<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Please see below details about PhD scholarships associated with Sarah
Ferber, Nicola Marks and Vera Mackie's ARC Discovery Project on IVF and
Assisted Reproductive Technologies: The Global Experience.<br>Please contact me for further information at <<a href="mailto:vera@uow.edu.au" target="_blank">vera@uow.edu.au</a>>.<br>Vera Mackie</div><div dir="ltr">University of Wollongong<br><br>---------------------------<br><br>Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts: School of Humanities and Social Inquiry<br><br>PhD Scholarships: IVF and Assisted Reproductive Technologies: The Global Experience<br><br>The
40th anniversary of the birth of the first baby conceived through in
vitro fertilisation (IVF) will take place in 2018. This ARC Discovery
Project will mark this anniversary with a comprehensive study of IVF and
the range of assisted reproductive technologies with which it is
associated. These new forms of conception, gestation and parenting have
transformed understandings of the family and have led to regulatory and
policy responses and public debate, which can only be understood in a
global frame. A series of transnational case studies, with a special
focus on the Asia- Pacific region, will show the development of the
present consumer, medical and regulatory environments and provide a
historically-informed basis for dealing with policy deliberations
locally and internationally.<br><br>Up to two PhD scholarships are
available in association with this project. The PhD project(s) will be
supervised by chief investigators Professor Vera Mackie, Associate
Professor Sarah Ferber and Dr Nicola Marks. We are interested in focused
case studies which will complement the work of the Chief Investigators.
Possible topics might include, for example, a country-based study of
the use of assisted reproductive technologies, or a thematic study of
cultural representations of assisted reproductive technologies.<br><br>Applications
are invited for commencement in July 2015. Applicants should have an
Honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant Humanities or Social
Science discipline with a strong result. An Honours degree is a
four-year degree which includes a thesis component. For a scholarship it
is usually necessary to have a result of First Class Honours.
Additional relevant research experience and/or research activity, awards
or prizes will be regarded favourably. Depending on the topic, a
working knowledge of a language other than English may be an advantage.<br><br>For further information about the project and the PhD scholarships, contact the chief investigators through Vera Mackie <<a href="mailto:vera@uow.edu.au" target="_blank">vera@uow.edu.au</a>>.
You are strongly advised to discuss your application and proposed
research project by e-mail with the chief investigators before
submitting your application.<br><br>For further information about the School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, see <<a href="http://lha.uow.edu.au/hsi/index.html" target="_blank">http://lha.uow.edu.au/hsi/index.html</a>>.<br><br>Both
domestic and international prospective students are encouraged to
apply. The scholarship stipend is $AUD25,392 per annum, indexed annually
for three years.<br><br> Applicants should submit a full postgraduate research degree application through the UOW research degrees portal at <<a href="https://www.uow.edu.au.au/apply/index.html" target="_blank">https://www.uow.edu.au.au/apply/index.html</a>>.
Your application should include an academic transcript, copy of
passport or birth certificate and an outline of your proposed research
project. The application should be clearly marked "PhD Scholarship: IVF
and Assisted Reproductive Technologies: The Global Experience", and
state that the project will be supervised by Vera Mackie, Sarah Ferber
and Nicola Marks. Please submit your application before close of
business (Eastern Australian time) on Friday 1 May 2015.</div>
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