Phd Scholarship

Description:

The candidate will conduct an in-depth literature review and primary research with to first define a research gap and develop relevant research questions. Relevant research methods will be conducted and applied outcomes are expected, with recommendations/interventions piloted with the partner. The PhD project can be undertaken as a traditional thesis with artefact (the practical application design), traditional thesis or thesis by publication including artefact. The successful candidate will act as a conduit for sharing knowledge between partners, with milestones for documenting and sharing outcomes of research-to-date, from the first year of the PhD.

This scholarship is funded to investigate innovation from either one of or a mix of the following areas:

1. Innovation processes. PhD Topic examples include:

a. Design methods for commercial application of science

b. End to end user experience, for Social/ cultural acceptance for diffusion of innovation purposes

c. Industry engaged projects such as generator programmes

d. Human-Centred Design (HCD) and Knowledge Transference (KT)

2. Innovation mindset. PhD topic examples include:

a. Design for science knowledge diffusion

b. Design for Indigenous science

c. Design collaboration behaviour for innovation

3. Innovation community and culture. PhD topic examples include:

a. People talent & Responsible innovator

b. Innovation Ecosystem for deep tech translation

c. Value and Impact of innovation

d. Deep tech and social innovation, social good

4. Innovative space and environment. PhD topic examples include:

a. Impact of space and environment on innovation mindsets, processes, teams, and culture

b. Designing physical and digital spaces for innovation practices

c. Designing artefact and spatial affordances for motivating innovative mindsets

About you
The successful candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, to work with diverse stakeholders. They should have background qualification and/or experience in either Design, Education or Technology related fields. Scholarship holders must be enrolled full-time and will be based full time on site at Hawthorn VIC. The candidate may be expected to spend time at ANSTO, subject to compliance with any Covid-safe constraints. The successful applicant would ideally enrol in August 2023, however there is some flexibility with the commencement date.

By being part of this program, you will collaborate with researchers and professionals working at the boundaries of science and technology across disciplines and sectors to help address our society’s complex challenges, like the accelerated development of digital technologies and the global warming crisis. Connection to the industry will also be crucial to achieving this impact. By researching early-stage innovation processes and open innovation, we want to improve links between research and industry to facilitate technology development and implementation.

We are looking for people with experience in methodologies and practices for topics related to:

• Multidisciplinary research for innovation
• Skills development and education for innovation in science and technology commercialisation
• Disruption of new markets through innovation practices
• Radical design to address complex challenges (concept design of technology applications)
• Dissemination and communication of innovations (proof-of-concept prototypes and technology demonstrations)
• Tools and methods for ethical science and technology development
• Management and commercialisation of technology