<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Christian Fuchs</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:christian.fuchs@uti.at">christian.fuchs@uti.at</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 8:23 PM<br>Subject: [NetworkedLabour] 2 PhD scholarships in digital labour analysis & digital ideology critique<br>To: <a href="mailto:networkedlabour@lists.contrast.org">networkedlabour@lists.contrast.org</a><br><br><br>2 PhD scholarships in digital labour analysis & digital ideology critique<br>
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University of Westminster: Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies &<br>
Comunication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI)<br>
Three years, full time<br>
£16,000 annual stipend plus fee waiver<br>
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<a href="http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/research-degrees/research-areas/media-arts-and-design/research-studentships/westminster-institute-for-advanced-studies-research-studentship" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/research-degrees/research-areas/media-arts-and-design/research-studentships/westminster-institute-for-advanced-studies-research-studentship</a><br>
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<a href="http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AMQ147/westminster-institute-for-advanced-studies-research-studentships/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AMQ147/westminster-institute-for-advanced-studies-research-studentships/</a><br>
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The Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies and the Westminster<br>
School of Media, Arts & Design are pleased to offer two PhD<br>
Studentships, consisting of a fee waiver and annual stipend of £16,000<br>
for three years. The Studentship will commence in September 2016, and is<br>
available to applicants with a Home (UK) or EU fee status.<br>
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The Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies (WIAS) is a new institute<br>
at the University of Westminster. It is an academic space for<br>
independent critical thinking beyond borders. The WIAS’s aim is to<br>
foster and disseminate advanced studies that generate insights into the<br>
complex realities and possibilities of the contemporary world. The WIAS<br>
first research focus is critical social media research. Professor<br>
Christian Fuchs is the Institute’s director.<br>
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We welcome proposals that fit into the WIAS’s research framework of<br>
critical social/digital media research and give particular focus to the<br>
theoretical and empirical analysis of particular questions having to do<br>
with a) the political economy of digital labour or b) the ideology<br>
critique of social media data and discourses.<br>
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The Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI) is one of the<br>
leading research groups in media and communication. Its work has been<br>
rated by the UK Government’s 2014 Research Excellence Framework as 52%<br>
4* (world leading), and 35% 3* (internationally excellent). We have over<br>
20 research active staff and 70 PhD students.<br>
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We have a wide and expanding range of research interests, centered on<br>
three main research groups in social media, media policy and industries<br>
and media history. We have established centres for the study of the<br>
media in China, India, the Arab world and Africa. In the broadest sense<br>
we are interested in the social, economic, political and cultural<br>
significance of the media, and welcome proposals from prospective<br>
students on these or any other topic related to media and communication.<br>
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Eligible candidates will hold at least an upper second class honours<br>
degree and a Master’s degree. Candidates whose secondary level education<br>
has not been conducted in the medium of English should also demonstrate<br>
evidence of appropriate English language proficiency, normally defined<br>
as 6.5 in IELTS (with not less than 6.0 in any of the individual elements).<br>
Entry requirements:<br>
<a href="http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/research-degrees/entry-requirements" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/research-degrees/entry-requirements</a><br>
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The Studentship consists of a fee waiver and a stipend of £16,000 per<br>
annum. Successful candidates will be expected to undertake some teaching<br>
duties.<br>
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Prospective candidates wishing to informally discuss an application<br>
should contact Professor Christian Fuchs, <a href="mailto:c.fuchs@westminster.ac.uk" target="_blank">c.fuchs@westminster.ac.uk</a><br>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:c.fuchs@westminster.ac.uk" target="_blank">c.fuchs@westminster.ac.uk</a>>, or Dr Anthony McNicholas,<br>
<a href="mailto:mcnichc@westminster.ac.uk" target="_blank">mcnichc@westminster.ac.uk</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:mcnichc@westminster.ac.uk" target="_blank">mcnichc@westminster.ac.uk</a>>.<br>
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The closing date for applications is 5pm, 21 January 2016<br>
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Application and Application Guidelines:<br>
<a href="http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/research-degrees/research-areas/media-arts-and-design/apply" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/research-degrees/research-areas/media-arts-and-design/apply</a><br>
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--<br>
Prof. Christian Fuchs<br>
University of Westminster,<br>
Director of the Communication and Media Research Institute,<br>
<a href="http://www.westminster.ac.uk/camri" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.westminster.ac.uk/camri</a>,<br>
Director of the Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies<br>
@fuchschristian<br>
<a href="mailto:c.fuchs@westminster.ac.uk" target="_blank">c.fuchs@westminster.ac.uk</a><br>
+44 (0) 20 7911 5000 ext 67380<br>
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