Indigenous PhD Scholarship in Artistic research methods for music and science collaboration

Monash • Clayton, NC

10d • Onsite

About The Position

This Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Indigenous PhD scholarship is funded as an important part of an ARC Discovery project Climate Vocabularies: New methodologies for music and science communication , conducted by Dr Louise Devenish, Professor Christian Jakob, Professor Cat Hope and Dr Lucy Richardson. The project will undertake research investigating artistic methods and techniques for music-science collaboration, and artistic practices for communicating climate science through music. A focus is placed on how music can enhance environmental storytelling to create more compelling and emotionally resonant climate messaging, and how engagement with climate science researchers, processes and data can lead to innovations in music. The successful applicant will join the Climate Vocabularies research team and contribute to the wider project within The Sound Collectors Lab, and will also undertake their own distinct PhD project. The specific topic of the PhD project is open to negotiation, but it may involve artistic research in music, sound art, performance, or related disciplines with reference to environmental and/or climate issues. This position is for an Indigenous applicant, and will be supervised by Dr Louise Devenish, Associate Professor Bhiamie Williamson, and Professor Cat Hope.
Undertaking this PhD as part of a larger project has several advantages. First, the successful candidate will be integrated into an already successful research agenda that has been funded by the Australian Research Council, and will have access to funding to support fieldwork, artistic research activity, travel, and conference attendance. Second, the candidate will develop skills in artistic research methodologies, interdisciplinary research processes, and qualitative analysis, benefiting from expert supervision from research leaders in music, creative collaboration, Indigenous knowledges, climate communication, and science. By entering a PhD with a pre-existing structure, they will be further supported by the wider project team and by Monash University’s Indigenous Research Team. Finally, the candidate will benefit from being part of outcomes from the research, which may include creative works, co-authored publications (where the candidate’s contributions will be recognised through co-authorship), funded symposia, school-engagement exercises, and future grant applications.
Monash University is the largest university in Australia and regularly ranks in the top 100 universities worldwide. Monash has six globally networked campuses and international alliances in Europe and Asia. The applicant will be based at the Clayton campus in Melbourne. Music at Monash is diverse and vibrant, including research expertise in performance, improvisation, composition, music technology, music education in jazz and improvisation, classical music, experimental music, and popular music. We have a strong and supportive creative research culture, led by internationally recognised artist-scholars who produce new music works, journal articles, books, podcasts, recordings, and films.

Requirements

• The successful applicant will have an excellent academic track record in music practice (any genre, style, or medium) or a related creative arts discipline.
• Demonstrable expertise in collaboration is desirable.
• In its assessment, the selection committee will prioritise applicants who hold an Australian (or equivalent international) Honours or Masters degree (in a relevant field), with a significant research component and with first-class honours/H1 awarded.
• Applicants at any career stage with significant professional practice relative to opportunity, and who are seeking to undertake rigorous training to develop research skills are eligible to apply.
• Scholarship holders must be enrolled full-time and on campus.
• Please note: applicants who already hold a PhD will not be considered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree