PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Biostatistics in Australia

Positions in biostatistics in australia

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Universities with open positions in biostatistics in Australia include University of New South Wales, Natural Hazards Research Australia and University of Sydney.

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University of New South Wales

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This fully funded PhD will investigate precision medicine for low back pain , with the aim of improving how healthcare decisions are made and identifying which treatments work best for particular patients. The project will combine causal inference and machine learning across nationwide health databases and clinical trial data. The student will develop research expertise in data-driven treatment evaluation, health data analytics and methods for understanding variation in treatment outcomes. Resea...

Biostatistics
Precision Medicine
Neuropsychology
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Natural Hazards Research Australia

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Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Devenney team and contribute to a Centre of Excellence biomarker program in dementia and related neurodegenerative diseases. The role is based at NeuRA's world-class research facilities in Randwick, Sydney, Australia. The successful researcher will lead biomarker discovery and multimodal data analysis across well-characterised clinical and research cohorts. Research activities will integrate biomarke...

Data Science
Biomarker Research
Biostatistics
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University of Sydney

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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Medicines Policy and Health Outcomes The University of Sydney is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join Professor Lu’s research team within the Sydney Pharmacy School. Based at the Kolling Institute in the Northern Sydney Local Health District, the successful candidate will contribute to medicines policy, pharmacoepidemiology, comparative effectiveness, and health outcomes research, with particular emphasis on the quality use of medicines in Australi...

Data Science
Biostatistics
Health Policy
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University of New South Wales

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The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow (Data) for the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) within the Discipline of Psychiatry & Mental Health in Kensington, Sydney, Australia. The successful candidate will contribute to research in neuroepidemiology, dementia, cognitive ageing and brain health . Responsibilities include advanced statistical analysis, data preparation and harmonisation, interpretation of complex datasets, and collaboration across internat...

Data Science
Epidemiology
Psychology
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6 days ago

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University of Queensland

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📢 PhD Opportunity at the Australian Frailty Network (AFN). The project is part of the EMPOWER research program and will evaluate hospital avoidance services for older adults living with frailty across Metro South Health and Darling Downs Health . The aim is to build evidence for future models of care in frailty-focused health services research. Enrolment is through the University of Queensland , and RTP scholarship support is available for eligible full-time students through a competitive select...

Data Science
Epidemiology
Nursing
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University of Melbourne

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MSc by Research opportunity at the University of Melbourne / Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. This project is titled “Validation of Methylation-Based qPCR Biomarkers for Chronic Kidney Disease in Type 1 Diabetes” . The research focuses on translating genome-wide biomarker discovery into practical clinical assays. The student will work on validating candidate DNA methylation biomarkers in Australian cohorts (including PREDICTION and A...

Biochemistry
Biomedical Engineering
Pathology
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3 weeks ago

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Haris Aziz

University of New South Wales

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Funded PhD opportunity at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) in collaboration with the University of Oxford on Designing Fair and Democratic AI Systems . The project sits at the intersection of Computer Science , Mathematics , Artificial Intelligence , and Computational Social Choice . The research aims to build the mathematical and algorithmic foundations of democratic AI by developing new axioms of representation and proportionality, then designing algorithms for clustering, data ...

Computer Science
Information Technology
Mathematics
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3 weeks ago

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The University of Queensland

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PhD Scholarship in Data Science, Ecology, Environmental Science , and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) at The University of Queensland (St Lucia campus, Brisbane, Australia). This project is part of the SAAFE CRC partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency Victoria and Northern Arizona University . The PhD focuses on quantifying ecological risks from flood-borne contaminants in nonurban landscapes, using hydrological measurements, contaminant concentrations, microbial profiles, and land-u...

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Living costs in Australia

Estimated costs in Australia.

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Australia

University Tuition

Average PhD tuition per year

A$34.1k

$22,000/yr

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Clothing

Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year

A$1.9k

$1,200/yr

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Books & Academic Supplies

Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year

A$1.1k

$700/yr

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Groceries

Basic food shopping for one student per year

A$4.5k

$2,880/yr

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Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo

Popular professors

University of New South Wales

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Australia

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Cardiology

Biostatistics

Inpatient Care

Deep Learning

Clinical Application

Professor of Bioethics

University of Sydney

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Biostatistics

Maternal And Child Health

Medical Science

Genomic

Prenatal Screening

University of Adelaide

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Australia

Research Interests

Pharmacotherapy

Epidemiology

Systematic Review

Evidence-based Medicine

Comparative Effectiveness Research

Professors you could contact

Professor

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

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Australia

Research Interests

Biostatistics

Epidemiology

Medical Science

Retinal Disease

Gwas

Macquarie University

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Australia

Research Interests

Biostatistics

Statistics

Regression Analysis

Predictive Modeling

Statistical Modelling

Prof. of Medical Genetics

University of Newcastle Australia

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Australia

Research Interests

Biostatistics

Biochemistry

Medical Science

Cancer Biology

Dna Methylation

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