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Chand Baori in the Indian state of Rajasthan is a 13-storey, 20 metre deep stepwell. The structure was built in the tenth century to conserve water in an arid environment. The use of stepwells declined with the increase in use of water pumps and pipes under British rule. A number of wells remain today in various states of preservation.

Title image credit: Raj Kumar, Detail of Chand Baori, Abhaneri, Rajasthan, India, 2010.

Expressions of interest due: Sunday 30 November 2014
Commencement: Between 12 January and 31 March 2015

A PhD scholarship opportunity is currently available within the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of A/Prof Anoma Pieris on the ARC Future Fellowship project, ‘Temporal cities, provisional citizens: architectures of internment’.

CLOSING 21 NOVEMBER The following spaces close at 5.00pm on Friday 21 November: 757 Swanston Model making area – workshop 705 CAD Lab Student Print Room Model making area – L7 715 CAD Lab 304 CAD Lab ​Frank Tate All student areas, Level 1 and 2 33 Lincoln Square South Level 1 It is your responsibility to remove your belongings from these spaces, including from lockers, before 5.00pm on 21 November. All items left in the spaces after 5.00pm on the closing date will be discarded.

Deadline: 26 January 2015
Prize: Total monetary prize pool of 14,500 € plus publication in architectural magazines and websites

Young Architects Competitions (YAC) is launching a competition to redesign one of the treasures of Rome: Forte Portuense.

How can former military architecture be transformed into a leisure time and cultural focal point? The aim for this competition is to look for ideas worth triggering urban redevelopment, social cooperation and tourism.

MSD students should re-enrol now for 2015..

All students who are currently enrolled, or on leave of absence, and who are planning to continue their course in 2015, must re-enrol. Re-enrolment involves signing the University's Enrolment Declaration for 2015 and enrolling in subjects, or applying for leave of absence for 2015.

The exceptions are Graduate Researchers, refer to the Melbourne School of Graduate Research re-enrolment page for details.

If you haven’t re-enrolled by Friday 12 December 2014, you will incur a $100 late re-enrolment fee and your enrolment in your course may be cancelled.

Links to re-enrol are available in my.unimelb.

Dates: 2 - 13 February 2015
Venue: University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)
Application due date: 19 January 2015

The Architectural Association Visiting School (VS) Sydney returns in February 2015. This is a two weeks intensive workshop hosted by the University of Technology Sydney with an international panel of design tutors, including staff from University of Melbourne.

The workshop is open to current architecture and design students, phd candidates and young professionals. Costs apply.

If you have any further queries regarding the Visiting School, please contact Paul Loh, Lecturer in Digital Architecture Design, or click below.

Stipend: Approx. AUD $2,900 per month for three years
Application due date: Monday 1 December 2014

The Research Grants Council of Hong Kong is launching the sixth round of its Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme. The Scheme aims to attract top international students to pursue PhD studies in Hong Kong's world-class research institutions.

The fellowship provides a monthly stipend of HK $20,000 (approx. AUD $2,900) and a conference and research related travel allowance of HK$10,000 (approx. AUD $1,400) per year, for a period of three years.

For further information, please send an email or click below to visit the Scheme's website. 

CALL FOR PAPERS

Abstracts due: 1 December 2014
Final submissions due: 1 April 2015

Inflection, the MSD’s student-run journal of architecture and the built environment, invites submissions to its second issue, Projection.

If an inflection point is a moment of transition, a projection is something more dynamic. In architecture and the built environment, 'projection' has a multitude of meanings that extend through the realms of spatiality, theory and technology.

Inflection welcomes work from students, academics and professionals in any mode of expression, and offers an optional double-blind peer review process for academic pieces.

Please continue to check your University email account during the mid-year break to make sure you do not miss any critical information from the University.

You may be contacted about academic progress, timetabling, subject changes or other issues relating to your studies.

Management Trainee | Hang Lung Properties Limited
Full-time, HK$20,000
Hong-Kong, Hong-Kong
Applications close: Sunday 16 November

Graduate Architect – Design and Construction Business | Grollo Homes
Part-time, $40,000 - $48,000 (T.B.N)
Melbourne, Australia
Applications close: Tuesday 18 November

Creative design/drawing job for developer | Newhaven Wealth
Full-time, $20 per hour
South Melbourne, Australia
Applications close: Friday 21 November

Student Planner | Hume City Council
Part-time; Band 4A
Broadmeadows, Australia
Applications close: Friday 21 November

Student/Graduate GIS Mapping Officer – Metropolitan Open Space Project Structure Planner | Metropolitan Planning Authority
Casual, fixed term (6 months); $25.70/hr plus super
Melbourne, Australia
Applications close: 9.00am Monday 24 November

Architectural Assistant, Student Position Available | Harmer Architecture P/L
Full-time, Award rate
Collingwood, Australia
Applications close: Monday 24 November

Receptionist | Nardella Real Estate
Casual, $23 per hour
North Melbourne, Australia
Applications close: Tuesday 25 November

Student Architect | Jolson Corp Pty Ltd - Architecture
Full-time; Architects Award MA000079
Prahran, Australia
Applications close: Monday 1 December

Project Coordinator | Oliver Hume Real Estate - Human Resources
Part-time, Not disclosed
Melbourne, Australia
Applications close: Monday 1 December

Gap Teaching: Surveying | Academics Without Borders
Voluntary; Stipend + living expenses
Bhutan, Bhutan
Applications close: Monday 1 December

Landscape Intern | Art-spring Landscape Design Group (ASL)
Full-time, RMB5000
Shenzhen, China
Applications close: Friday 31 December

Graduate Trainees | Gammon Construction Limited
Full-time, negotiable
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Applications close: Friday 31 December

Use your student or staff login to access Careers Online to see other full time, graduate, part time and casual jobs available.