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Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship
PhD Scholarship in Wiser Healthcare, Health System Sustainability and Healthcare Improvement Monash University in Australia
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Data Science
Funding
Three-year full-time scholarship with a Research Living Allowance of AUD 41,400 per annum at the 2027 full-time rate, tax-free and indexed, plus allowances under RTP stipend scholarship conditions.
Deadline
Dec 7, 2026
Country
Australia
University
MONASH UNIVERSITY
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About this position
Monash University is offering a PhD scholarship within Wiser Healthcare and a new NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence focused on strengthening health-system sustainability and resilience. The successful candidate will join the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and contribute to a large national, multidisciplinary collaboration addressing major challenges in healthcare: the overuse of care that provides little or no patient benefit and the underuse of effective care.
The PhD research topic will be developed with the successful candidate, taking account of their interests, skills and experience while aligning with the Centre of Research Excellence priorities. Potential areas include healthcare overuse and underuse, de-implementation and implementation science, health-system sustainability, environmentally sustainable healthcare, and the development and evaluation of interventions that improve healthcare delivery.
The candidate will be supervised by Professors Denise O’Connor and Rachelle Buchbinder. They will work alongside internationally recognised researchers and engage with consumers, clinicians, health services, professional organisations and government agencies. The collaboration places strong emphasis on co-production, translation into health policy and practice, and real-world impact.
PhD students will be integrated into relevant methods groups and multidisciplinary research teams through a dedicated research capacity-building program. The research environment offers mentoring, professional development, collaboration, dissemination opportunities and participation in the wider Wiser Healthcare network, with research designed to improve health while making wiser use of finite healthcare resources and reducing harms to patients, practitioners, the public and the planet.
This opportunity supports doctoral research in public health, health services research, implementation science, health economics, epidemiology, biostatistics and sustainable healthcare.
Funding details
Three-year full-time scholarship with a Research Living Allowance of AUD 41,400 per annum at the 2027 full-time rate, tax-free and indexed, plus allowances under RTP stipend scholarship conditions.
What's required
Applicants must meet Monash University PhD admission criteria and demonstrate excellent research capability. They must be Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens or Australian permanent residents; international applicants are not eligible. Applicants should hold an Honours or Master's degree with a substantial research component, or equivalent research experience, in a relevant clinical or methodological discipline such as medicine, allied health, nursing, public health, health services research, implementation science, data science/biostatistics, health economics or epidemiology. A strong academic record, research aptitude, interest in improving healthcare value, sustainability, equity or quality, excellent written and verbal communication, capacity to work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team, and strong organisational, analytical and interpersonal skills are required. Experience in quantitative or qualitative methods, health services research, evidence synthesis, implementation science or health economics is advantageous but not essential. English-language proficiency requirements apply under Monash PhD admission rules.
How to apply
Submit an Expression of Interest to Grace O’Donohue by the stated deadline. Include a cover letter, CV with publications, full academic record with certified documentation, contact details for two academic referees, and evidence of English-language proficiency if available.
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