PhD Opportunities in Political Science in Australia

The Pacific Institute PhD Grant for Research supports doctoral study and Pacific-related research at the Australian National University’s College of Asia and the Pacific in Canberra, Australia. The award is intended to advance higher education for Pacific Islanders and encourage research focused on the Pacific. It is associated with the Pacific Institute and recognises the contributions of Jim Davidson, Professor of the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Sir Peter Buck, a distinguishe...

Bond University is inviting expressions of interest for a Doctor of Philosophy project on the lifecycle value and pricing of medicines on the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The research forms part of a broader Centre of Research Excellence collaborative program and will develop and evaluate an evidence-informed framework for reassessing medicine value and pricing across the medicine lifecycle in Australia. It responds to the direction of Australia's health technology assessment...

Monash University is offering a PhD opportunity through the Monash Energy Institute and its sponsoring faculties in Information Technology, Monash Business School, and Engineering. The project is based at the Caulfield or Clayton campuses and is designed for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates whose research will advance First Nations peoples’ interests in the Australian energy transition. The advert invites proposals that engage with the energy transition in ways that are meanin...

This PhD stipend scholarship at Monash University invites a student to develop an original research project in human-animal interactions . The opportunity is based in the School of Primary and Allied Health Care at Monash’s Peninsula campus , and is shaped around the supervisory expertise of Dr Em Bould and a broader multidisciplinary team. The project direction is intentionally open, allowing the successful candidate to propose their own research program while building on existing work in anima...

This fully funded PhD scholarship is based at the School of Education and Culture in the Faculty of Education at Monash University’s Clayton campus. The project sits within an Australian Research Council–funded study, Hitting the Limits: Intersectional sexisms in Australian universities , and invites the successful candidate to develop a research project aligned with questions about where LGBTIQA+ academics are located across disciplines and geography, how welcome they feel in their workplaces, ...

This PhD project sits within the ARC Research Hub for Value-Added Processing of Underutilised Carbon Waste (VAPUCW), an interdisciplinary and industry-connected research environment focused on turning underutilised carbon resources into valuable products and supporting the transition to a circular economy. The project examines the public policy and governance dimensions of Australia’s move toward circularity, with specific attention to carbon upcycling and emerging chemical recycling technologie...

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...

PhD opportunity at the University of Newcastle, Australia on Progressive Voices/Movements in Islamic Theology in the (Post-)Secular Society of 21st Century . This project invites research in Islamic theology , especially Islamic liberation theology approaches, with an evidence-based (rather than faith-based) methodology in the Humanities or Social Sciences . The topic is framed around progressive/reformist movements in Islam and their responses to contemporary challenges such as radicalization, ...

Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Melbourne in population mental health, psychological therapies, suicide prevention, and systems science. The project is based in the Department of Psychiatry , Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, and sits within a growing health policy and systems science group. The research will examine the population-level impacts of second- and third-wave psychological therapies, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) ...