[OSGeo Oceania] Fwd: [GIS-PacNet] PhD Opportunity

Tue Apr 28 17:54:53 PDT 2020

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From: Nicholas Rollings <nicholas.rollings at usp.ac.fj>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 at 06:02
Subject: [GIS-PacNet] PhD Opportunity
To: gis-pacnet at picisoc.org <gis-pacnet at picisoc.org>

Good morning list,

For your information, great potential here with nationals from  Fiji and
Solomon Islands in particular encouraged to apply.

Kind regards

Nick

*Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Digital Cultural Heritage and the Oceans
at The Glasglow School of Art*

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https://research.usp.ac.fj/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Picture-1.png]*
<https://research.usp.ac.fj/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Picture-1.png>

The School of Simulation and Visualisation at the Glasgow School of Art is
offering a unique opportunity for a *full-time,* *fully-funded, three-year
PhD scholarship* (fees and stipend) investigating the role of digital
cultural heritage and/or creative response in our emotional engagement with
the world’s oceans. Specifically, this research will focus on the ways in
which such activity can benefit communities’ dependent on the oceans and
how expressions of these relationships can be shared broadly to facilitate
more equitable and sustainable governance of the ocean environment.

*The Glasgow School of Art is ranked number eight in the top ten art
schools in the world** and has a distinctive specialist, practice-based
research culture that is globally recognised. The generation of new
knowledge and understanding through creative practice, scholarship and
criticism in Digital Cultural Heritage, Digital Visualisation, Design
Innovation, Fine Art, Design, Craft, Architecture and related fields is
central to our concept of research. Our researchers include digital
heritage and visualisation specialists, artists, designers, architects,
historians and critics of international standing.

Applications are invited for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in
Digital Cultural Heritage and the Oceans from *candidates from Namibia,
South Africa, Ghana, Kenya and South Pacific island nations (particularly
Fiji and Solomon Islands) on the DAC List of OAD Recipients (see *
*www.oecd.org* <http://www.oecd.org/>* ) *who wish to pursue a full-time
PhD in the School of Simulation and Visualisation (SimVis) of the Glasgow
School of Art. This provides an opportunity for post-graduate students
and/or professional practitioners with substantial creative, cultural
heritage and/or digital experience to undertake research within a vibrant
and eclectic academic environment.

SimVis is based at the GSA’s Hub campus in Glasgow, Scotland. SimVis is
currently undertaking research projects funded via the Arts and Humanities
Research Council and multiple other UKRI funding streams. SimVis is a
partner in the Global Challenges Research Fund “One Ocean Hub” (
oneoceanhub.org). SimVis is the lead partner for the Hub’s Ocean Culture
Research Programme that focuses on engaging global audiences with ocean
management and sustainability issues, particularly through the lens of
projects implemented by beneficiary communities. Applications that align
with the objectives of the Hub, especially the Hub’s Ocean Culture agenda,
and seek to amplify the Hub’s contribution to achieving Sustainable
Development Goals in partner countries are welcomed.

The successful candidate will join a dynamic team working in this growing
and important field of research and practice. We would be particularly
interested to receive research proposals exploring digital cultural
heritage and/or creative responses in the following areas:

§  Digital Visualisation –  Immersive systems (VR/AR/XR) and creative
responses

§  Digital Heritage – including intangible heritage, material culture, arts
and culture

§  Community Engagement and Digital Media – including community co-deign
and co-production

§  Digital Advocacy – using digital media, such as immersive media, to
promote the agendas of lesser-heard communities and to influence global
policy

*Applications close Friday 26 June 2020 for September 2020 start.
Applicants must be available for interview (online or in person) in the
week beginning 29 June 2020*

*Application forms are available here:*

*http://www.gsa.ac.uk/study/doctoral-degrees/how-to-apply/*
<http://www.gsa.ac.uk/study/doctoral-degrees/how-to-apply/>

*For informal discussions contact Dr Stuart Jeffrey: s.jeffrey at gsa.ac.uk
<s.jeffrey at gsa.ac.uk>*

* QS World Rankings 2020

https://research.usp.ac.fj/fully-funded-phd-scholarship-in-digital-cultural-heritage-and-the-oceans-at-the-glasglow-school-of-art/

*Dr Nick Rollings *

Head of School and Associate Professor in Geospatial Science

School of Geography, Earth Science and Environment

Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment

The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

Phone (+679) 3232620 | Fax (+679) 3231633 | Email
nicholas.rollings at usp.ac.fj | Web http://www.usp.ac.fj/geo | Linkedin
<http://au.linkedin.com/pub/nick-rollings/39/6/6b2/> | Researchgate
<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nick_Rollings> | Google Scholar
<https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=a1Jmt5kAAAAJ&hl=en> | MAIG
<https://www.aig.org.au/>| Senior Member IEEE
<https://www.ieee.org/membership/index.html> |

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