Centre for Postdigital Cultures (CPC), Coventry University invites Expressions of
Interest from prospective PhD students, interested in PhD programmes staring in the
academic year 2020/2021. We encourage EOI (Expression of Interest) applications from suitably qualified candidates hoping to develop a PhD project in any of the following research areas:
• post-capitalist economies
• (post)digital arts and humanities
• posthumanities
• affirmative disruption and open media
• the 21st century university and art school
• creative archiving and international heritage
PhD topics can include, but are not limited to: digital and postdigital media, critical media theory, screen media arts, photography, experimental film, experimental writing, book and publishing cultures, remix studies, grassroots and social movements cultural practices, radical open access, knowledge production, transfeminism, gender relations, aesthetic labour, technology-enhanced learning, digital social innovation, automation and postwork.
Both traditional and practice-based PhD projects which speak to any of these topics are welcome.
One of the aims of the CPC is to envisage alternative forms for society in the 21st
century. Exploring issues of collaboration, community and the commons, the Centre’s goal is to facilitate new articulations of culture that call for radical rethinking of the relationship between the human, technology, economy and the environment.
For more information about the Centre, please see our website:
Profiles of our staff, including information about their research expertise and recent
publications can be found here:
We are currently inviting EOI from prospective applicants who seek fully funded PhD studentships at the Centre for Postdigital Cultures, supported by the AHRC Midlands 4 Cities (M4C) consortium (
https://www.midlands4cities.ac.uk/midlands4cities.aspx). These prestigious, competitive studentships offer a fee waiver and a maintenance grant for 3.5 years (full time) or 7 years (part time), as well as access to training, additional funding and networking opportunities.
Eligibility:
• UK/EU
• Masters qualification (or nearing completion), or relevant professional
experience
Candidates who do not meet the eligibility criteria for M4C PhD funding scheme but who are interested in PhD study at the Centre for Postdigital Cultures are encouraged to contact Dr Kaja Marczewska (
kaja.marczewska@coventry.ac.uk) to discuss alternative opportunities available to them. We are always happy to hear from prospective PhD candidates.
Application:
1. Expression of Interest statement (500 words max)
This statement should include:
• a short description of your planned PhD project;
• brief overview of your background (be it academic, professional, or both)
relevant to this project;
• reasons for your interest in CPC and the Centre’s suitability as your
academic home;
• possible supervisory team of 1-3 academics (see the CPC website and
individual staff profiles for details of our research).
Projects which include supervisors from CPC and other Research Centres at Coventry or other M4C consortium partner institutions are welcome. The most appropriate supervisory team will be identified together with applicants selected in the EOI process at a later stage. But in this initial document we would, nevertheless, like you to indicate with whom you might be interested in working and explain their suitability as your supervisors.
2. short CV (1-2 pages only)
Complete Expressions of Interest should be sent to Dr Kaja Marczewska at
kaja.marczewska@coventry.ac.uk by Monday, 9 September 2019, 12:00 noon.
Please note that this call is for Expressions of Interest only and does not constitute a
formal application to study at Coventry or a funding application to M4C. Applications
submitted in this initial stage of the PhD selection process will be assessed in terms of their suitability as a Centre for Postdigital Cultures PhD project.
Those successful in the Expression of Interest stage, will be invited to apply to Coventry and M4C and will be mentored throughout the process. Students will be offered extensive support developing their PhD project and their PhD funding application (this might include feedback on the funding application, the selection of referees, or the identification of the most appropriate supervisory team, but the nature of the support will be determined on the case by case basis and will be informed by each candidate’s individual needs). As such, applicants selected during the EOI stage will be expected to work with the CPC team on developing their PhD application
between September 2019 and February 2020. Students successful in the Expression of Interest stage, will also be considered for other PhD opportunities at the CPC, as and when these become available.
