Degree type
PhD, Masters by research
Closing date
1 February 2025
Campus
Hobart, Launceston
Citizenship requirement
Domestic
About the research project
This project explores new ways to represent, understand and intervene in places, spaces and environments. This project seeks to engage with historical, cultural, scientific and ecological means to generate new knowledge and modes of inquiry about place-making and the making of place. How does centring place impact on research design? When researching place, who and what is represented – and how? How can creative interpretations contribute to broader understandings of specific places and spaces? What is the future of place-making in a geographically dispersed yet interconnected and highly mediated world?
Building upon the School of Creative Arts and Media's track record in this area, we seek proposals for potential projects that contribute to the understanding and application of place-making and the making of place using innovative methodologies, including traditional theoretical outcomes, practice-based and creative methodologies.
This may include applicants with backgrounds in visual arts, design, music, media and communication, and performance.
We are also interested in projects that seek out intersections with:
-environmental concerns in relationship to Tasmania contexts and islandness
-Antarctica and Southern Oceans
-Natural and cultural heritage
-Place and site specificity
-Mapping and cartography
-Environmental change, land use and conservation
-Ethics and cross-cultural encounters
-Decolonising institutional spaces, decolonial frameworks and modes of knowledge creation and dissemination
Applicants working across disciplines are encouraged to apply.
Primary Supervisor
Funding
Applicants will be considered for a Research Training Program (RTP) scholarship or Tasmania Graduate Research Scholarship (TGRS) which, if successful, provides:
- a living allowance stipend of $33,511 per annum (2025 rate, indexed annually) for 3.5 years
- a relocation allowance of up to $2,000
- a tuition fees offset covering the cost of tuition fees for up to four years (domestic applicants only)
If successful, international applicants will receive a University of Tasmania Fees Offset for up to four years.
As part of the application process you may indicate if you do not wish to be considered for scholarship funding.
Other funding opportunities and fees
For further information regarding other scholarships on offer, and the various fees of undertaking a research degree, please visit Scholarships and fees.
Eligibility
Applicants should review the Higher Degree by Research minimum entry requirements.
Ensure your eligibility for the scholarship round by referring to our Key Dates.
Additional eligibility criteria specific to this project/scholarship:
- Applications are open to domestic students only
Selection Criteria
The project is competitively assessed and awarded. Selection is based on academic merit and suitability to the project as determined by the College.
Additional essential selection criteria specific to this project:
- Depending on the discipline of the applicant, additional information as to performance or creative skills may need to be provided.
Application process
- Select your project, and check that you meet the eligibility and selection criteria, including citizenship;
- Contact Dr Kathleen Williams to discuss your suitability and the project's requirements; and
- In your application:
- Copy and paste the title of the project from this advertisement into your application. If you don’t correctly do this your application may be rejected.
- Submit a signed supervisory support form, a CV including contact details of 2 referees and your project research proposal.
- Apply prior to 1 February 2025.
Full details of the application process can be found under the 'How to apply' section at Research degrees.
Following the closing date applications will be assessed within the College. Applicants should expect to receive notification of the outcome by email by the advertised outcome date.
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