[Students-l] Fwd: QUT Digital Media Research Centre PhD Scholarships for 2016 Entry

[Michel Menou]

>
>       QUT Digital Media Research Centre PhD Scholarships for 2016 Entry
>
> 01 September 2015
>
> The Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) at Queensland University of 
> Technology (QUT) is now calling for expressions of interest from 
> prospective postgraduate research students as part of the University's 
> annual Scholarship Round, closing 30 September 2015 for entry in early 
> 2016.
>
> *About the DMRC*
> The DMRC 
> <https://www.qut.edu.au/creative-industries/about/news/news?news-id=87955> 
> aims to conduct world-leading research that helps society understand 
> and adapt to the changing digital media environment. It is a leading 
> Australian centre for the fields of media and communication - areas in 
> which QUT has achieved the highest possible rankings in ERA, the 
> national research quality assessment exercise. We are actively engaged 
> with the Asian region across all our research programs; and we have a 
> strong commitment to research training for academic and industry 
> researchers alike.
>
> The Centre is based within QUT's Creative Industries Faculty 
> <http://ci.qut.edu.au> and located within the Creative Industries 
> Precinct at Kelvin Grove - a $150 million facility for teaching, 
> research, production and business development in media and design, 
> visual and performing arts. This site boasts some of Australia's most 
> sophisticated, high-tech digital facilities, and acts as an incubator 
> for the next generation of ground-breaking ideas, emerging and 
> experimental artists and designers, and creative enterprise.
>
> *About the PhD Scholarships*
> Applicants with excellent academic track records (equal to an 
> Australian Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours) or equivalent 
> research experience may be eligible for competitive PhD scholarships 
> to undertake study with us. Successful applicants will work on topics 
> that align closely with one or more of our four research programs. The 
> DMRC is also offering a number of additional top-ups to these 
> scholarships for highly ranked students.
>
> *Program 1 - Journalism, Public Communication & Democracy*
> This program addresses the digital transformation of public and 
> political communication. We combine state-of-the-art big social data 
> analytics and rich qualitative approaches to develop new insights into 
> the impact of digital and social media on journalism and the processes 
> of opinion formation which are core to a functioning democratic system.
>
> /PhD topics for 2016/
> - Debates in social media spaces and their impact on public communication
> - Audience feedback mechanisms and their impact on journalism
> - Transformation of journalistic forms and content in the digital age
>
> /Potential supervisors/ - see staff profiles here 
> <http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff>.
> Dr Emma Baulch (Media & Communication)
> Prof Axel Bruns (Media & Communication)
> Prof Jean Burgess (Media & Communication)
> A/Prof Folker Hanusch (Journalism)
> Dr Stephen Harrington (Media & Communication)
> Dr Tim Highfield (Media & Communication)
> Prof Brian McNair (Journalism)
>
> *Program 2 - Industries, Economies & Regulation*
> This program aims to develop an interdisciplinary framework for 
> understanding and critically engaging with digital media industries 
> and the digital economy. It focuses on the interaction between 
> socio-technical innovations and legal, regulatory, educational and 
> policy environments.
>
> /PhD topics for 2016/
> - Digital media and entertainment industries - national, regional and 
> global perspectives
> - Regulating digital media platforms - the roles of online 
> intermediaries in Internet governance including human rights
> - Digital copyright and innovation
>
> /Potential supervisors/ - see staff profiles here 
> <http://staff.qut.edu.au>
> Dr Emma Baulch (Media & Communication)
> Dr Bridgstock (Creative Industries)
> Prof Jean Burgess (Media & Communication)
> Prof Stuart Cunningham (Media & Communication)
> A/Prof Michael Dezuanni (Film, Screen & Animation/Education)
> Prof Terry Flew (Media & Communication)
> Dr Ben Goldsmith (Media & Communication)
> Dr Kylie Pappalardo (Law)
> Dr Kevin Sanson (Entertainment Industries)
> Dr Christina Spurgeon (Media & Communication)
> Dr Nicolas Suzor (Law)
> A/Prof Patrik Wikstrom (Media & Communication)
>
> *Program 3 - Technologies & Practices in Everyday Life*
> In this program, we investigate how digital media technologies both 
> shape and are shaped by the everyday practices of diverse users, in 
> relation to questions of digital inclusion and participation. Our 
> research engages with a range of contexts including education and 
> work, gender and sexuality, cultural and media consumption, the 
> popular cultures of digital media, and the everyday experience of place.
>
> /PhD topics for 2016/
> - Cultural diversity and social inclusion in digital media environments
> - Placemaking, mobile and locative media
> - Digital labour and workplace identities
>
> /Potential supervisors/ - see staff profiles here 
> <http://staff.qut.edu.au>
> Dr Ruth Bridgstock (Creative Industries)
> Prof Axel Bruns (Media & Communication)
> Prof Jean Burgess (Media & Communication)
> Dr Elija Cassidy (Media & Communication)
> Prof Stuart Cunningham (Media & Communication)
> A/Prof Michael Dezuanni (Film, Screen & Animation/Education)
> Dr Ben Goldsmith (Media & Communication)
> Dr Tim Highfield (Media & Communication)
> Prof Ben Light (Media & Communication)
> Prof Brian McNair (Journalism)
> Dr Peta Mitchell (Media & Communication/Urban Informatics)
> Dr Kevin Sanson (Entertainment Industries)
> Dr Christina Spurgeon (Media & Communication)
> A/Prof Patrik Wikstrom (Media & Communication)
>
> *Program 4 - Digital Methods*
> This program focuses on the development of innovative research 
> approaches, methods and tools grounded in and suitable for the study 
> of digital media - from computational analyses of 'big social data', 
> to close qualitative analysis of digital media platforms and 
> practices, and critical approaches to questions of method. These 
> approaches may be applied across any of the other three programs in 
> the Centre.
>
> /PhD topics for 2016/
> - Critical approaches to big social data, data-mining and surveillance
> - Methods for network, statistic and geo-visualisation
> - Innovation at the interface between traditional and digital methods
>
> /Potential supervisors/ - see staff profiles here 
> <http://staff.qut.edu.au>
> Prof Axel Bruns (Media & Communication)
> Prof Jean Burgess (Media & Communication)
> Dr Tim Highfield (Media & Communication)
> Prof Ben Light (Media & Communication)
> Dr Peta Mitchell (Media & Communication/Urban Informatics)
> A/Prof Patrik Wikstrom (Media & Communication)
>
> *How to apply*
> It is essential that you discuss your application with us well before 
> the deadline.
>
> Contact the Centre via email at dmrc at qut.edu.au 
> <mailto:dmrc at qut.edu.au>to express your interest.
>
> Include with your email:
>
> 1. Current CV including educational qualifications
> 2. Brief statement outlining which of the proposed topics interest you
> 3. Names of preferred supervisors (optional)
>
> If suitable supervision for your project can be arranged, we will then 
> work with you to complete the formal application.
>
> General information on the University's Annual Scholarship Round 
> including eligibility requirements and the application process can be 
> found here 
> <https://www.qut.edu.au/research/scholarships-grants-and-funding/annual-scholarship-round>.
>
> Closing date: 30th September 2015 (earlier enquiries essential)
>
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