Supporting Policy and Practice for Thriving, Just and Sustainable Artist Livelihoods
Eligibility: UK/International graduates with the required entry requirements
Duration: Full-Time – Four years
Application deadline: 13 January 2025
Interview date: Will be confirmed to shortlisted candidates
Start date: September 2025
For further details contact: Nick Henry
Introduction
Creative United and the Research Centre for Creative Economies, Coventry University are pleased to offer a four-year Collaborative Doctoral Award PhD position, fully-funded by the Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership to start late September 2025. The project focuses on working with Creative United and its artist groups on “sustainable artist livelihoods”. Creative and social science methodologies are applicable.
Project details
Further details of the project, applying and the M4C Doctoral Training Partnership are available at Find a project - M4C (midlands4cities.ac.uk). Initial application procedures, including two references, to both Coventry University and M4C must be completed by 13th January 2025.
Funding
Tuition fees and bursary
Benefits
The successful candidate will receive comprehensive research training including technical, personal and professional skills. All researchers at Coventry University (from PhD to Professor) are part of the Doctoral and Researcher College, which provides support with high-quality training and career development activities.
Entry requirements
- A minimum of a 2:1 first degree in a relevant discipline/subject area with a minimum 60% mark in the project element or equivalent with a minimum 60% overall module average.
PLUS
- The potential to engage in innovative research and to complete the PhD within 3.5 years.
- A minimum of English language proficiency (IELTS academic overall minimum score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component).
How to apply
To find out more about the project, please contact Nick Henry.
All applications require full supporting documentation, a covering letter, plus a 2000-word supporting statement showing how the applicant’s expertise and interests are relevant to the project.
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