Hello, We have a fantastic opportunity for an exceptional student to work with a really outstanding team of researchers here at QUT's Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC). The scholarship on offer is for a candidate to complete a PhD on audience engagement with scholarly communication, working with data to assess the impact of science news sites like The Conversation (https://theconversation.com/au) on the public understanding of academic research. The scholarship is part of a funded Australian Research Council Linkage Project led by Professor Axel Bruns from the DMRC in partnership with The Conversation and the Cooperative Research Centres Association. The QUT research team also includes Prof. Jean Burgess, Distinguished Prof. Stuart Cunningham, Prof. Patrik Wikström and Assoc. Prof. Nicolas Suzor and falls under the DMRC's Digital Methods program. The successful candidate will receive an annual living allowance paid fortnightly for up to 3 years, tax exempt and indexed annually along with a top-up scholarship for project costs, research activities, and conference or overseas travel. For further information including how to apply, please visit: https://research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/research-training/phd-scholarship-digital-m... Please feel free to share widely as the scholarship is available for both domestic and international students. Kind regards, Kim Dr Kim Osman Research Associate | QUT Digital Media Research Centre Creative Industries Faculty | Queensland University of Technology Z1-515 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove QLD 4059 Australia T: +617 3138 0800 | E: kim.osman@qut.edu.au<mailto:kim.osman@qut.edu.au> | W: www.qut.edu.au/research/dmrc<http://www.qut.edu.au/research/dmrc> CRICOS No: 00213J