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[Gabriella "Biella" Coleman]

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> 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 one of the top Communications
> departments in Europe. It is a vibrant, outward-looking department that
> combines intensive research activity with the strongest commitment to high
> quality undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. Our staff are committed to
> producing cutting-edge research 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, we have supported approximately 40 doctoral students
> to achieve PhD awards through this scheme.
> The School now has an opening for up to five funded PhD scholarships. As well
> as a tax-free stipend of not less than €14,000 plus fees, we also support our
> students with funding for conference travel and research and offer PhD
> students opportunities to teach courses.
> While scholarships are open to those working in a wide array of theoretical,
> epistemological and methodological approaches relevant to our school, this
> year, we particularly welcome applications in the following areas:
> Journalism / Media History: Fellowship(s) in this area should ideally involve
> the design, development and implementation of an oral history project centred
> on the working lives of former journalists and editors. (For further
> information contact Dr. Mark O’Brien – mark.obrien at dcu.ie)
> Activism & Protest in the Digital Age: Fellowship(s) in this area should
> ideally focus on the relationship between citizens, digital media, and the
> communicative affordances shaping activism and mass protest today,
> particularly in developing or failed states, as framed by growing populist
> politics, authoritarian threats to independent media, internet freedom and
> human rights, and the development of alternative media spaces for debate,
> expression, and dissent. (For further information contact Dr. Tanya Lokot –
> tanya.lokot at dcu.ie)
> Digital Methodologies in Communications: Fellowship(s) in this area should
> ideally be concerned with analysis of education technologies, online
> communications, and political discourse. Research incorporating structured
> data in mixed methods approaches (e.g. social media “big data”) is
> particularly relevant. (For further information contact Dr. Donal Mulligan –
> donal.mulligan at dcu.ie <http://dcu.ie/> )
> Potential candidates should provide a 2,000 word application outlining your
> research proposal as well as a CV detailing academic qualifications and
> professional experience to date.
> Candidates must have consulted with a potential supervisor before applying.
> Closing date: Friday 2nd June 2017
> General enquiries to: Dr. Jim Rogers (jim.rogers at dcu.ie)
> Applications to: Ms. Mary Nulty (mary.nulty at dcu.ie)
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> 
> Dr. Jim Rogers 
> 
> School of Communications
> 
> Dublin City University
> 
> Glasnevin
> 
> Dublin 9
> 
> Ireland