[csaa-forum] PhD Scholarships, School of Architecture, University of Queensland (Due: Aug 21, 2016)

[Nicole Sully]

* APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTING*

2 x PhD Scholarships, School of Architecture, University of Queensland (Deadline: Aug 21, 2016)

The School of Architecture at the University of Queensland invites applications to undertake PhDs related to two research projects:

1)  How Meston's 'Wild Australia Show' Shaped Australian Aboriginal History

The Wild Australia Show (1892-93), staged by a diverse company of Aboriginal people for metropolitan audiences, provides the focus for an interdisciplinary study of performance, photography, collections, frontier environments and race relations in colonial Australia. Using archival and visual records, and in partnership with key cultural institutions and Indigenous communities, the research seeks to produce an authoritative and original interpretation of the Show situating it within local, national and transnational narratives informed by contemporary Indigenous perspectives. It aims to illuminate Aboriginal agency in the ensemble, reconnect Aboriginal kin to performers, and chart changing concepts of race at a critical juncture in Australian history.

Students with backgrounds in history, architecture, anthropology and related fields are encouraged to apply.

2) Architectural design to improve Indigenous health outcomes

The goal of this research project is to improve the experience and use of healthcare architecture for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  The aim is to identify the best design principles  and practices through an analysis of existing clinics and hospitals and surveys of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander users.

The overarching research question is: “When it comes to health service engagement, does design matter to Indigenous people, and how does it affect their decisions around accessing health care?”

Closing date: Sunday 21 August. Offers will be sent to successful applicants in late September or very early October.

Commencement: Monday 3 - Monday 31 October, 2016.

For further information, including contact details for questions and applications, please see: http://www.architecture.uq.edu.au/launch-your-research-career-phd-scholarships-available-now

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Dr Nicole Sully
Senior Lecturer (Architecture)
Research Higher Degree Coördinator
School of Architecture
University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD, 4072
Australia


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