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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleagues<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444;background:white'>The Digital Futures (CRN) program will explore the future in a digital age within three specific sub-themes: one is Project 2 which is concerned with the social and policy challenges of a digital future: a cross-sectional analysis of rural and regional Australia which has two funded PhD Scholarship positions as outlined below<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444;background:white'>Please respond this posting if you have an interest in commencing a PhD in this exciting area of research or please refer to any students who has recently completed a Research Masters or Research Honours in an area related to</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444;background:white'> – Digital Futures of Regional Communities as the rollout of the National Broadband Network has commenced across Australia in 2011 with Toowoomba one of the main campuses of University of Southern Queensland being a second phase site. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>PhD 1 - Social and Policy Analysis of Digital Technologies in Rural and Regional Australia</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444;background:white'> PhD Scholarship 1 contact Dr Khorshed Alam <a href="mailto:Khorshed.Alam@usq.edu.au">Khorshed.Alam@usq.edu.au</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>PhD 2 - Community Informatics and Digital Literacy for Sustainable Regional Development </span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444;background:white'>PhD scholarship 2 contact Dr Michael Lane <a href="mailto:Michael.Lane@usq.edu.au">Michael.Lane@usq.edu.au</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444;background:white'>We are also seeking researchers who would be interested in international research collaboration in this exciting area of research<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Project 2 - Determining the social and policy challenges of a digital future: a cross-sectional analysis of rural and regional Australia (2 x PhD scholarships available)<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:12.0pt;background:white;orphans: 2;text-align:-webkit-auto;widows: 2;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>The aim of this project is to model and quantify the socio-economic and policy challenges communities are facing in regional Australia, particularly in the context of rapid expansion of digital technologies. Digital technology has not only become a crucial part of economic and social development but is also a strong means of creating social capital. <a href="http://www.usq.edu.au/acsbd">The Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development</a> project team will investigate the potential for digital technologies as a platform for stronger social cohesion and social development in rural and regional communities. <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:white;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px;-webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;border-image: initial;orphans: 2;text-align:-webkit-auto;widows: 2;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><tr><td width=180 style='width:135.0pt;border:solid #D0D0D0 1.0pt;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border-image: initial'><p class=MsoNormal style='orphans: 2;text-align:-webkit-auto;widows: 2;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>PhD 1 - Social and Policy Analysis of Digital Technologies in Rural and Regional Australia</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><br><br></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Contact person for PhD 1: <a href="http://apps.usq.edu.au/StaffSearch/default.aspx?staffsearchaction=showdetails&staffsearchrecordid=1224"><span style='color:#444444'>Dr Khorshed Alam</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Khorshed.Alam@usq.edu.au<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #D0D0D0 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border-image: initial'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>The candidate must have a research Master’s degree (or equivalent) in economics or statistics and demonstrated competence in using statistical/econometric software such as STATA/EViews, for quantitative data analysis. The candidate should be able to provide evidence of research readiness and ability to conduct advanced doctoral research. <br><br><a href="https://www.usq.edu.au/scholarships/usq/~/media/USQ/scholarships-new/forms/DF_CRN_Project2_PageWebsite.ashx"><span style='color:#444444'>Further information<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span class=caption><span style='font-size:8.5pt;color:#444444'>(PDF 52KB)</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=180 style='width:135.0pt;border:solid #D0D0D0 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border-image: initial'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>PhD 2 - Community Informatics and Digital Literacy for Sustainable Regional Development</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><br><br></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Contact person for PhD 2:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://apps.usq.edu.au/StaffSearch/default.aspx?staffsearchaction=showdetails&staffsearchrecordid=88"><span style='color:#444444'>Dr Michael Lane</span></a> Michael.Lane@usq.edu.au<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D0D0D0 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D0D0D0 1.0pt;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;border-image: initial'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>The candidate must have a research Master’s degree (or equivalent) in information systems, information technology, business, management or marketing. The candidate should have interest on how the rollout of the National Broadband Network will impact the sustainability and development of rural and regional communities. A demonstrated competence in using statistical packages such as SPSS and/or NVivo, for qualitative or quantitative data analysis is essential to be considered for this scholarship. The candidate should be able to provide evidence of research readiness and ability to conduct advanced doctoral research.<br><br><a href="https://www.usq.edu.au/scholarships/usq/~/media/USQ/scholarships-new/forms/DF_CRN_Project2_PageWebsite.ashx"><span style='color:#444444'>Further information<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span class=caption><span style='font-size:8.5pt;color:#444444'>(PDF 52KB)</span></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kind regards Michael<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Dr Michael Lane<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Acting Associate Dean Learning and Teaching, Faculty of Business and Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Senior Lecturer in Information Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>School of Information Systems, Faculty of Business and Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>University of Southern Queensland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Email Michael.Lane@usq.edu.au<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Skype: michael.steven.lane<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Phone 617 4631 1268<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Fax 617 4631 5594<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Mobile 0407 316 391<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="http://apps.usq.edu.au/StaffSearch/default.aspx?staffsearchaction=showdetails&staffsearchusername=lanem">homepage</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>P</span><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:green;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>1 ream of paper = 6% of a tree and 5.4kg CO2 in the atmosphere<br>3 sheets of A4 paper = 1 litre of wate<span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div></body></html>