PhD Opportunities in Public Policy in Australia

Deakin University is advertising a Research Fellow position based in Burwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia . The role sits within The Evidence Exchange and focuses on public health policy , health equity , corporate governance , and research translation aimed at changing economic and commercial systems to better promote health and equity. The successful candidate will initiate, design, and conduct high-quality research and scholarship, support applications for external competitive funding, and...

PhD Scholarship opportunity in AI privacy and security at RMIT University in collaboration with CSIRO . The project focuses on protecting data and sensitive information in modern AI systems, including data protection against unauthorised learning , privacy and security in large language models and foundation models , privacy-preserving machine learning , and safeguarding proprietary information in real-world AI applications. This is a strong fit for students interested in computer science , arti...

PhD scholarship opportunity in economics at The University of Queensland , based in the School of Economics and linked to an ARC DECRA project led by Associate Professor David Smerdon . The project sits at the intersection of applied microeconometrics , behavioural economics , health economics , and quantitative research on decision-making and cognitive performance . The research agenda examines how sleep, exercise, diet, and environmental conditions shape real-world behaviour using de-identifie...