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

This PhD scholarship sits within Monash University’s evidence-based rheumatology research environment and the Australian and New Zealand Musculoskeletal Clinical Trials Network (ANZMUSC). The project focuses on the development, implementation, and evaluation of living clinical practice guidelines in rheumatology, an area that aims to keep recommendations current through continuous evidence surveillance, systematic reviewing, GRADE methodology, and digital guideline platforms. The successful cand...

Wiser Healthcare at Monash University is offering a PhD scholarship within a new NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence focused on strengthening health system sustainability and resilience. The project sits inside an internationally recognised Australian research collaboration that aims to improve the value, sustainability and equity of health care while supporting stronger outcomes for patients, practitioners, the public and the planet. The successful candidate will join the Wiser Healthcar...

The University of New South Wales is recruiting a part-time Research Associate in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Injury Prevention within the School of Population Health in Sydney, Australia. This two-year fixed-term role will contribute to collaborative public health research focused on improving injury prevention outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Activities include community consultation and engagement, data collection, literature reviews, independent resea...

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...

Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity at the Australian Research Centre for Cancer Survivorship (ARCCS), University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. This full-time, 1-year fixed-term postdoctoral role sits within a cancer survivorship research centre and focuses on the complexities of survivorship, including work participation, costs and access to care, economic outcomes, equity in healthcare, and improvements in policy and practice. The successful candidate will contribu...

University of Melbourne is advertising a Research Fellow or Senior Research Fellow position in the Melbourne School of Public Health , within the Onemda Indigenous Health Equity Unit at Parkville, Victoria, Australia. The role is part of an Aboriginal-led research environment focused on Indigenous health equity , intergenerational trauma , and perinatal wellbeing , with an emphasis on improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. The appointment is fixed term for 2 years...

Research Degree Opportunity at the University of Melbourne : PhD in the epidemiology of school mental health, wellbeing and engagement . This project will use an epidemiological approach to study the distribution, determinants, and implications of school mental health , wellbeing , and engagement across Victorian schools. The research will link student and caregiver perspectives, drawing on Department of Education datasets to better understand population patterns, inequalities, and differences i...

📢 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...

PhD opportunity at The University of Melbourne in strengthening anthelmintic stewardship and residue compliance in goats . This research degree project focuses on veterinary parasitology , pharmacology , molecular biology , bioinformatics , and epidemiology . The project addresses gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) in goats, anthelmintic resistance, off-label drug use, residue violations, withholding periods, and export slaughter intervals. The PhD will include synthesising evidence on anthelmint...