Curtin University is offering PhD Scholarship in Epidemiology which are
open to both domestic and international students. The research will be
conducted under the supervision of Dr Gavin Pereira, School of Public
Health in collaboration with the Telethon Kids Institute.
The successful candidate shall receive a tax-free stipend of $26,288 per
year which will be indexed annually for the duration of the award.
The University will also provide the student with research funding,
which includes $2,500 one off payment and $1,400 per year to support the
cost of research and travel. Additional funding to support the
student’s research will be provided by national grants held by the
supervisors.
Because the scholarship includes tuition, awardees are not charged the
tuition fee for the duration of the award. The duration of the award
shall be for 3 years.
Eligibility:
- Honours (1st class), or, Master degree by Research, or Master degree
with >25% research component with high academic performance
- Applications are invited from those with a degree in statistics or
biostatistics, epidemiology, public health, or from a quantitative/data
science.
- Applicants should have a strong background in biostatistics or epidemiology
- Applicants with experience with statistical software, particularly R, are encouraged to apply.
- Applicant has reached an appropriate level of proficiency in the
English language to complete research. Applicants who do not presently
meet the level of English language proficiency to their higher degree
course may wish to consider the English Language Bridging (ELB) course
run by Curtin English.
How to Apply:
Interested applicants please email expression of interest including the following documents:
a letter expressing interest in the position,
Current CV, and academic transcripts.
Submitting a short sample of academic writing (e.g., excerpt of
honours/masters thesis, published article) is encouraged but not
mandatory.
Please use “EoI PhD Scholarship” as the subject heading of email.
See Application Form
Deadline: 18 December 2016.
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