PhD Scholarship: MAIC Road Safety Research Collaboration

Company Description

The Motor Accident Insurance Commission in Queensland (MAIC) Griffith University Road Safety Research Collaboration is within the School of Applied Psychology.  The research group undertake research in road safety primarily within the areas of traffic psychology, road safety related to vehicles as a workplace and motorcycle safety. The traffic psychology research team utilise state of the art technology and facilities in our traffic psychology laboratory.

The successful applicant will be based at Griffith University, Brisbane South (Nathan). As Griffith is a multi-site University you may be required to work across other locations

Griffith University sites are located on the lands of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera, Turrbal, Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples.

Job Description

We are currently looking for 2 PhD candidates to undertake research in the fields of traffic psychology and work driving behaviour, driving safety associated with vehicles as a workplace or motorcycle safety and rider behaviour.

The primary focus of this role is to commence and complete a dissertation contributing to the advancement of knowledge and theory in one of the above-mentioned road safety domains. Success in this role requires collaboration with various industry stakeholders including transport and logistics, government, and private organisations operating vehicle fleets within workplace settings.

The candidate will conduct research in a supportive environment as part of the MAIC Griffith University Road Safety Collaboration Research Team.

Qualifications

The selection of applicants for the award of higher degree research scholarships at Griffith University involves consideration of your academic merit and research background. To be successful within this role, you will be motivated and well organised and able to work well as part of a team. The candidate will be prepared to undertake and complete an independent research project within the areas of road safety in either vehicles as a workplace or motorcycle safety. Ideally you would have a passion for high quality industry collaborative research, with a strong desire to undertake research in traffic psychology and road safety.

• Expressions of interest are welcome from domestic applicants.

• Applicants must have completed, or expect to complete, a bachelors degree with honours equivalent to IIA/first class honours or a Masters degree (AQF Level 9) incorporating a significant research component of a standard comparable to a bachelor honours degree or be regarded by Griffith University as having an equivalent level of attainment in accordance with Schedule One of the HDR Scholarship Procedure.  For further information on the eligibility requirements for the program refer here.

Additional Information

About the scholarship

The 2025 Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship has an annual stipend of $34,752 (indexed) for a period of up to three years of full-time study. Please see the GUPRS Conditions of Award for more information.

What Griffith offers

As a scholarship holder, you will study with a University that ranks among the top 2% worldwide and spans across campuses in South East Queensland. At Griffith University, we've worked hard to create a culture that will challenge you to be curious, creative and courageous. We also support the professional and personal development of all our HDR candidates and invest in the skills of our people. Griffith University values diversity, inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. Griffith's strategic goals are to also increase the proportion of women in senior academic and administrative roles and in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM).

EoI process

Please do not select the "APPLY" button. All expressions of interest must be submitted to  containing:

• Statement addressing your suitability for the project/scholarship
• Evidence that you have completed a program with the required grades as detailed in the about you section, including a  copy of your academic transcript
• A curriculum vitae (CV) using the Griffith CV template
• Names of two referees

Closing date for expressions of interest is: Friday 03 October 2025 5pm AEST

The preferred applicant will then be invited to apply for the program and scholarship on-line

For project related enquiries please contact:

Associate Professor Darren Wishart

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For administration enquiries please contact:

Griffith Graduate Research School

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