• CCI

30 November 2011*DEADLINE EXTENDED!*
The deadline for submission of applications has been extended by a week! New Deadline: 7 February 2012.

CCI’s 2012 Winter School offers selected doctoral students and early career researchers a week-long program of interdisciplinary study, collaboration and social interaction in the broad area of creative industries and innovation research, drawing on the Centre’s expertise in media, cultural and communication studies, economics, education, policy and law, in relation to the creative economy.

We welcome applications from emerging scholars working on related topics including, but not limited to:

Cultural, media and creative industries policy
Digital society
Community arts and media
New business models in the creative economy
Innovation studies
Economics of the creative industries
The creative industries in Asia
Transmedia
Internet studies
Copyright and intellectual property
The challenges of ‘big data’
Creative careers and creative labour

Participants will work with leading international researchers, engage in intensive workshop activities and receive direct feedback and individual mentoring on their own work. Social activities will provide additional opportunities for participants to get to know each other and form collaborative relationships that will last for years to come.

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries & Innovation (CCI) is a nationally-funded research centre based at Queensland University of Technology, with partner universities located around Australia. It is a cross-disciplinary, internationally-focused centre embracing both theoretical and applied research in media, cultural and communication studies, law, education, economics and business and information technology. The Centre addresses key problems and opportunities arising for Australia, the Asian region, and more broadly in the world, from innovation in and through the creative economy.

Over the past several years, the CCI has established a tradition of offering high-quality professional development for its own doctoral students and early career researchers, and for the first time in June 2012 it will offer a similar opportunity to emerging scholars from around the world.

The workshop will take place at the purpose-built Creative Industries precinct on the Kelvin Grove campus of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia.

Who should apply: Doctoral students and Early Career Researchers (less than 3 years since the award of the PhD) from the social sciences and humanities whose work is relevant to the broad research agenda of the Centre as described here.

How to apply:  Up to 30 participants will be awarded a place on a competitive basis. Your application pack must include in a single pdf document:
      - A 500 word covering letter explaining how your research will benefit from your participation in the workshop, and how you will contribute to it
      - Your current CV  (including details of publications)
      - Two letters of reference, one of which should be from your current supervisor
       
Deadline for applications: All application materials must be received by 7th February 2012

Cost and scholarships: There is no registration fee for the CCI Winter School. Accommodation (shared apartment with own bedroom) and daytime meals are provided by CCI. If your application is successful, you will be responsible for the costs of your own travel to and from Brisbane, and for obtaining visas (if required).

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