{"id":33709,"date":"2022-07-19T13:26:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T12:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/?p=33709"},"modified":"2022-07-19T13:26:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T12:26:02","slug":"phd-funding-to-research-the-challenge-of-delivering-equitable-provision-of-future-media-in-the-context-of-growing-digital-inequalities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/phd-funding-to-research-the-challenge-of-delivering-equitable-provision-of-future-media-in-the-context-of-growing-digital-inequalities\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD funding to research the challenge of delivering equitable provision of future media in the context of growing digital inequalities."},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Liverpool and BBC R&D are offering a 4-year full-time EPSRC\/BBC funded PhD studentship, to start in October 2022. Funding covers fees and provides a \u00a316,062 annual living allowance plus a \u00a35,000 training and development support budget.<\/p>\n

The successful applicant will research the challenge of delivering equitable provision of future media in the context of growing digital inequalities.<\/p>\n

Data-centric technologies, including AI, are at the centre of the BBC technology and innovation plan and will transform audiences\u2019 experiences in the future. However, not everyone has equal access nor the same capacity to engage and benefit. People who are excluded are often already experiencing social, cultural, and economic marginalisation. As part of the BBC\u2019s commitment to universality, this PhD will contribute to understanding digital inclusion in a data-driven society.\u00a0 The PhD will undertake research to that can support technology policies and strategies that will address individual\u2019s and household\u2019s \u2018digital living standards\u2019.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.liverpool.ac.uk\/research\/research-themes\/digital\/minimum-digital-living-standard\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.liverpool.ac.uk\/humanities-and-social-sciences\/research\/research-themes\/centre-for-digital-humanities\/projects\/digital-living-standard\/<\/a><\/p>\n

It will sit alongside UK studies led by the University of Liverpool exploring digital inclusion and digital lived experience.\u00a0 We are looking for candidates with a good methodological background \u2013 preferably mixing both quantitative and qualitative methods.\u00a0 Disciplinary backgrounds may vary across social sciences \u2013 Media & Communications, Sociology, HCI, Information Studies, Politics or related disciplines.<\/p>\n

The student will be supervised by Professor Simeon Yates at the University of Liverpool and Dr Rhianne Jones from BBC R&D (based in Salford\u2019s Media City and Central London).<\/p>\n

The studentship is part of a wider multidisciplinary cohort of four industrial PhD projects:\u00a0Designing for All<\/em>\u00a0(BBC R&D blogpost)<\/a>\u00a0There will be opportunity to conduct research at the BBC, and to collaborate with the other students in the cohort. In addition to PhD fees and a generous enhanced stipend, the studentship also covers travel, research costs and equipment.<\/p>\n

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The person<\/h3>\n

This is a multidisciplinary research challenge. We are keen to receive applications from people from Sociology, Media & Communications, HCI, Information Studies, Politics or related disciplines or with relevant professional experience. Key areas of interest are:<\/p>\n