[ecrea] PhD scholarship available – Music Industries and Digital Platforms (Swinburne University, Melbourne)

We invite applications for a PhD scholarship with additional top-up 
funding based at Swinburne University Hawthorn campus, Melbourne, Australia.

This PhD project forms part of an Australian Research Council Linkage 
project, Music Usage Metrics and the Future of the Australian Music 
Industry (2016-2018), which investigates how digital platforms and 
subscription services are affecting various sectors of the music industry.

Working with a team of leading academics at Swinburne and QUT, the 
successful candidate will conduct a series of interviews with artists 
and music industry professionals and will develop an original project on 
music industries and digital technology. Indicative areas of 
investigation include, but are not limited to:
-    impact of digital distribution on specific music genres/scenes
-    streaming services and live music culture
-    digital music marketing
-    audience intelligence in the Spotify era
-    record labels and digital aggregators
-    local economies of digital distribution

Applicants should have a first-class Honours degree in a relevant 
humanities or social science field (e.g. media and communication, 
sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, law, economics), or 
equivalent industry experience, along with a keen interest in the topic 
area. Applicants should ensure they meet Swinburne’s PhD academic entry 
requirements, available at 
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/research/research-degrees/degrees-programs/

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work closely in a 
supportive environment with an interdisciplinary team of media and 
culture researchers conducting cutting-edge research on topics including 
digital platforms, music industry economics and intellectual property.

In addition to a PhD stipend of $25,849 p/a, the successful candidate 
will receive top-up funding of $5000 p/a as well as travel funds and 
other project support.

The PhD project will be based at the Swinburne Institute for Social 
Research (www.sisr.net), under the supervision of Dr Ramon Lobato (SISR 
Senior Research Fellow) and Prof Dan Hunter (Dean of Swinburne Law 
School). SISR is one of Australia’s largest humanities and social 
science research centres, with an outstanding research culture and a 
long tradition of producing cutting-edge research in the field of media 
and communication.

PhD students at SISR enjoy:
-    the opportunity to work with internationally renowned researchers 
in a professional, focused, research-intensive environment
-    dedicated office space at the Institute
-    research training and professional development programmes
-    access to conference and fieldwork funding
-    being part of a professional and friendly scholarly community that 
values PhD research

To enquire about this position please contact Dr Ramon Lobato, Senior 
Research Fellow, SISR, at (rlobato /at/ swin.edu.au) or by phoning +61 3 9214 8637

Project team:
A/Prof Patrik Wikström, QUT
Prof Axel Bruns, QUT
Dr Ramon Lobato, Swinburne
Prof Dan Hunter, Swinburne




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