PhD Scholarship Voice and Belonging Pathways to inclusion for new migrant communities through media engagement
PhD Scholarship Voice and Belonging Pathways to inclusion for new migrant communities through media engagement
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Job Description
We are offering a 3year scholarship to a PhD candidate to undertake research as part of the Australian Research Councilfunded project Voice and Belonging: Pathways to inclusion for new migrant communities through media engagement (DP. The primary focus of this role is to undertake a 3year doctorate comprising a standalone project that feeds into the broader Voice and Belonging research agenda. The scholarship includes a stipend (detailed below) project support costs of $4500 and further travel costs to attend conferences and fieldwork as part of the Discovery Project.
The Voice and Belonging project investigates the role of Australias ethnic media in the humanitarian and refugee settlement experience conceptualising media engagement as a key lens through which to foster a sense of belonging. The project will provide the firstever national study of ethnic media mapping the migrant mediasphere with a focus on new humanitarian and refugee communities. Expected outcomes include conceptual advances about media engagement and public connection for new and emerging migrant communities and medias place in the assemblage of humanitarian settlement services.
Qualifications :
The selection of applicants for the award of higher degree research scholarships at Griffith University involves consideration of your academic merit and research background. To be successful within this role you will be able to work with a team of supervisors to develop a strong research proposal complementary to the broader work within the Voice and Belonging project. You will also have the ability to work with supervisors to design research methods and carry out relevant fieldwork. You will be able to work as part of a team of enthusiastic and researchactive colleagues. You will have evidence of a passion for media with a strong desire to undertake research in community alternative marginalised and minority communities.
- Expressions of interest are welcome from domestic and international applicants.
- Applicants must have completed or expect to complete a bachelors degree with honours equivalent to second class (division A) honours or a Masters degree (AQF Level 9 incorporating a significant research component of a standard comparable to a bachelor honours degree or be regarded by Griffith University as having an equivalent level of attainment in accordance with Schedule One of the HDR Scholarship Procedure. For further information on the eligibility requirements for the program refer here.
Please note:
- Applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply
- This is a fulltime scholarship only
International applicants should ensure that English Language Proficiency requirements for the program are met before formally applying. Applicants to research programs will need to show they meet:
- A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on the IELTS (Academic) with no band score less than 6.0 OR
- A minimum score of 575 on the paperbased TOEFL including a score of no less than 5.0 on the TWE OR
- A score of 79 on the internetbased (iBT) TOEFL with no subscore less than 19
Additional Information :
About the scholarship
The 2025 Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship has an annual stipend of $34752 (indexed) for a period of up to three years of fulltime study. Please see the GUPRS Conditions of Award for more information.
A successful International applicant will also be awarded a Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship to cover tuition fees for up to three years. Please see the GUIPRS Conditions of Award for more information.
What Griffith offers
As a scholarship holder you will study with a University that ranks among the top 2 worldwide and spans across locations in South East Queensland. At Griffith University weve worked hard to create a culture that will challenge you to be curious creative and courageous. We also support the professional and personal development of all our HDR candidates and invest in the skills of our people. Griffith University values diversity inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and people of all backgrounds to apply. Griffiths strategic goals are to also increase the proportion of women in senior academic and administrative roles and in Science Technology Engineering Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM).
EoI process
Please do not select the APPLY button. All expressions of interest must be submitted to containing:
- A short statement outlining your research interests in relation to the Voice and Belonging project
- Evidence that you have completed a program with the required grades as detailed in the about you section including a copy of your academic transcript
- A curriculum vitae (CV) using the Griffith CV template.
- Names of two referees
Closing date for expressions of interest is: Monday 16 June 2025 at 5pm AEST if a suitable applicant has not been identified earlier
The preferred applicant will then be invited to apply for the program and scholarship online
For project related enquiries please contact:
Dr Jamal Nabulsi
Email:
For administration enquiries please contact:
Griffith Graduate Research School
Email:
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
