PhD Scholarship – The Health4Her Project

Job No.: 664699

Location: Turning Point, 110 Church Street, Richmond

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: 3.5-year fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: The successful applicant will receive a tax-free stipend, at the current value of $35,013 per annum 2024 full-time rate, as per the Monash Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend www.monash.edu/study/fees-scholarships/scholarships/find-a-scholarship/research-training-program-scholarship#scholarship-details

• Be inspired, every day
• Drive your own learning at one of the world’s top 80 universities
• Take your career in exciting, rewarding directions

About the project

Alcohol is a major modifiable risk factor for female breast cancer, even in very low amounts. Yet, awareness of this risk remains surprisingly low, and is not systematically addressed in healthcare settings. The Health4Her program of research uses co-design and implementation science methods to raise awareness of the alcohol-breast cancer link among women participating in population-based breast screening programs, and support women to keep their consumption in a low-risk range. A PhD scholarship is being offered to conduct research as part of the Health4Her Project, to examine alcohol-related harms among women aged 40+ years through analyses of an existing population-level dataset, conduct a systematic review on alcohol preventive interventions offered in the context of population cancer screening programs, and contribute to co-design studies and effectiveness-implementation trials examining how the Health4Her intervention can be optimally embedded in breast screening services, and adapted for other healthcare settings and populations. The project will involve quantitative and qualitative research methods, use of implementation research frameworks, and consumer and expert stakeholder participation approaches.

Turning Point and Monash University

The successful candidate will be part of a multidisciplinary cohort of researchers and students based at Turning Point, Australia’s leading national addiction treatment, training and research centre, based in Melbourne, Australia. For more information about the important work that Turning Point does, please visit the website.

Turning Point is affiliated with Eastern Health Clinical School, within the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (MNHS) at Monash University, and undertakes close collaborative work with the Monash Addiction Research Centre (MARC).

Monash University is a member of Australia’s Group of Eight coalition, and is internationally recognized for excellence in research and teaching as one of the world's top 80 universities. Embedded in an ecosystem of health, academia and industry, it delivers the research outcomes, skilled workforce, technology and partnerships to improve human health locally and globally.

Supervisory team

The principal supervisor will be Dr Jasmin Grigg.

Dr Grigg is a Research Fellow in Addiction Studies at Monash University and Turning Point. Her research uses hybrid implementation-effectiveness methods to develop novel public health interventions to reduce alcohol consumption and related harms, and raise population awareness about the low levels of drinking that cause harm.

Eligibility Requirements

This opportunity is available to domestic students only. Candidates will need to fulfil the Monash University minimum requirements for admission to a PhD detailed here: www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum.  

How to apply

For general instructions on how to apply for roles at Monash, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.

To express your interest in this scholarship and PhD research opportunity, we request candidates provide:

• A cover letter describing your research interests and why you would like to undertake a PhD (maximum one page)
• A CV including qualifications, academic achievements, list of publications, work history and references
• A copy of your academic transcript(s)

Enquiries

Turning Point Research Support, research-turningpoint@monash.edu

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