TWO DOCTORAL STUDENTS IN MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES with a specialisation in Critical Discourse Studies
School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
ORU 2.2.1-733/2014
Candidates are invited to submit their applications for research studies in media and communication studies at Örebro University, Sweden. The starting date of the programme is in the autumn 2014.
The Department of Media and Communication Studies at Örebro University is a thriving research environment of recognised international standing. It houses such peer-reviewed international publications as Journal of Language and Politics and Social Semiotics, as well as the book series Bloomsbury Advances in Critical Discourse Studies. It is one of the world’s leading centres in such areas as critical discourse studies and global journalism. Örebro University’s media and communications research takes place within three research areas/teams. The research group Discourse and Communication Studies specialises in such areas as critical discourse studies, analysis of broadcast talk and media language, and studies of organisational communication and public relations. The Media and Journalism Studies group focuses on media theory and analysis, traditional and new/social media, as well as on journalism studies including global journalism and transformations of journalistic practice. The third group – Visual Communication and Film Studies – works on various aspects of visual and multimodal communication and on critical approaches to film and visual culture. For more information on these research areas, please refer to the department’s web page: http://www.oru.se/English/Research/Research-Subjects/HumUS/Media-and-Communication-Studies/.
We are now looking to recruit two doctoral students in the field of critical discourse studies. Located within the thriving research environment of the School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (HumES), the Department of Media and Communication Studies is one of the world’s leading centres in critical discourse studies. In order to strengthen our research environment, proposed projects should be empirically driven and offer new ways of understanding the role of language and communication in contemporary society, politics, media and culture. They should be based on a detailed, critical-linguistic analysis of media and communication and candidates should be prepared to relate these to the dynamics of social contexts such as sites of production and reception of discourse.
Information on the Web
Information on admission rules, application form, the general syllabus for media and communication studies, a handbook for research studies and other information can be found on Örebro University’s webpage for research student information: www.oru.se/Utbildning/Utbildning-pa-forskarniva/Regler-och-blanketter.
The programme
The opening is for research studies concluding with the Degree of Doctor. The programme comprises 240 credits, which corresponds to four years of full-time study.
Information on the programme can be found, for instance in the general syllabus for media and communication studies as well as in the handbook for research studies at Örebro University (Regelhandboken).
Entry requirements and selection
For admission to research studies, applicants are required to meet general and specific entry requirements. In addition, they shall be considered in other respects to have the ability required to benefit from the programme. For a full account of the entry requirements, refer to the admissions regulations as well as to annex 2 to the general syllabus for media and communication studies.
General entry requirements
Alt A. An applicant meets the general entry requirements if he/she, before 1 July 2007, has completed an undergraduate programme of at least 120 credits (corresponding to three years of full-time study) under the old Swedish higher education system.
Alt B. An applicant also meets the general entry requirements if he/she
1. has been awarded a qualification at the Master’s level,
2. has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits (four years) of which at least 60 credits (one year) were awarded at the Master’s level, or
3. has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.
An applicant with credits or qualifications from undergraduate programmes under the old Swedish higher education system corresponding to the entry requirements under B1 and B2 above will also be eligible. The university may permit an exemption from the general entry requirements under B1-B3 for an individual applicant, if there are special grounds.
An applicant meets the specific entry requirements for research studies in media and communication studies if he/she has passed courses of at least 120 credits, including an independent project at both the advanced course level and at the Master’s level, in media and communication studies. An applicant who has acquired substantially corresponding knowledge, in Sweden or abroad, also meets the specific entry requirements.
An applicant with credits or qualifications from undergraduate programmes under the old Swedish higher education system corresponding to the entry requirements in the previous paragraph will also be eligible. This primarily refers to passed courses of at least 80 credits under the previous credit system, including an independent project at both the advanced and higher advanced course levels, i.e. both the 60 and 80 credit levels, in media and communication studies.
The assessment whether the applicant has such ability in other respects to benefit from the programme shall be made based on prior courses and programmes taken by the applicant, on other previous activities, as well as on the essays and other independent projects of a scholarly nature that have been submitted by the applicant.
In selecting between applicants, their ability to benefit from the programme shall be taken into account and the selection shall be made based on the selection criteria laid down by the University, see annex 2 to the general syllabus for media and communication studies. If applicants are found to have equal qualifications, preference will be given to applicants of the underrepresented sex.The term underrepresented sex here refers to if and when the share of either female or male students enrolled on the subject area’s research study programme amounts to less than 40 per cent.
Doctoral studentship
The place on the programme is linked to a full-time doctoral studentship. Duties may include teaching, research or administration corresponding to a maximum of 20 per cent of full-time working hours. If this is the case, the working hours spent on such duties will be added on to the four-year study period.
Contact
For more information and further details of the programme please contact Professor Michał Krzyżanowski, tel: +46-19-303942, michal.krzyzanowski@oru.se, or Professor David Machin, tel: +46-19-303587, david.machin@oru.se.
Application
Application to the programme is made using the application form, where you will also find instructions on what documents to enclose with the application. An application for admission to the programme is by default also an application for a doctoral studentship.
We must be in receipt of your application, marked with ref. no. ORU 2.2.1-733/2014, no later than 7 May 2014. Please enclose all documents supporting your application as instructed on the application form. Send the application (in three copies) to Örebro University, Records Office, SE-701 82 Örebro
Anna Roosvall
PhD, Associate Professor
Media and Communication Studies
Örebro University, Sweden
+46 733961220
http://www.oru.se/humus/anna_roosvall