The Role:
PhD Scholarship for GenAI in Education
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic PhD candidate who are excited about generative AI and emerging technologies, especially within the education sector. The successful candidate will be based at Deakin Burwood campus. The successful candidate will be one of the cohort of students across Deakin University and Western Sydney University, for the CSIRO Next Generation Emerging Technology Graduate Program for Empowering Humans within the Metaverse.
The PhD will be of 3.5 years duration, with a tax-free scholarship of $43,333 per annum, with annual indexation. In addition, there will be $5,000 per annum training allowance, $5,000 for travel throughout the candidature, and $840 thesis allowance. Additional cost of living allowance may apply.
To be successful, you'll have:
Applicants must meet Deakin's PhD entry requirements, be enrolling full time and hold an Honours degree (First Class) or an equivalent standard Master's degree with a substantial research component. Please refer to the entry pathways to higher degrees by research for further information.
The successful applicant will have an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information System. This position is open to domestic candidates only (Australian PR/citizen, or New Zealand citizen).
Your key responsibilities will be to:
The successful candidate will work as part of a team (including other PhDs) on AI innovations to teach speaking and listening skills to school children. The project is in collaboration with Kinetic Education, an industry-leading online platform for tutoring for English, maths and other subjects. Their lesson design and teaching pedagogy have been developed in consultations with teachers, principals, university lecturers, educational experts and psychologists. The project will empower the existing platform and educational approaches with AI innovations to deliver lessons and assessments for speaking, listening, and general communication skills to the cohort of school students. The successful candidate will work with the Kinetic Education team throughout the project, to leverage their diverse and resourceful industry expertise, as well as to provide ongoing project updates and progress.
About us:
The flexible learning options we provide our students and our diverse team of professionals and academic experts has enabled us to achieve a 5-star rating by the prestigious university ranking organisation Quacquarelli Symonds. For eight consecutive years, we've achieved the highest level of overall student satisfaction among Victorian universities.
We have a network of campuses, learning centres and research centres across Victoria and corporate offices in Melbourne, China, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka. Our online Cloud campus provides more than 13,000 students with access to state-of-the-art digital tools and direct access to world-renowned academics.
As a Victorian university with a global impact, Deakin is translating its research into commercial outcomes that will help drive innovation for Australia’s economy.
To submit your expression of interest please send your cover letter, CV university transcripts, and relevant supporting documents of prior research (e.g. publication) to A/Prof Thuong Hoang on thuong.hoang@deakin.edu.au. The position is open until filled. Candidature needs to be started by end of 2025.
