RhD Scholarship - Coolman Study (MPhil or PhD), UQ Child Health Research Centre

UQ Child Health Research Centre

Established in 2015, the UQ Child Health Research Centre (UQ-CHRC) brings together some of UQ's leading researchers to tackle global challenges in child and adolescent health. With research in nutrition and growth, respiratory disease, allied health, environmental health, burns, infectious diseases, cerebral palsy, rehabilitation and more, the centre is making a difference to the health of children everywhere. The UQ-CHRC is co-located with research centres from Children's Health Queensland and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in the recently completed Centre for Children's Health Research CCHR), a $134 million purpose-built research facility adjacent to the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital.

Information relating to the activities of CHRC may be found at https://child-health-research.centre.uq.edu.au/.

The Centre for Children's Burns and Trauma (CCBTR) is one of the leading burns and trauma research groups in Australia, lead by Professor Kimble, who is a burn surgeon and Director of Paediatric Trauma on the QLD Trauma Network. The CCBTR is a multidisciplinary team, comprised of researchers who are located in the Children's Health Research Centre and in the Pegg Leditschke Paediatric Burns Centre at the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital - one of the largest paediatric Burns Centres in Australasia.

Interested in Aboriginal health?

The University of Queensland and The George Institute for Global Health (University of Sydney) are seeking expressions of interest from candidates to undertake a Masters of Philosophy or potentially a PhD on a recently commenced NHMRC funded project examining burns in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. This position will be based in Brisbane.

What will you be contributing to?

The objective of this study is to describe the burden of burns, access to care, and functional outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with serious burns. In conjunction with leading burns clinicians, health services and community representatives, these data will be used to inform the development of appropriate, best practice, models of care. The proposed project will be looking into the challenges for transporting, retrieving, referring and accepting a paediatric Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child for acute burn care?

Why study with us?

You will have the opportunity to engage in world-class research under the guidance of highly-respected researchers and supervisors.

The Applicant (Desirable):

If you have an undergraduate degree in health sciences (medicine, nursing, allied health, psychology or public health), or in education,  a Masters or Honours degree and want to join our dedicated team to make your mark in this critical research area, then touch base with us now! You must also be an Australian resident. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are strongly encouraged to apply.

Stipend

A tax free scholarship of $30,000 per year is available. The anticipated duration will be 18 months to three years, depending on the applicant undertaking an MPhil or PhD.

RHD Opportunity Coolamon Study Brisbane - information

 RHD Opportunity Coolamon Study Brisbane.pdf

Enquiries

To explore this opportunity further please send your expression of interest via a Cover Letter and CV, with any questions to Dr Bronwyn Griffin via email: b.griffin@uq.edu.au.  

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