*3-year PhD Scholarship * *(The Game of Being Mobile: A Study of Mobile Gaming Cultures)* School of Media and Communication, RMIT University, Australia *Application deadline: *31 December 2013 This three-year scholarship is for a PhD candidate who will contribute to ethnographic fieldwork and data analysis as part of a larger three-year study of mobile gaming in Australia in the broader context of the global industry. The larger project—*The Game of Being Mobile: A Study of Mobile Gaming Cultures*—is funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant (see below for project summary). The PhD research will comprise a discrete case study adaptable to the candidate’s specific expertise and research interests, but will constitute a key component of the ARC Discovery project and comparative analysis of mobile gaming practices. The candidate will also become a Postgraduate Member of the Digital Ethnography Research Centre: http://www.digital-ethnography.net Eligible candidates will have a BA, BA with Honours or MA/MSC in Communication, Anthropology, Sociology, Science and Technology Studies, Informatics, Media Studies or other related discipline. International and Australian nationals are eligible to apply. The Scholarship, which covers tuition, fees, a small stipend and other research expenses, will begin in February 2014. Initial expressions of interest should be sent to Prof. Larissa Hjorth larissa.hjorth@rmit.edu.au Please note that all applicants will need to apply for and be accepted to the PhD program in Media and Communication at RMIT University. Application details can be found here: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=DR211 *About the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University:* RMIT University has a long and distinguished history of applied and theoretical media research, with our doctoral graduates positioned throughout the sector. The School of Media and Communication, formed in 2009, supports research across a number of sub-fields in media and communications, which allows for both discrete disciplinary excellence and interdisciplinary interventions. Our researchers were ranked above world standard in our fields in the recent ERA round (achieving a 4 ranking in 2001 FoR code). The new School has a total staff of over 200, an academic staff of 128, and 107 HDR candidates (80 PhDs & 27 Masters). In addition, the School has two APDs, a QEII, three Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellows, a VC Fellow, and an Early Career fellow. The School also supports a top academic journal, Communication, Politics and Culture (previously ranked A through ERA) and a series of Centres, Groups and Labs including the Digital Ethnography Research Centre; the Communication, Politics and Culture Centre; the GEELab; the Exertion Games Lab; the Creative Writing Group and others. *Australian Research Council Discovery Grant (2014-2017)* CI Larissa Hjorth (RMIT) and CI Ingrid Richardson (Murdoch University) *Funding Dates:* February 2014- February 2017 *Project Summary:* This is the first Australian study to examine the social uses of mobile gaming. Smartphones have put location-based and social media games in the hands of mobile users worldwide. Through ethnographic methods, this study will explore how mobile game consumption is reflecting, and being shaped by, complex social and technological practices integral to contemporary life. Dr Larissa Hjorth Professor, Games Programs School of Media and Communication RMIT University Melbourne 3000 Victoria AUSTRALIA E: larissa.hjorth@rmit.edu.au