PhD Opportunities in Australia

Scientia PhD Scholarship Opportunity at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) Professor Mahbub Hassan is seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate for the project Wearable AI for Intelligent Listening . The research sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, wearable computing, machine learning, signal processing, and intelligent hearing assistance. The successful candidate will join an experienced supervisory and research environment at UNSW Sydney, with opportunities for int...

The University of Melbourne, Australia, is offering fully funded Research Training Program Scholarship support for graduate research degrees across a wide range of disciplines, including Master’s by Research and PhD programmes. The scholarship provides 100% tuition-fee remission, a living stipend of AUD 41,100 per year for 2027, relocation support, and Overseas Student Health Cover for eligible international students. Research Master’s students may receive up to two years of funding, while PhD c...

Garvan Institute of Medical Research is seeking a domestic PhD candidate for a project on the immunogenomics of arthritic joint disease in the Masle-Farquhar Lab. The candidate will apply genomic technologies and analytical pipelines available at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard to Garvan’s rapidly growing Arthritis Tissue Biobank. The research will analyse the world’s first single-cell, long-read sequencing dataset integrating transcriptomes, clonotypes, isoforms, and acquired mutations d...

A UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarship is available in the School of Chemistry at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Australia, for research on AI-guided molecular recognition. The project combines native mass spectrometry, robotic chemistry and artificial intelligence to develop faster and more informative methods for discovering and characterising molecules that bind to proteins. The successful PhD researcher will contribute to multiplexed, multistage mass spectrometry, automated sample...

CSIRO Industry PhD Program Scholarships: Multiple Opportunities This is a funded PhD opportunity in Australia through the CSIRO Industry PhD (iPhD) Program, an industry-focused applied research scholarship and training scheme. The program brings together CSIRO , a university, and an industry partner to support co-designed research projects aimed at solving real-world problems and translating research into commercial outcomes. Successful candidates will receive admission to the university PhD pro...

PhD opportunity in Evaluating Clinical AI in Real-Time at The University of Queensland , through the Queensland Digital Health Centre and the NASCENT initiative (National Infrastructure for Real-time Clinical AI Trials). This funded doctoral project focuses on how artificial intelligence can be safely and effectively evaluated in real-world healthcare settings. The position is designed for a student interested in clinical AI , digital health , and the responsible deployment of AI in practice. Po...

Applications are invited for two fully funded PhD studentships with Prof. Andy Lawrence at the Australian National University (ANU), Canberra . The project sits in organic chemistry and biomimetic chemistry , making this a strong fit for students interested in synthesis, reaction design, and chemical biology-inspired research directions. The advert states that the positions are available from August 2027 , with a flexible start date. The opportunity is hosted by the Lawrence group at ANU, and th...

PhD opportunity at the University of Sydney in the Early-life Microbiome and Immunity group led by Archita Mishra . The project explores the foundations of human immunity before birth and how the developing immune system is shaped during fetal life. Research themes include immunology , microbiome , human development , and fetal development , with methods such as spatial transcriptomics , single-cell approaches , and tissue imaging . This is a strong fit for students interested in developmental b...

Fully funded PhD scholarship at Western Sydney University , Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (HIE), for a project on microbial diversity, exchange and ecological interactions between Australian native bees and their associated mites . The project investigates largely unknown relationships among bees, mites and microorganisms, including microbial diversity, potential transmission pathways and ecological significance. Methods include fieldwork , advanced microscopy and molecular techniques...