<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Dear Colleagues</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Two PhD scholarships (projects 6 and 7) are available for humanities/social science students working under the supervision of myself and Dr Yolande Strengers as part of the </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">RMIT Greener Government Buildings programme. </span></div>
<div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">More information can be found at <span style="color:rgb(44,44,44);font-family:Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:17px;background-color:rgb(220,220,214)"><a href="http://www.rmit.edu.au/scholarships/ggb" target="_blank">http://www.rmit.edu.au/scholarships/ggb</a>. </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Also see the project description below.</span></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt">Please pass this information on to your relevant contacts. Note the closing date for applications is 31 October 2013.</span></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">Cheers</span></div>
</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">Tania</span></div><div><br></div>
<p class=""><b>Two Postgraduate
Research Awards</b></p>
<p class="">Digital Ethnography Research Centre, School of Media and
Communication and Centre for Urban
Research (Beyond Behaviour Change research program), School of Global,
Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University</p><p class=""></p>
<p class=""><i>Inhabiting Buildings:
embedding sustainability into RMIT culture</i></p>
<p class=""><b>The Project</b></p>
<p class="">The <i>Inhabiting
Buildings</i> project adopts an innovative participatory research methodology
to map and promote change in the RMIT community to improve sustainability. It
focuses on everyday social practices within the built environment to understand
how resources are consumed, what role buildings and technologies play in
shaping these processes, and where opportunities exist for social, cultural and
organisational change. It will address the following key research questions:</p>
<p class="" style><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span>How and why do RMIT staff and students
currently consume energy and water resources in the course of their day-to-day
practices?</p>
<p class="" style><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span>What role do buildings and technologies play
in shaping RMIT staff and students energy and water-consuming practices?</p>
<p class="" style><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span>What mechanisms, strategies and technologies
can assist in developing more sustainable practices within RMIT’s buildings?</p><p class="" style> <b>The Research Team</b></p>
<p class="">The project is
co-led by Associate Professor Tania Lewis and Dr Yolande Strengers. A/Prof Lewis
is an expert in lifestyle and consumption studies with a focus on everyday
ethical and sustainable practices. Dr Strengers is co-leader of the Beyond
Behaviour Change research group at the Centre for Design. She is an expert on
smart technologies and theories of social practice with a focus on energy and
water consumption. The two appointed PhDs will work closely with the team
leaders and will also liaise with other research assistants working on the
project.</p>
<p class=""><b>The PhD Projects</b></p>
<p class="">Two PhD Scholarships are available for dynamic, independent
individuals with expertise and interests in the relationship between
sustainable practices, technologies and built environments.</p>
<p class="">Depending on their expertise and interests, the candidates
will undertake a program of research <u>on at least one of the following </u><u>practice domains:</u></p>
<p class=""><b>Heating and
cooling: </b>the ways in which
staff and students achieve comfort within selected buildings at RMIT. <i></i></p>
<p class=""><b>Eating and
drinking: </b>the ways in which
staff and students use RMIT buildings to store, prepare and consume food and
beverages.</p>
<p class=""><b>Working/
studying: </b>the ways in which
RMIT staff and students use buildings to conduct their day-to-day working
activities, such as printing documents, preparing documents, and communicating
with staff and students.</p>
<p class=""><b>Travelling to/
from work: </b>the ways in
which RMIT staff and students travel to/ from work and the facilities they draw
upon within buildings (e.g. showers, bike storage).</p>
<p class=""><b>Meetings (on
campus):</b> the ways in which
staff and students meet on campus, including the locations in which meetings
take place (cafes, offices, meeting rooms etc.) and the ways in which these
practices are mediated by buildings.</p>
<p class=""><b>Meetings (off
campus):</b> the ways in which
staff and students meet with external colleagues and partners, including by
phone, plane or other forms of transport.</p>
<p class=""><b>Criteria</b></p>
<p class="">The successful applicants should: </p>
<p class="">• demonstrate excellent academic performance in a field
related to the proposed research such as: science and technology studies; media
and/or cultural studies with an interest in technology; social practice theory;
consumption studies; cultural or social approaches to sustainability.</p>
<p class="">• hold qualifications and/or experience equivalent to an
Australian First Class Honours degree</p>
<p class="">• demonstrate the ability to organise and work independently</p>
<p class="">• preferably have experience in qualitative research and/or
ethnography</p>
<p class=""><b>What does the
scholarship provide?</b></p>
<p class="">• Tax-free stipend of $30,000 per annum over 3.5 years and a
funded place in the doctoral degree within the schools of Media and
Communication and/or Global Urban and Social Studies.</p>
<p class="">• Funding is also available for project costs and conference
travel.</p>
<p class="">• Applicants should discuss their eligibility with Associate
Professor Tania Lewis and/or Dr Yolande Strengers before applying:</p><p class=""><br></p>
<p class=""><a href="mailto:tania.lewis@rmit.edu.au">tania.lewis@rmit.edu.au</a>, phone +61 3 9925 52406</p>
<p class=""><a href="http://www.rmit.edu.au/staff/tania-lewis">http://www.rmit.edu.au/staff/tania-lewis</a></p>
<p class=""> </p>
<p class=""><a href="mailto:yolande.strengers@rmit.edu.au">yolande.strengers@rmit.edu.au</a></p>
<p class=""><a href="http://www.rmit.edu.au/staff/strengers_yolande">http://www.rmit.edu.au/staff/strengers_yolande</a></p>
<p class=""> </p>
<div><br></div>-- <br><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Associate Professor Tania Lewis</span><br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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