---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Christian Kull* Date: Sunday, October 27, 2013 Subject: PhD scholarship - social practices around management and disposal of portable electronic goods To: [email protected]
passing this one on from my colleagues: *PhD scholarship: Wealth from Waste CSIRO research cluster* Geography, Environment and Sustainability Program, Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Clayton Campus, Melbourne AUD$25392 per year The PhD project is positioned within the *Wealth from Waste* CSIRO research cluster project, an interdisciplinary multi-university research program that explores the feasibility of advanced metals recycling in Australia. The Monash led component of *Wealth from Waste* focuses on characterising and mapping the potential resource of recyclable materials that are distributed in domestic residences and commercial buildings in Australian cities. The PhD project will investigate social practices surrounding the management and disposal of portable household electronics. It will provide in-depth understanding of how household electronics are managed within the home, including but not limited to mobile phones, and provide insights into how and why householders respond to existing collection schemes and their likely response to any new approaches to collection of household electronics for recycling. The primary supervisor will be Dr Ruth Lane, a human geographer with expertise in waste and recycling. Co-supervisor Dr Xuan Zhu, who has expertise in GIS mapping, will provide guidance in aspects of study design to maximise the capacity for generalisation at larger spatial scales. Funding is provided for fieldwork in Melbourne, Sydney and a regional urban centre. Seehttp://artsonline.monash.edu.au/wfw/ *To apply:* Send the following documentation as email attachments by *31 November 2013 *to Celeste Hulse: celeste.hulse*@monash.edu** ** *(put “Wealth from Waste” in the subject line): · - a covering letter outlining relevant training and experience · - CV · - Academic transcripts *Contact for further information*: Dr Ruth Lane, [email protected] Ph: +61 3 9905 2937 *International applicants should note that the scholarship does not cover international student tuition fees.* Howeve ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Christian Kull Associate Professor School of Geography and Environmental Science Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Adjunct Professor (2012-2013) School of Geography, Earth Science and Environment University of the South Pacific Suva, Fiji http://profiles.arts.monash.edu.au/christian-kull/ http://christiankull.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- -------------------------- Abigail H. Neely Assistant Professor Department of Geography, Environment and Society University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [email protected] +1 612-625-2562 414 Social Sciences 267 19th Ave S. Minneapolis, MN 55455 U.S.A.
