Leaving no-one behind: PhD Scholarship Opportunity

Leaving no-one behind responds to calls for evidence-driven reforms in aged care from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and the Indigenous community. The Royal Commission identified the need to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for older Indigenous Australians.

The project aims to improve the experiences and health outcomes of Indigenous people in aged care by:

1. Examining the barriers and equity of access to national government-subsidised aged care services by Indigenous people
2. Investigating the quality and safety of aged care services received by Indigenous people
3. Identifying whether the care received by Indigenous people in aged care meets their physical, clinical, and psychosocial needs

The successful candidate will be supported to define a PhD program of research that aligns with these overarching project aims.

This scholarship is aligned with an awarded Category 1 research grant. It offers you the opportunity to work with Associate Professor Odette Pearson (Co-theme lead, Wardliparingga) and a multidisciplinary investigator team of experts in Indigenous health, aged care, population health surveillance, epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, biomedical informatics, policy and consumer and carer experiences. Professor Gillian Caughey will be a co-supervisor on this PhD project.

Indigenous governance processes have been established to provide strategic and cultural advice to ROSA Indigenous research activities, including this project. The ROSA National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee will be involved in the lifespan of the project and will inform an effective and culturally appropriate community engagement strategy and monitor implementation.

The ideal candidate for this opportunity is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student who is keen to develop and apply Indigenous approaches to generating and applying evidence to inform policy and practice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aged care. Applications from non-Indigenous candidates are also welcome.

Preferred educational background

Your application will be assessed on a competitive basis. We will consider your:

• previous academic record,
• publication record,
• honours and awards, and
• employment history.

A background or knowledge of Indigenous health, public health, healthy ageing, or aged care is highly desirable.

Contact

For further information, please contact the Wardliparingga Capacity Development team
Email: WardliparinggaCapacityDevelopment@sahmri.com
Phone: 08 8128 4345