*QUT Creative Industries Postgraduate Scholarship *
*COMMUNITY USES OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING AND CO-CREATIVE MEDIA*
*The project*
Applications are invited for a Queensland University of Technology
(QUT) Faculty-based scholarship to support a PhD project (3 years)
that investigates the links between community arts, media,
storytelling, and creative participation. This Research Higher Degree
(RHD) project will be undertaken in conjunction with an Australian
Research Council-funded Linkage with industry. The successful
applicant will work with Creative Industries Faculty Chief
Investigators – Drs Christina Spurgeon, Helen Klaebe, Jean Burgess,
John Hartley and Brad Haseman – to devise and undertake a research
project that will contribute to establishing and improving ‘best
practice’ knowledge of co-creative media in Australian community media
and arts networks. The candidate will participate in project
activities including fieldwork, experiments, and symposia, contribute
to scholarly outputs of the project, and will have access to a team of
nationally and internationally recognised researchers, as well as
national and international academic and industry networks.
*Availability*
The scholarship will be awarded in the QUT 2012 scholarship round
which closes on 14^th October 2011. Potential applicants should
contact Dr Christina Spurgeon ((c.spurgeon /at/ qut.edu.au)
<mailto:(c.spurgeon /at/ qut.edu.au)> ) well before this date, and allow
sufficient time to complete the application form. The successful
applicant would be expected to commence between January and March 2012.
*Value*
The Scholarship will be equivalent to a QUT Postgraduate Research
AWARD (QUTPRA) and is valued at $22,860 pa (2011 rates, tax exempt and
indexed annually) for 3 years. QUTPRA rules will be apply. Further
information about QUTPRAs can be accessed from here:
http://www.qut.edu.au/research/rhd/scholarships/qut/info/qutpra.jsp
*Research Information*
The ARC Linkage Project focuses on digital storytelling as a means for
propagating creative productivity across the broad population. It
investigates the extent to which existing agencies and networks in
community arts and community media use co-creative techniques such as
digital storytelling to achieve their own aims. The research explores
the tensions between new media and existing infrastructure, amateur
and professional creativity, and the role of community-based agencies
in extending digital literacy, especially among at-risk, remote, and
under-served populations. In cooperation with the project’s Industry
Partners, we will devise a model for evaluating best practice in the
production, adaptation and use of non-professional innovation in
creative content. Industry partner organisations are the Australia
Council for the Arts, The Australian Centre for the Moving Image,
Goolarri Media Enterprises, Queensland Community Television and the
Community Broadcasting Association of Australia. Additional
information about the project and participants can be accessed from
here: http://digitalstorytelling.ci.qut.edu.au/linkage
*Eligibility *
The scholarship is open to domestic students and tuition fees will be
covered by the Government’s Research Training Scheme (RTS). The
successful applicant is expected to hold a First Class Honours Degree
(or its Australian equivalent) in a relevant area. International
applicants may be also be eligible if their tertiary education is
deemed equivalent to an Australian First Class Honours Degree. The
proposed research project must align with the ARC-funded project.
Applicants must qualify for entry to a PhD program with the Creative
Industries Faculty.
*How to Apply*
If you are interested in this opportunity please contact Dr Christina
Spurgeon in the first instance (email: (c.spurgeon /at/ qut.edu.au)
<mailto:(c.spurgeon /at/ qut.edu.au)> ) by 23 September, 2011. The
scholarship application form and instructions can be obtained from
here: http://www.qut.edu.au/research/rhd/apply/
*Other information*
The successful applicant will be based at the Creative Industries
Faculty at QUT’s Kelvin Grove campus, Brisbane, Australia.
Dr Christina Spurgeon
Senior Lecturer, Journalism, Media & Communication
Creative Industries Faculty
Queensland University of Technology
Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, 4059, Australia
Tel: + 61 7 31388184
Fax: + 61 7 31388195
Email: (c.spurgeon /at/ qut.edu.au) <mailto:(c.spurgeon /at/ qut.edu.au)>
Web: Digital Storytelling at QUT
<http://digitalstorytelling.ci.qut.edu.au/>
/CRICOS No: 00213J/
