PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: Urban futures and Data Justice

About the Project

Increasingly, everyday life in cities generates data (eg in monetary transactions, use of GPS for wayfinding, locative capacities of most smartphones) and is generated by data (eg traffic flows, regulatory capacities of satnavs etc). This project will study datafication in two or three Southeast Asian cities, to contribute to knowledge and understanding of data justice.

This project is part of Monash University Malaysia’s Graduate Research Thematic Cluster, URBAN FUTURES IN Southeast Asia SASS

The ideal candidate will have strong writing skills, a degree in the humanities or social sciences, and academic or lived experience in Southeast Asia.

For enquiries, please contact Professor Duncan McDuie-Ra

For more information about this project, please visit our GEMS website.

How to Apply

It is suggested that you first contact the main supervisor and provide them with your academic background and achievements to determine whether you are a 'fit' for this research topic.

If you feel you are a good fit, submit your application here and ensure that you enter the same GEMS research topic as advertised on this webpage. To review the application requirements, please refer to our application submission guide. When submitting your application, please select the Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS). More information about GEMS is available here.

Funding Notes

The Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS), funded by Monash University Malaysia, features regional mobility and is awarded to highly qualified students seeking to work on projects of regional and global relevance.

Recipients of GEMS will be funded for an immersive year in either Monash University Australia, Monash University Indonesia, or the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay of up to 9 months and have access to Monash University’s global network of research expertise and infrastructure during their candidature period.

Eligibility

To be eligible for GEMS, you must possess a minimum academic qualification of First Class Honours (H1) or its equivalence (H1E) recognised by Monash University Malaysia and satisfy the English language requirements.