Screen PhD Studentships
Screen will support three PhD studentships from October 2012.
Students will be based in the School of Culture and Creative Arts at the University of Glasgow in Scotland (U.K.) and supervised by one or more members of the Screen editorial board as appropriate.
We are keen to attract the best candidates and therefore do not insist that the proposed research be restricted to a prescribed area of study. Nonetheless, prospective candidates may wish to consider Screen’s history and its ongoing intervention into the theoretical debates in film, television and other audio-visual media.
Topics might include:
- Classic film theory and Screen theory today
- Film theory and contemporary issues of spectatorship
- Film/television history
- Film/television aesthetics
- How film theory can inform the study of world/diasporic/transnational cinemas
- Film/television performance
To apply please email screen@arts.gla.ac.uk using the subject header "Screen Studentship Application", with the following information:
- A title and description for your proposed PhD project (max. 500 words)
- A C.V. detailing your academic record to date and if possible a copy of your transcript (NB please indicate your status as a student i.e. E.U., International, UK)
- Two academic references
ONLY candidates with a good undergraduate degree, and who have (or are completing) an initial programme of post-graduate study (e.g. an M.A. or M.Litt.) will be considered. Successful candidates will be notified via letter/email by Professor Karen Lury. Successful candidates will then be asked to apply to the Graduate School in the College of Arts at the University of Glasgow. Details of the application process can be found here.
Please note, we do not require students to apply to the University of Glasgow until they have been nominated for a Screen award. However, candidates who are hoping to secure other funding for their studies from the University of Glasgow should apply in the normal way.
If you would like to discuss your project and specific details relating to the award/s more informally, please email Professor Karen Lury, University of Glasgow at karen.lury@glasgow.ac.uk.
The closing date for applications is Friday March 2nd 2012.