Now Open! PhD scholarship in Assessment in Higher Education opportunity with CRADLE

24 February 2021

We’re pleased to announce that applications are now open for a new PhD scholarship in Assessment in Higher Education opportunity with The Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE). If you’re a domestic student or international student residing in Australia interested in assessment and digital learning, come and study with us at CRADLE!

Applications close Monday 15 March 2021.

This scholarship is open to domestic and international students residing in Australia only, will be awarded on a full-time basis, and will be split between working remotely and at CRADLE’s Melbourne CBD location, Deakin Downtown. The successful applicant will work on a project that considers assessment and learning in the changing settings and increasingly digital context of education, and will contribute evidence to inform assessment research, policy and practice. We welcome submissions that align to CRADLE’s research themes, and also encourage applicants to consult our list of proposed doctoral topics.

CRADLE’s research program seeks to establish what works to improve learning in higher and professional education. Our current areas of research include: academic security and academic integrity; assessment design (including self/peer, authentic and programmatic); feedback and feedback literacy; developing evaluative judgement; assessment in a digital world; digital identities; inclusion and belonging in a digital world; learning in and for the workplace; representation in and beyond assessment; and quality and standards.

Throughout this research, we use cross-cutting approaches, including innovative methodological and theoretical approaches and knowledge transition. Our team of leading higher education researchers includes Alfred Deakin Professor David Boud, Prof. Phillip Dawson, Prof. Margaret Bearman, A/Prof. Rola Ajjawi, Dr. Joanna Tai and Dr Trina Jorre de St Jorre, and we collaborate with Deakin faculties and divisions, along with a range of industry partners and international collaborators.

For more information please visit the Deakin Scholarships page and the CRADLE website.

Scholarship applicants must meet Deakin’s PhD entry requirements, enrol on a full-time basis, and hold an Honours (First Class) degree or an equivalent standard Masters degree with a substantial research component. Please refer to Deakin’s research degree entry pathways for further information. The successful applicant will be enrolled through the Faculty of Arts and Education and will receive a top-up of $5,000 per annum over three years.

All Expressions of Interest (EOI) must be submitted to through the Faculty of Arts and Education; however, potential applicants should contact a CRADLE supervisor aligned with their preferred project topic prior to submitting an EOI. Learn more about the Faculty of Arts and Education’s EOI process and access the EOI form.

For all other enquiries, please contact CRADLE’s Research Manager, Dr Helen Walker, via [email protected] or on (03) 9244 5448.