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NSW Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Doctoral Training Program
Funded PhD Scholarship in Gender-Based Violence and Work University of Wollongong in Australia
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Sociology
Funding
Funded PhD scholarship open to Australian domestic students. The scholarship stipend is $36,943 per annum, indexed annually. The candidate may maintain paid employment as long as it does not adversely affect satisfactory academic progress on the PhD.
Deadline
Expired
Country
Australia
University
University of Wollongong
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About this position
Funded PhD scholarship at the University of Wollongong on gender-based violence in the context of work, with a focus on how workers report violence, seek help, and access justice in NSW.
The project sits within the NSW Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Doctoral Training Program and invites proposals linked to the broad theme of gender-based violence in workplace and employment settings. The research is intended to be interdisciplinary and practice-oriented, with real-world impact through collaboration with community legal and social service organisations.
Research areas and themes: gender-based violence, workplace violence, reporting barriers, help-seeking, access to legal and community responses, integrated legal and social service models, policy and practice reform, equity and accessibility for structurally disadvantaged workers.
Supervision team: Associate Professor Sarah Ailwood (Principal Supervisor), Dr Rachel Loney-Howes (Secondary Supervisor), and Dr Laura Vidal (Associate Supervisor).
Eligibility: applicants should have Honours (ideally first class) or a research Master's degree in criminology, law, sociology, social work, gender studies, public policy, or a closely related field. The post welcomes both recent graduates and experienced professionals, especially those with strong academic records and an interest in qualitative, participatory, feminist, and/or trauma-informed research.
Funding: the scholarship is open to Australian domestic students and provides a stipend of $36,943 p.a., indexed annually. Paid employment may be maintained if it does not adversely affect PhD progress.
Deadline: applications close Monday 29 June 2026. The successful candidate must commence by 31 August 2026.
How to apply: email the required documents to [email protected]. Materials include a 3–4 page research proposal, CV, academic transcripts, a one-page cover letter, and referee contact details including at least one academic referee.
Funding details
Funded PhD scholarship open to Australian domestic students. The scholarship stipend is $36,943 per annum, indexed annually. The candidate may maintain paid employment as long as it does not adversely affect satisfactory academic progress on the PhD.
What's required
Applicants should have Honours (ideally first class) or a research Master's degree with a major research component in criminology, law, sociology, social work, gender studies, public policy, or a closely related discipline. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic record, capacity for independent research, demonstrated interest in gender-based violence, work and employment, law and justice, experience with qualitative, participatory, feminist and/or trauma-informed research approaches (desirable), ability to work collaboratively with industry and community partners, and excellent written and oral communication skills. The scholarship is open to Australian domestic students, and the successful candidate must commence by 31 August 2026.
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Australia
Research Interests
Law
Gender Studies
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Sexual Violence
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