[Commlist] Fwd: PhD scholarships at Dublin City University

*The School of Communications at Dublin City University is now inviting 
applications from qualified candidates for up to five PhD Scholarships.*

The School of Communications at DCU is home to almost 1,000 students at 
undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD levels. With a tradition stretching 
back almost 40 years, the School is defined by excellence in both 
teaching and research in journalism, multimedia and communications 
studies. In the QS global subject rankings in 2020 DCU was in the top 
200 of almost 4,500 universities worldwide in the area of 
communications. DCU is ranked number 1 nationally in Communications & 
Media Studies.

The School’s academics undertake research that contributes to national 
and international debates and to public policy formation. They have also 
led research projects supported by national and international funders.

This cutting-edge research is across a range of (inter)disciplinary 
fields including (new) media studies, media history, journalism studies, 
science communication, political communication, social media studies, 
film and television studies, music industry studies, advertising, and 
cultural studies. In the past five years, the School has supported 
approximately 40 doctoral students to achieve PhD awards through this 
scheme.

The School now has an opening for up to six funded PhD scholarships 
(across a four-year duration). As well as a tax-free stipend of €16,000 
plus fees, we also support our students with funding for conference 
travel and offer PhD students opportunities to gain teaching experience.

In this call, we invite applications in the following areas / themes:

*Photography and new forms of picturing: * Fellowship(s) in this area 
will ideally focus on the politics of photographic representation. These 
might include: photographic portraiture through a feminist lens, power 
relationships, how identity is constructed, undermined or challenged 
through photography, new approaches to picturing and representing 
specific communities, psychology around empathy and the portrait. For 
further information,*contact Dr. Dragana Jurišić – 
(dragana.jurisic /at/ dcu.ie) <mailto:(dragana.jurisic /at/ dcu.ie)> *

*Combatting coordinated online violence against women journalists: 
*Fellowship(s) in this area will investigate the nature and scale of 
coordinated violence (bot attacks and other forms of organised online 
harassment) targeted at women journalists in different countries and 
culturally appropriate automated responses. Proposals are welcome from 
applicants with a solid knowledge of digital communications platforms 
analysis, or experience in tracking mis- and dis-information online. For 
further information, *contact Prof. Colleen Murrell - 
(colleen.murrell /at/ dcu.ie) <mailto:(colleen.murrell /at/ dcu.ie)>
*
*Music, cultural production and the digital age:* Fellowship(s) in this 
area will ideally focus on culture, media, and digital technologies. 
Possible research topics include (but are not limited to), (i) music in 
the digital age, (ii) the platformisation of cultural production, 
circulation, and consumption, and (iii) cultural labour in the digital 
age. Practice-based projects are eligible and a working knowledge of 
cultural production and related industries is desirable. For further 
information, *contact Dr. Andreas Rauh - (andreas.rauh /at/ dcu.ie) 
<mailto:(andreas.rauh /at/ dcu.ie)>. *

*Novel communication of environmental issues:* Fellowship(s) in this 
area will focus on structural approaches to environmental crisis, 
focusing on the role of mediated communication in communicating 
environmental issues within socio-economic and socio-ecological 
structures. They may also investigate the role of novel and creative 
approaches to communicating environmental issues. Traditional or 
practice-based applications are welcome. For further information, 
*contact Dr. Trish Morgan – (trish.morgan /at/ dcu.ie) 
<mailto:(trish.morgan /at/ dcu.ie)> *

*Sport and Media:* Fellowship(s) in this area will ideally focus on the 
interrelationship of sport and media. Relevant topics include: sports 
fandom; sports journalism; sport and nation branding; representations of 
gender, race, and nation in sport; the geopolitics of sport. We also 
welcome applications from those interested in researching popular 
culture and new forms of promotion. For further information, *contact 
Dr. Neil O’Boyle – (neil.oboyle /at/ dcu.ie) <mailto:(neil.oboyle /at/ dcu.ie)> *

*NB.* Applications should consist of a 2,000 word research proposal as 
well as a brief CV detailing academic qualifications and professional 
experience to date.
*NB.* Applicants /must /contact the relevant supervisor /prior /to 
submitting an application.
*NB.* All applications should be submitted to Ms. Eileen Myers, 
Secretary, School of Communications ((eileen.myers /at/ dcu.ie) 
<mailto:(eileen.myers /at/ dcu.ie)>), clearly indicating the theme under which 
they are applying.

All scholarships are due to commence on 01st October 2020.

Closing date for applications:  Friday 08th May 2020


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