26/08/2016
The School of Media, Culture & Society at UWS and the Ayr Gaiety Partnership have collaborated to secure funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a three year funded PhD studentship, with an annual stipend of £14,296.
The successful applicant will work closely with a Community Archivist, a Heritage Co-ordinator and a broader team of staff, volunteers and community members to gather, explore, document, and develop performance-based responses to the substantial heritage assets of Ayr’s Gaiety Theatre, which is currently in the final stages of a £2.4m refurbishment. The HLF project aims to engage large numbers of local people in understanding and interpreting the rich resources and histories of the theatre and related performing arts activities in South Ayrshire. A digital archive, regular interactive exhibitions and performance activities are key outputs for the project as a whole; the PhD studentship focuses on performance and theatre-led activities and events.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates who have appropriate academic and practical experience in theatre-making, performance and participatory approaches to public arts practice and research. We encourage creative and imaginative approaches to the brief and would expect that the candidate will develop a set of practice-led, participatory responses to the project, combined with substantial theoretical and analytic reflection on the process and context of the work undertaken.
The studentship offers an annual stipend of £14,296 per annum for three years and payment of tuition fees (current value £4052). Studentships are open to Home/EU candidates with a first degree in a relevant discipline. Non-EU students can apply, but will not receive the stipend and will be required to pay fees. How to apply: Postgraduate Degree by Research Applications should be completed online at View Website without all relevant documents will not be considered. Please quote the Project Reference Number. The deadline date for applications is 19th September 2016.
Further information about the project, including the HLF project delivery plan of which this studentship forms part, can be obtained on request from the Director of Studies at UWS, Graham Jeffery ([email protected]) . For more information about the Ayr Gaiety Theatre, please visit www.ayrgaiety.co.uk, and for further information about the School of Media, Culture and Society see www.uws.ac.uk/mcs. The project supervision team will also include Professor Gayle McPherson and Jeremy Wyatt, Chief Executive of the Ayr Gaiety Partnership. The successful applicant will be based both at UWS’s Ayr Campus and at the Gaiety Theatre. We anticipate a project start in October 2016, although a February 2017 start is also possible.
Ayr Gaiety Theatre & Arts Centre; Ayr. Facilities including the mian theatre, studio theatre and Stage Door cafe, bar and restaurant as part of the social and cultural life in Ayr.
