[csaa-forum] Big Cinema Data - Extended deadline for applications

[Deb Verhoeven]

Dear all,
We have extended the deadline for this PhD scholarship. Applicants now have until June 24.
Cheers
Deb

PhD Scholarship - Only at the Movies? Mapping the Contemporary Australian Cinema Market

School of Communication & Creative Arts

Deakin University is looking for an outstanding scholar for a full-time PhD scholarship to work on a large-scale quantitative study of global and regional cinema data. The study focuses on the contemporary practice of cinemagoing around the world by exploring exhibition and distribution patterns and audience behaviour.

The successful applicant will be a full team member of a large multi-disciplinary Australian Research Council grant that asks, 'What is the enduring appeal of cinemagoing and how is it changing?' It aims to provide detailed analyses of formal film exhibition and distribution in Australia by combining economic, cultural and geospatial research with industry expertise. Possible areas of research include:

  *   Expanded data techniques in the cultural industries
  *   Cultural informatics
  *   Visualisation and cultural data
  *   Contemporary film distribution and exhibition practices
  *   Cultural economics and cinema.

The successful applicant will work with Professor Deb Verhoeven. Applicants with disciplinary backgrounds in cinema studies, geo-spatial sciences, cultural economics, data visualisation or the digital humanities are encouraged to apply. The award is to commence in 2014.

Value and benefits

  *   A stipend of $25,392 per annum tax exempt

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants should be enrolling full-time and possess the following:

  *   A first class Honours degree, research Masters degree or equivalent
  *   Strong skills and experience in quantitative research methods and data analysis
  *   Experience working with cultural data
  *   Australian/NZ citizenship, or be an Australian permanent resident.

How to apply

Please lodge an online application: http://www.deakin.edu.au/study-at-deakin/scholarships-and-awards/research-degree-scholarships<http://www.deakin.edu.au/study-at-deakin/scholarships-and-awards/research-degree-scholarships/phd-scholarship-mapping-the-contemporary-australian-cinema-market>.

Further information

Please contact Dr Alwyn Davidson via email<mailto:alwyn.davidson at deakin.edu.au> or phone 03 9244 5071.

Applications Close: 5pm Friday 24 June 2014

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