Doctoral Scholarship in Media Sciences

Position

The Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Communication, The Visual and Digital Cultures Research Center is looking for a full-time PhD-student within the ERC-funded project WALLS2BRIDGES-Media Production of Prison Communities.

The ERC project WALLS2BRIDGES investigates how prison communities produce media and how these practices reshape understandings of justice across France, Türkiye, the UK, and the US.

Your role

You will conduct in-depth research in the UK and Northern Ireland, focusing on NGOs and charities working at the intersection of arts, media, and prison education.

Research strands

• Studying prison media and arts initiatives “from above”
• Studying prison media and arts initiatives “from below”
• Exploring lived experiences, creative practices, and archiving

Profile

A Master’s degree in media studies, sociology, anthropology, criminology, or a related field; Fluency in English; Experience with qualitative research methods.