PhD Scholarship

1 day ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Advanced Personnel Management Full time

You are applying for the position ofPhD Scholarship - Viral Hepatitis Clinical ResearchatBurnet Institute.Please fill in your details below to submit an application for this position.

This position is located in: Melbourne

You will work on developing models of care for communicable diseases (particularly blood borne viruses and sexually transmitted infections) within pharmacy settings. The models of care you will work on will encompass testing, treatment and prevention. Depending on your expertise and interests, the PhD program could harness a range of topics spanning multiple areas.

You will join our multi-disciplinary team, including infectious disease physicians, nurses, pharmacists, public health practitioners, data scientists and health economists. You will also join a group of other PhD candidates studying at Burnet across a diverse range of topics.

This is a full-time candidature is for a 3-year period. Burnet can offer a per annum stipend of $38,500 for the first year (potentially renewable). Beyond this, you will be encouraged and supported to gain other competitive PhD scholarship funding (for example APA or NHMRC). The PhD must be conducted from our head office in Melbourne however, hybrid work arrangements are available.

Eligibility Requirements

This PhD scholarship is only open to Australian citizens or permanent residents, as eligibility to enroll in the relevant program requires this status. The PhD program must be undertaken through Monash University School of Translational Medicine.

Let's talk about you

The following criteria are essential requirements:

  • An undergraduate degree (First Class Honours or Master's) in Nursing, Medicine, Pharmacy, Public Health, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Psychology or related discipline.
  • Demonstrated interest in improving health outcomes for communities.
  • Excellent attention to detail and demonstrated communication skills.

Prior experience working in public health, nursing or pharmacy and some experience with clinical datasets is preferred but not essential.

If you have any queries regarding this opportunity, please don't hesitate to contact Prof Joseph Doyle at joseph.doyle@monash.edu or A/Prof Amanda Wade at amanda.wade@burnet.edu.au

The Burnet experience…

We want you to have a successful and meaningful career at Burnet and are committed to providing a supportive workplace environment for all our people. You will be part of a collaborative culture where progressive leadership, innovation, respect, and excellence are valued. Join a team of talented individuals who are passionate about what they do - improving the health of vulnerable communities around the world. Hear from some of our talented staff about their career journeys at Burnet here

Who are we?

Burnet Institute is a leading Australian, unaligned, not-for-profit, organisation that uniquely links medical research with practical action to achieve better health for disadvantaged communities and help solve devastating global health problems.

Burnet Institute brings together a highly diverse skill base, with more than 400 staff and students working across cutting-edge research and projects to address some of the most relevant global health issues. Institute-wide interdisciplinary health programs Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, Disease Elimination, Behaviours and Health Risks, and Health Security, are at the heart of our daily decision making. Harnessing our international and local field presence, our laboratories, and our mixed development and research cultures drives a greater focus on the most relevant health issues and achieves a greater impact as a result.

Whilst our headquarters is in Melbourne, Australia, we also have offices in Papua New Guinea and Myanmar, and are actively involved in research and public health programs throughout Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. Burnet is the only unaligned organisation in Australia that has dual accreditation with both the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Bring your whole self to work

At Burnet, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture. We want our people to feel like they belong and are free to be themselves at work. We have an active Gender Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (GEDI) Council that works to promote and improve gender equity, diversity and inclusion across the Institute, by developing and implementing strategies informed by both national and international best practice and staff input. Burnet holds an Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award from Science in Gender Equity (SAGE).

Apply below and attach the following documents:

  • Resume
  • A document responding to only the essential key selection criteria listed above

Applications close at 11:59pm on Sunday, 31 August 2025

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