his/her own topic around the notion of play, the body and technology. However, this position requires a scholarship (or self-funding), which you will need to apply for by the same deadline. There are different options available depending on your circumstances, application status (e.g. domestic or international) etc., ranging from ticking a simple box as part of the application (for Australian nationalities), to completely separate applications; see www.rmit.edu.au/scholarships/research (i.e. International students will be mostly looking at RUIRS, and Australian/New Zealand citizens at APA. There is also jason.edu.au for more scholarships, and your home country might also offer scholarships to conduct PhD research overseas, for example we had great experiences with DAAD and Fulbright.) Entry requirements: You will need to have a four-year degree (Honours if you have an Australian degree) or a three-year Bachelor and a Master's degree. Typical backgrounds are game design, interaction design, human-computer interaction, computer science, industrial design, electrical engineering and arts but we are curious to hear what you can contribute. All nationalities are encouraged to apply. The PhDs in the Exertion Games Lab take 3 years. All applicants will need to apply for and be accepted to the PhD program in Media and Communication at RMIT University, further details can be found at www.rmit.edu.au/mediacommunication/resea\\... The application deadline is 31 October 2012. Start date is early/mid 2013. The Exertion Games Lab is a new lab that researches the future of gaming and play in order to understand how to design better interactive experiences, in particular games that