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<p class="Default"><b><span lang="EN-US">QUT Creative Industries Faculty PhD Scholarships for 2015 Entry
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<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Applicants with excellent academic track records (equal to an Australian Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours) or equivalent professional research experience may be eligible for competitive
PhD scholarships to undertake study in the </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/doctor-of-philosophy-creative-industries"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Creative Industries Faculty</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">
(https://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/doctor-of-philosophy-creative-industries ) at QUT. The Faculty is also offering a number of top-ups to these scholarships for highly-ranked students whose projects align with our areas of strength.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">The Creative Industries Faculty’s world class, industry-connected researchers undertake innovative applied and theoretical research in the media, creative arts and design, and QUT is home to some
of the world’s best researchers in digital media, communication and culture, given the highest possible rating of 5 in both the 2010 and 2012 ERA rankings.
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<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">QUT's Entertainment Industries Research Group (<a href="https://www.qut.edu.au/research/research-projects/entertainment-industries-research-group">https://www.qut.edu.au/research/research-projects/entertainment-industries-research-group</a>)
is a leader in entertainment industries research, with a significant history of industry and ARC project funding.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">We are seeking new PhD students to investigate topics such as:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Entertainment industry dynamics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">How entertainment works as a cultural system, globally and in culturally-specific contexts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Industry subsectors (ie music, movies, theme parks)
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">The history of entertainment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Entertainment marketing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Entertainment producing and management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Entertainment work<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Entertainment and education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Potential supervisors include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11.5pt">Assoc Prof. Christy Collis (</span><span lang="EN-US">http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/collisc/</span><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11.5pt">)
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Prof. Brian McNair (</span><span lang="EN-US">http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/mcnair/</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Assoc Prof Larry Neale (</span><span lang="EN-US">http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/nealel/</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">)
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Prof. Phil Graham (</span><span lang="EN-US">http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/grahamp/</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">)
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Dr. Mark Ryan (</span><span lang="EN-US">http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/ryanm2/</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">)
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Dr Stephen Harrington (http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/harrings/)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%">If you are interested in applying, please contact Christy Collis c.collis@qut.edu.au, in addition to following the processes below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">How to apply<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/doctor-of-philosophy-creative-industries"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">PhD program</span></a> (https://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/doctor-of-philosophy-creative-industries)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/doctor-of-creative-industries-research"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Doctor of Creative Industries program</span></a> (https://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/doctor-of-creative-industries-research)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Information on the University’s Annual Scholarship Round can be found
</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.qut.edu.au/research/scholarships-and-funding/research-scholarships"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">here</span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt"> (https://www.qut.edu.au/research/scholarships-and-funding/research-scholarships).</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Closing date: 30th September 2014 (earlier enquiries strongly encouraged)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%">Further information about the Faculty’s research can be found
</span><a href="https://www.qut.edu.au/creative-industries/research"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%">here</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%">. (https://www.qut.edu.au/creative-industries/research)</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Looking for a supervisor? Please view our Academic Staff profiles
</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.qut.edu.au/creative-industries/about/staff"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">here</span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">. (https://www.qut.edu.au/creative-industries/about/staff)</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Any Questions?</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Contact the Creative Industries Faculty HDR support team at ci.hdr@qut.edu.au or phone +617 3138 3799 or 3138 8591<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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