Job Description
We are currently looking for a PhD candidate to support a recently awarded ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award.
The candidate will contribute to exploring the importance of volunteering in local communities and the role of community radio therein. The primary focus of this role is to conduct research that supports community media outlets and other community organisations in identifying, attracting, and retaining volunteers through creative and community-engaged methods.
This project includes opportunities to collaborate with international partners and industry.
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. The successful candidate will have a background or demonstrated interest in media studies and/or third sector studies. To be successful within this role, you will have experience in qualitative methods including interviewing, facilitating focus group discussions, and analysing qualitative research data. You will have evidence of a passion for community-engaged research, with a strong interest or capacity in creative practice-research, volunteering, and working with 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 first class 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 .
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:
1. A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on the IELTS (Academic) with no band score less than 6.0 OR
2. A minimum score of on the paper-based TOEFL including a score of no less than 5.0 on the TWE OR
3. A score of 79 on the internet-based (iBT) TOEFL with no sub-score less than 19