.McMurtry /at/ salford.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(L.G.McMurtry /at/ salford.ac.uk)>)

OR

Dr Carole O’Reilly ((C.OReilly /at/ salford.ac.uk) )

As well as to: (PGR-SupportSAM /at/ salford.ac.uk)

We would expect you to have a very good 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 to be submitted by *Monday 13 
January, 2020* and ultimately an application to the Northwest Consortium 
before 5PM, on *Friday 7 February 2019* .

For further information including an application form and guidance 
notes, please see the NWC DTP site: 
http://www.nwcdtp.ac.uk/prospective-students/

If you have further queries about the research specialisms in media and 
cultural studies in the School of Arts and Media, and the potential for 
working with our non-HE partners, please contact  University of Salford 
NWCDTP Institutional Lead, Professor Seamus Simpson 
((s.simpson /at/ salford.ac.uk)).

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

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