The Institute of Communications Studies at the University of Leeds is offering a fee-paid PhD studentship to conduct research in the area of the Internet and democracy under the supervision of Professor Stephen Coleman. The award will include full fees at the home/EU rate. Awards will be for three years, renewable annually subject to satisfactory progress. The selected candidate will be expected to live and work in Leeds and to accept a reasonable amount of teaching, research assistance or administrative work within the Institute. Additional payment will be made for such work on an hourly basis. Please apply by email to Professor Coleman (s.coleman@leeds.ac.uk), attaching a full CV, research proposal and covering letter. Applicants should be UK/EU nationals.