About the position
PhD Student Scholarship – ‘Fostering empowerment through social media’ based at the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University
About the Scholarship
The Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare is calling for expressions of interest from health graduates wishing to complete a PhD exploring links between social media and health. A full-time scholarship will be offered to a suitable candidate upon successful enrolment in a Doctor of Philosophy at Bond University. Ongoing research, once enrolled, by the PhD Candidate will lead to refinement of the specific research questions and projects.
The PhD supervisors will include Professor Julie Redfern, Director of the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare and Professor Nasim Salehi, Head of Program Healthcare Innovations, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University.
Proposed area/s of research
- Empowering youth through positive social media engagement.
- Developing and evaluating gamified training programs to foster responsible social media usage and facilitate access to supportive networks among youth.
- Enhancing parents' media literacy to support their children in safe digital navigation.
- Equipping healthcare providers to harness social media for youth health promotion and positive behavioural change
- Empowering schools to integrate digital literacy programs that promote safe and responsible social media usage among students.
Why study at Bond?
The Bond Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine has a reputation for providing the best professional health education in the country, and we leverage that reputation to attract exceptional students and establish useful professional and institutional partnerships. We offer a suite of academically rigorous and professionally focussed health programs, delivered in an engaging and innovative manner by exceptional teachers. We demonstrate an outstanding student service ethic, offer an engaging and satisfying student experience, and prioritise student wellbeing.
We engage in high quality, impactful research in niche areas of research excellence. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work alongside highly respected senior academics conducting leading-edge research.
About the person
Selection Criteria include the following:
Essential
- Bachelor degree in health-related area
- Excellent analysis and writing skills
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills and demonstrated ability to work in a team
- Evidence of research project experience and organisational skills, including the ability to achieve goals and deliver outcomes within a specified time period
Desirable
- Demonstrated interest in the research area
- Experience undertaking a substantial research project (e.g. Masters or Honours Thesis)
- Publication in a peer-reviewed journal
- Experience presenting a research study
- Capacity to seek external funding with support from supervisors
The successful applicant will need to meet all Bond University requirements for entry into the PhD program and achieve the program milestones required by the University Program. https://bond.edu.au/program/doctor-of-philosophy/entry_requirements
It is also a requirement that the successful applicant be based full-time at the Gold Coast campus.
Salary details
The successful applicant will be entitled to the following benefits:
Tuition fee waiver: The 100% tuition waiver will exempt the successful applicant from tuition fees for a maximum period of four years full-time equivalent.
Stipend: A living stipend at a flat rate of $42,440 per annum for a maximum period of three years for full-time study.
Employment opportunities: The successful applicant may be provided with research assistant work within the Institute for Evidence Based Healthcare. Employment will be subject to the conditions of the PhD program and the terms of any scholarship awarded.
Additional information
For all enquiries related to this position, please contact the Institute team at [email protected]
Application and submission details
How to submit an expression of interest (EOI)
Please submit your expression of interest via email to the Institute at [email protected]
Your EOI must include:
- The number and title of the position/scholarship you are applying for
- Written statement (maximum of 2 pages) addressing the selection criteria set out above
- Current curriculum vitae including the names of two academic referees
- Your academic transcripts
- An example of your written academic work (e.g. Honours thesis, peer-reviewed journal article, law essay or assignment)