This project invites an artist scholar to interrogate artistic responses to climate change through practice-led research. The PhD candidate will join a transdisciplinary team led by Dr Jo Pollitt for a multi-year Vice Chancellor Research Fellowship project building on the WA Weather Studios within the larger research project of Staging Weather. The project brings together artistic, meteorological, and First Nations weather knowledges, to develop nuanced human relations with place-based weather amidst the instability of climate change (Pollitt et al 2022). The project is based at WAAPA, ECU, Mount Lawley, and the future City Campus (opening in 2026) and linked to ECU’s Centre for People, Place and Planet.
With the recent increase in remote forecasting, there is an urgent need to communicate place-based weather literacies in the here and now in ways that engage and mobilise people of all ages. The successful PhD project will attend to the phenomena of increasing disconnection felt by many humans in the face of their immediate experience of weather.
Eligibility Guidelines
This position is open to domestic and international candidates. To be eligible for this scholarship applicants must meet the entry requirements for a PhD at ECU
Selection Criteria
• Recognised significant practice as an artist as evidenced by CV, etc
• Experience in participatory practice and/or public pedagogies
• Knowledge of feminist, transdisciplinary and more-than-human philosophical inquiry
• Experience in research translation and/or creative response to scientific data
People identifying as First Nations or from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.
To apply
Please send your CV and a brief (one-page) EOI addressing the criteria to j.pollitt@ecu.edu.au by February 15th 2024.
In responding to the criteria please include:
• A short description of how your skill set will contribute to Staging Weather
• A brief outline of your interest and expertise relating to transdisciplinary research, specifically arts, climate science and intergenerational studies