PhD Scholarship in Valuing the Handmade for Circular Fashion and Textile Economies

PhD Scholarship in Valuing the Handmade for Circular Fashion and Textile Economies

Exploring the value of the handmade for circular fashion and textile economies through practice-led research.

This project expects to generate new knowledge in the area of circular economy by using place-based and practice-led approaches to foreground the experiences, artefacts, processes and communities of the handmade.

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$35,886 per annum.

Applications are now open.

Open until filled.

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The candidate should hold a first class Honours degree, or equivalent, in fashion and/or textile design or related field; the candidate should have Australian citizenship or permanent residency.

Please first email Alice Payne (alice.payne@rmit.edu.au) with a short description of your background and interest to determine eligibility.

To formally apply, you will then submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) through this form on the How to apply page.

The EOI will include:

  • an academic curriculum vitae,
  • academic transcripts,
  • a 2-5 page research proposal, expanding on the project description

You can find out more about how to write a research proposal on the Preparing a research proposal web page.

The ARC Discovery project is a partnership between RMIT Melbourne and QUT, Brisbane.

The project team is: Prof Alice Payne (RMIT), A/Prof Tiziana Ferrero-Regis (QUT), Dr Zoe Mellick (QUT) and Dr Yassie Samie (RMIT).

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