[Air-L] If you haven't booked your flight for IR11 yet, here's a deal

[Sarah Oates]

Hi, apologies for cross-posting, but opportunities for funded PhD study pretty rare in the UK and this institute is a leading place to be to study political communication: 
 

Closing date 23 August 2010

University of Leeds
Institute of Communications Studies

Research Associate in Internet Journalism (fixed-term)
Part-time PhD studentship linked to a 50% FTE Teaching Assistantship)

This post is an excellent opportunity for a graduate with research ambitions and experience in journalism to make the transition to an academic career. It offers a part-time PhD studentship and a 50% FTE teaching assistantship.

The position is a clearly defined training/career development position and will provide the opportunity for study towards a PhD on a part-time basis coupled with part-time teaching experience in the Institute of Communications Studies. Teaching responsibilities will be allocated in the light of current workloads of existing academic staff, and of the experience and aptitude of the successful applicant Potential PhD topics should be within the area of journalism studies.

You must possess a Master's degree in journalism, broadcast journalism, online journalism, or a related discipline such as media studies, communication studies or 
sociology. The ability to take responsibility for allocated teaching duties and excellent interpersonal and communication skills are also essential to the post.

The post is available from 20 September 2010 (or as soon as possible thereafter) for a fixed term until 19 September 2012. At the end of the fixed-term contract, subject to satisfactory performance, you may be reappointed for 2-4 years (depending upon how long it takes to complete the PhD) but the training post will not 
be extended beyond 19 September 2016.

University Grade 6 (£24,273 - £28,983 p.a. prorata) plus annual stipend of £6,300; PhD fees will be paid by the Institute.

Informal inquiries may be made to the Head of Institute, Professor David Hesmondhalgh, via email to d.j.hesmondhalgh at leeds.ac.uk <mailto:d.j.hesmondhalgh at leeds.ac.uk> 

To download an application form and job details please visit 
http://hr.leeds.ac.uk/jobs/ <http://lbss.moodle.gla.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://hr.leeds.ac.uk/jobs/> . 
Alternatively these may be obtained from :vpaempl at leeds.ac.uk

tel +44 (0)113 343 7003 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +44 (0)113 343 7003      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or +44 (0)113 343 3731 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +44 (0)113 343 3731      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Job ref 311029 Closing date 23 August 2010

Interviews will be held on 13 September 2010



 
Sarah Oates
Professor of Political Communication
School of Social and Political Sciences
Adam Smith Building
University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8RT
 
Email: sarah.oates at glasgow.ac.uk
Website: www.media-politics.com <http://www.media-politics.com/> 
Telephone: (0)141 330 5124
The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401
 

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Subject: [Air-L] If you haven't booked your flight for IR11 yet,here's a deal



Via travelzoo.com



$317 -- Scandinavia Fares on Sale from L.A. (each way)
http://www.travelzoo.com/top20/15290576-871623/

Source: Scandinavian Airlines



(if you click through there are more options than L.A. and there are flights
to GOT.)

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