PhD Scholarship

University of Western Australia

APA(I) ARC Linkage Project - Pathways, Policies and Prevention

An Australian Research Council Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) scholarship is available for a motivated PhD candidate who is interested in pursuing research as part of a team working on projects around child health and human developmental pathways, based at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a PhD under the guidance of one or more Chief Investigators on the Developmental Pathways Project, in areas such as social determinants of health, child abuse and neglect, educational outcomes, mental and physical health, juvenile delinquency. They will be able to work both independently and within a multi-disciplinary team. Work will be focussed primarily around data from the Developmental Pathways Project, a partnership that enables linkage of data from Western Australian Government Departments including Health, Education, Child Protection, Disabilities, Housing, Corrective Services, and Attorney General.

The value of this scholarship is AU$27,651 (per annum, tax exempt), paid fortnightly.

Essential Selection Criteria:
Honours degree in a relevant discipline; background knowledge of relevant areas, such as, medical sociology/anthropology, developmental health, social epidemiology, population health, criminology; knowledge of quantitative and qualitative data analysis; excellent communication skills; excellent academic record; ability to work in a team environment. Successful recipients of the APAI scholarships will have to qualify to enrol in a PhD at the University of Western Australia. Successful candidates without a strong quantitative research background will be required to apply for enrolment in biostatistics and epidemiology units at UWA.

Desirable criteria:
Familiarity with child health and wellbeing issues; the ability to analyse population linked data.

Applicants are advised to submit a statement addressing the selection criteria along with their CV, academic transcripts, and contact details of two referees, and forward these to Dr Rebecca Glauert, Project Manager, by email at rglauert@ichr.uwa.edu.au by close of business Friday 30th September, 2011. Please note, this is a competitive process, and late applications cannot be accepted. International Students: Please note that this scholarship is for a living allowance only. Any prospective student must also apply for a SIRF Scholarship to cover the cost of international student tuition fees and health care cover.

For further information please contact Dr Glauert as above or Dr Melissa O'Donnell melissao@ichr.uwa.edu.au