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<p class="Default"><span class="Heading1Char"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:14.0pt">Call for Expressions of Interest:
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Discovery Early Career Researcher Award applications in</span></span><span class="Heading1Char"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span class="Heading1Char"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:14.0pt">Cultural and Social Research</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="color:teal"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="color:teal"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="color:teal">Institute for Culture and Society<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) within the University of Western Sydney (UWS) was launched in 2012. ICS is a major national and international Institute for the pursuit of engaged interdisciplinary
cultural and social research. Rated 5 (“well above world standard”) for Cultural Studies in the 2010 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) rankings, the Institute coordinates interdisciplinary cultural research across the humanities and social sciences
and connects Australian cultural and social research to relevant research overseas, particularly in Asia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">With the continuation of the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme in 201</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">7
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(see the website: </span><a href="http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/decra.htm"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/decra.htm</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">), ICS is investing in leading cultural
and social researchers from Australia and overseas by supporting innovative and outstanding DECRA proposals from applicants up to 5 years
<b>post-PhD</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="color:teal">ICS Research Program</span></b><span style="color:teal"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ICS’s research program is currently organised into the following areas:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cities and Economies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Diversity and Globalization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Digital life<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Heritage and Environment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="color:teal">ICS Research and Researchers</span></b><span style="color:teal"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ICS researchers approach culture as a vital dimension of social, political, and economic life. Their practice-oriented, interdisciplinary research produces cutting-edge work in and across the fields of cultural
studies, media studies, sociology, cultural and human geography, cultural economy, Asian studies, education studies, digital humanities, environmental humanities, and museum and heritage studies. The Institute hosts UWS’s role in the Young and Well Cooperative
Research Centre.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="color:teal">Academic staff in the Institute include</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:teal">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Paul James (Director)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Brett Neilson (Research Director)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Distinguished Professor Ien Ang
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Kay Anderson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor James Arvanitakis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Tony Bennett<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Katherine Gibson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Gay Hawkins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Dick Hobbs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Bob Hodge <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Donald McNeill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Greg Noble (Director of Higher Degree Research)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Ned Rossiter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor David Rowe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Tim Rowse<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Deborah Stevenson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Stephen Tomsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Margaret Vickers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A/Professor Robyn Bushell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A/Professor Hart Cohen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A/Professor Alana Lentin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A/Professor Juan Salazar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A/Professor Judith Snodgrass<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11.0pt">A/Professor Amanda Third<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11.0pt">A/Professor</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Megan Watkins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A/Professor Emma Waterton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Sarah Barns<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Denis Byrne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Brett Bennett<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Fiona Cameron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Philippa Collin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Louise Crabtree<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Ann Dadich<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Chong Han<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Stephen Healy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Justine Humphry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Kate Huppatz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Jorge Knijnik<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Liam Magee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Timothy Neale<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Anna Pertierra<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Catherine Phillips<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Felicity Picken<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Emma Power<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Shanthi Robertson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Dallas Rogers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Teresa Swirski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Jessica Weir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Jessica Whyte<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="color:teal">Expressions of Interest<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ICS will offer expert assistance to DECRA applications where these fit closely with one or more aspects of its research program.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">Please consult the Institute’s website (</span><a href="http://uws.edu.au/ics"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">http://uws.edu.au/ics</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">) for further
details of the Institute’s research program. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="default0"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">Please note that applicants seeking the endorsement of ICS need to
<b>submit a CV </b>in the first instance to </span><a href="mailto:icsro@uws.edu.au"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">icsro@uws.edu.au</span></a>.<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> Individuals with competitive publication and research track records
will be invited to submit an Expression of </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">I</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">nterest to Stage Two of the process. Please note that EoIs will be due by
<b>9am Australian Eastern Standard Time </b>on<b> </b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">Monday 15 June 2015,
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">so please register your interest as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Prospective applicants with further questions may contact Dr Kristy Davidson at
<a href="mailto:icsro@uws.edu.au">icsro@uws.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Dr Kristy Davidson</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> | Senior Research Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Institute for Culture and Society<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">University of Western Sydney | Building EM, Parramatta Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Locked Bag 1797 | Penrith NSW 2751<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">P: +61 (0)2 9685 9674 | F: +61 (0)2 9685 9610<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">E: <a href="mailto:k.davidson@uws.edu.au">
<span style="color:blue">k.davidson@uws.edu.au</span></a> | W: <a href="http://www.uws.edu.au/ics">
<span style="color:blue">http://www.uws.edu.au/ics</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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