22 December: fyi -- phd funding (social network analysis), Australia
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Two PhD scholarships are available to undertake innovative research
at the Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute (ADSRI) under
the three-year Australian Research Council-funded project ?The role of
online social networks in successful ageing: benefitting from ?who you
know? at older ages?. The project aims to examine the role of online social
networking in relation to successful ageing as measured by (re)partnering,
family/social connectedness and informal/voluntary economic activity at age
50+. Two key data collection components are (1) building a social network
site (SNS) for the collection of personal profile and social networking
data, and (2) online and offline surveys on successful ageing, social
networks, and Internet/SNS use and barriers to use. Areas of research for
doctoral study include social demography, ageing, longevity, social network
analysis, and e-Research.
The project will commence in March 2010. Two Australian Postgraduate Award
Industry (APAI) scholarships of $26140 per annum are available for three
years. Both students will be based in ADSRI and will be supervised by
Associate Professor Heather Booth and Dr Robert Ackland. For further
details, please contact Dr Robert Ackland (robert.ackland@anu.edu.au) or
+612 6125 0312
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Dr Robert Ackland
Fellow and Masters Coordinator, Australian Demographic and Social Research
Institute, The Australian National University
e-mail: robert.ackland@anu.edu.au
homepage: http://adsri.anu.edu.au/people/robert.php
project: http://voson.anu.edu.au
ph./fax: +61 2 6125 0312/+61 2 6125 2992
mail: Coombs Building, 9
Canberra, ACT 0200
AUSTRALIA
Information about the Master of Social Research
(Social Science of the Internet specialisation):
http://adsri.anu.edu.au/study/msr.php
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