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Youth Futures After Mobility (YFAM): a longitudinal study of mobile transitions

Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship, part of an Australian Research Council funded Discovery Project, Youth Futures after Mobility (YFAM): a longitudinal study of mobile transitions. This project is led by Professor Loretta Baldassar (ECU) and Professor Anita Harris (Deakin) and will investigate what helps and hinders the social and economic integration of young people after living abroad. It will build upon and extend the highly successful Youth Mobilities, Aspirations & Pathways (YMAP) Project. The successful applicant will be hosted in ECU’s Migration, Diversity & Care (MDC) Research Program. This program brings together leading inter-disciplinary researchers of migration, settlement, social justice, inclusivity, and transnationalism. The successful candidate will develop their own research focus and contribute to youth studies and migration research initiatives while pursuing their own specific research interests.

Important dates

Opens: 30-03-2025 Closes: 30-04-2025

Applies to

Domestic International Postgraduate Research

At a glance

Expressions of interest are invited for an exciting new PhD opportunity in youth mobility and migration studies. This scholarship will build on the ARC funded Youth Mobilities longitudinal study, YMAP , which successfully graduated 5 HDR students. The new PhD will be supervised by ECU’s Prof Loretta Baldassar (leading Australian migration scholar) and Deakin’s Professor Anita Harris (leading Australian youth studies scholar) as part of their new ARC project, Youth Futures After Mobility (YFAM). The successful candidate has the opportunity to develop a discrete yet complementary project aligned to, or in addition to, the following indicative topics:

  • the challenges of integration, re-settling and ageing after mobility
  • mobile digital lives including new modes of virtual support networks;
  • care mobility, intergenerational relations and ageing parents;

We welcome innovative research proposals that align with this funded project while bringing fresh perspectives to migration and youth studies research. Candidates with interest in quantitative longitudinal studies, mixed methods and qualitative and arts-based methodologies are invited to apply. Successful candidates will join a collaborative research community committed to making meaningful contributions to scholarship and practice in the areas of migration, diversity and care.

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

Completion of a:

  • Bachelor's degree with First Class or 2A Honours, or
  • Masters by Research degree in an area associated with the relevant program area specified above (ie. Migration or Youth Studies)
  • The successful candidate will have qualitative and/or mixed methods research skills and a background in Sociology, Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Social Geography or cognate discipline.
  • Evidence of research level English language proficiency (international, where applicable).
  • A two-page research project that successfully targets the program area, and
  • A Curriculum Vitae that indicates an engagement in some aspect of the program area and/or research.

Terms and Conditions

  • Full-time or part-time study mode (FTE 3 years)
  • Meet ECU PhD admission requirements
  • Cannot receive equivalent awards or scholarships from the Commonwealth
  • Must have completed at least four years of tertiary education studies

How to apply

Please send the documents below to Gillian Abel at g.abel@ecu.edu.au

  • Academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae including qualifications, discipline and title of Honours/Master’s thesis, and contact details for 2 academic referees
  • Assessor reports for Honours/Master’s thesis
  • Writing sample (journal article, Honours/Master’s thesis chapter or equivalent)
  • Doctoral research proposal (750-1,000 words) including the following: All proposals should detail:
    • Provisional title
    • Aims of the project
    • Overview of the topic & rationale for your research focus
    • Proposed methods/approach
    • A paragraph on the alignment with the YFAM project and your interest in conducting this research with the YFAM project team.

Further information

Enquiries can be directed to Loretta Baldassar via g.abel@ecu.edu.au

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