We are looking for passionate PhD students based at the University of Melbourne and the University of Adelaide.
We are holding a webinar on Wed, October 15: register here
Our ideal candidate will be passionate about housing and health and interested in pursuing a project in:
social epidemiology;
quantitative sociology; or
health economics.
4 reasons to do a PhD on Healthy Housing
Apply your skills to an urgent social crisis
Currently in Australia, we see unaffordable, poor quality rental housing, a shrinking social housing sector, and Indigenous people faring poorly in our housing system. PhD researchers will contribute to developing a robust evidence base for healthy housing. Our network emphasises translating academic knowledge into policy outcomes. Global interdisciplinary expertise and connections
We are a cross-university network with researchers based across Australia and internationally. PhD candidates will have a supervisory panel drawn from researchers in our group whose specialties include Indigenous health, cost-effectiveness of interventions and social epidemiology.
Mentorship from leading researchers
Graduate research is a crucial time to develop skills and set yourself up for a career in academia, industry, or government. PhD candidates will be embedded in research teams, guided by professors in healthy housing, and will have access to professional development opportunities.
Top-up scholarships
The Healthy Housing Research group will provide top-up scholarships of $5000 per year for 3 years to selected candidates.
Register your interest
Please contact Professor Rebecca Bentley (brj@unimelb.edu.au) or Professor Emma Baker (emma.baker@adelaide.edu.au) to discuss your potential research topic by mid-September 2020 to allow time to prepare a scholarship application.
Eligibility: Candidates will need to apply for a scholarship through the University of Melbourne or the University of Adelaide.
Top-up scholarships in Healthy Housing
$5000 per year for 3 years will be awarded on a competitive basis. Application form will be available in November 2020 for students who successfully apply for a PhD scholarship at UoA or UoM.