[Air-L] PhD Scholarship Opportunity

[Mike Kent]

Call for expressions of interest


PhD Scholarship - Disability on Television: Access, representation and
reception


Department of Internet Studies

Curtin University is looking for an outstanding scholar for a full-time PhD
scholarship to work on a large-scale study of disability and television. The
study aims to assess the mutually important areas of accessibility and
representation to explore the importance of digital televisions to the
social inclusion of Australians with disability. Using an innovative
multimodal research programme the project leverages participatory media to
gain new user centred insights. The project will also offer insights
regarding newer forms of television through a usability analysis of the
range of web-capable devices that can be used to access TV to discover
whether they are more or less enabling for people across a diverse range of
disabilities.

 

The successful applicant will be a full team member of an Australian
Research Council grant that asks, 'How does digital television create a
social space for people with disability, when impairment makes watching
television challenging and social stigma against disability is perpetuated
through representation?' Possible areas of research include:

.         Television accessibility

.         The representation of disability on contemporary forms of
television such as online streaming platforms

.         The intersections between television representation and online
discussion

.         Employment of people with disabilities in television industries

The successful applicant will work with Dr Katie Ellis. Applicants with
disciplinary backgrounds in media studies, disability studies,
communications or the digital humanities are encouraged to apply. The award
is to commence in 2015.

Value and benefits

The successful candidate will receive a stipend of $25,392 ( 2014 value)
tax-free per annum which will be indexed annually for the duration of the
award

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants should be enrolling full-time
and possess the following:

.         A first class Honours degree, research Masters degree or
equivalent

.         Strong research skills

.         Experience working with people with disabilities

How to apply

See:
<https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/scholarships/scholarship.cfm?id=1996>
https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/scholarships/scholarship.cfm?id=1996 

Further information

Please contact Dr Katie Ellis via email  <mailto:Katie.ellis at curtin.edu.au>
Katie.ellis at curtin.edu.au 

Applications Close: 5pm Friday 17 October 2014