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Research Studentships at Middlesex University

As part of its ongoing investment in research, Middlesex University has announced the availability of a further 24 fully funded research studentships for 2013. Applications from well qualified candidates are invited in the following areas:

• Art & Design
• Business, Management & Economics
• Health, Education & Sports Science
• Law & Criminology
• Media & Performing Arts
• Psychology
• Science & Technology
• Social Work & Social Policy

There is however no cap on studentships per department, and so we hope to attract as many strong applications as possible to the Department of Media and Performing Arts.
A list of staff interests and expertise can be found via
The bursaries are offered on a full-time basis and cover a maintenance award and fee payments (at the UK/EU rate). The Scholarships are for three years, subject to satisfactory progress.
The level of the maintenance element of the Scholarships is linked to the level of corresponding awards made by UK research councils and is subject to regular review. Maintenance payments for 2012/13 are £15,590 per annum (including London weighting). The studentship bursaries are free of both tax and national insurance contributions. In addition to work on the doctoral research project, successful applicants
will be expected to contribute to associated activities within the School.

Eligibility
Applicants must have a minimum of a first or an upper second class honours degree or equivalent, and preferably a good masters degree, in a relevant area. If your first language is not English, you should have a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 or TOEFL 575 (paper-based), 231 (computer-based).
How to apply
Applicants should submit a completed application form and a CV (including the names of 2 academic referees) plus a personal statement explaining your interest in the project area you have chosen and any relevant experience or knowledge that you may have. The statement should be approx. 1,500 words in length.
Application forms, CVs and personal statements should be submitted via
e-mail to research.adm@mdx.ac.uk
Deadline for applications: 22nd March 2013
Interviews to be held: April 2013
General enquiries to: research.enq@mdx.ac.uk
Dr James Graham
Senior Lecturer in Media and Literary Studies
School of Media and Performing Arts
Middlesex University
http://adri.mdx.ac.uk.contentcurator.net/graham-dr-james