The Hospital Research Foundation Group’s mission is to support health and wellbeing for the South Australian community through life-changing research and improved healthcare. In partnership with the University of Adelaide and SA Health, The Hospital Research Foundation Group is providing funding to support The Hospital Research Foundation Group - SA Health - The University of Adelaide Indigenous Scholarship with research aimed at addressing current priority public health issues in South Australia (e.g. Health Promotion, Food Safety, Water Safety, Disease Surveillance, Climate Change, Aboriginal Sovereignty). Individuals awarded these scholarships will have the optimum research training experience, co-supervised by global research leaders within the University of Adelaide and SA Health. 

The successful candidates will develop an in-depth knowledge of public health policy and practice in target areas. Depending on the project, the candidates will work closely with academics, public health and community organisations and leaders in health policy and public health; and, develop skills in systematic literature reviews, management and analysis of large datasets, quantitative evaluation, qualitative interviewing and analysis, project management, intervention development, and consumer engagement. The candidates will also be given the opportunity to participate in local and national conferences and submit papers for publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Ultimately, these projects will contribute to the improvement of priority health issues in South Australia.

Available projects are listed below, however, for further information on the projects please contact Jaklin Eliott (jaklin.eliott@adelaide.edu.au):

• Strategies to improve guideline-adherent sexual healthcare in General Practice
• Health promotion in culturally and linguistically diverse populations: Muslim communities as an example
• Investigating different structured formats for communicating the evidence, our certainty in the evidence, and evidence-based recommendations
• Communicable Disease Surveillance: Data analysis
• Climate change and infectious diseases in Australia: current risk, future projection and responses
• Application of health-based targets for cyanobacteria toxins in recycled water
• Antimicrobial Resistance in Asymptomatic Bacteriuria of the Elderly
• Food safety, regulatory, and nutritional considerations of large-scale manufacture and sale of cell-based meats
• Aboriginal Data Sovereignty in South Australia

Eligibility:

Applicants must be Australian citizens who are acceptable as candidates for a PhD degree at the University of Adelaide and can provide a formal ‘Confirmation of Aboriginality or Torres Strait Islander Heritage.’

Stipend:

The scholarship will be for 3.5 years and has a stipend of $50,291 (indexed annually) per annum.

It is likely to be tax exempt, subject to Taxation Office approval.  Details of any terms and/or benefits can be found in the Conditions of Award/Rules.

Enquiries:

Contact Person: Associate Professor Jaklin Elliot

School of Public Health

Tel: (08) 8313 3855

Email: jaklin.eliott@adelaide.edu.au

Applying:

Expressions of interest should be submitted to the HDR Scholarships team [research.scholarships@adelaide.edu.au] with the name of scholarship in the subject heading. Please ensure you include all of the following documents:

• Evidence of Australian or New Zealand citizenship, or Australian permanent resident status (if applicable)
• Degree certificates (testamurs)
• Academic transcripts
• Confirmation of Aboriginality or Torres Strait Islander Heritage
• Curriculum vitae