PhD Scholarship - Sexual Health - [Archived Advertisement]

The Opportunity

A PhD scholarship is currently available to join the Young People’s Health research team at the Burnet Institute to undertake a PhD in sexual health. A range of project topics are available covering sexual health and wellbeing, pornography, sexual behaviour, and health promotion and education evaluation. The candidate will have the opportunity to use and learn quantitative, qualitative, and design methodologies, or mix of these. The position is a full-time 3-year PhD scholarship with an anticipated start date in 2022. The candidate will work with a team of other PhD candidates currently studying at Burnet across a diverse range of topics.

Let’s talk about you

We are looking for a highly motivated candidate willing to learn new skills and contribute to optimising young people’s sexual health and wellbeing. People within Australia with a relevant Honours or Masters (e.g Public Health, Social Sciences, Epidemiology, Psychology) equivalent, interested in a public health PhD are encouraged to apply. You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and some experience in research or evaluation. A demonstrated track record (e.g. publications), and work experience in sexual health or adolescent health would be an advantage. Candidature would be full time.

If you have any queries regarding this opportunity, please don’t hesitate to contact A/Prof Megan Lim – megan.lim@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).

Sounds great! How do I apply?

Apply below by submitting the following documents.

• Curriculum vitae
• Academic transcripts
• A brief covering letter (2 pages maximum) with relevant experience, reasons for your interest in this work, and skills and attributes you feel would make you a suitable candidate.

Applications will remain open until position is successfully filled.

As part of our commitment to gender equity, we have included a question in the application process on gender. This will allow us to monitor and report on gender in relation to our recruitment process.