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PhD Research Scholarship: Innovating treatments for people with Diabetes
Griffith University
G02 Clinical Sciences 1, Southport, QLD, Australia, Gold Coast Campus
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Job Summary
Dates
- Opening Date: Not Available
- Closing Date: Not Available
Location
- G02 Clinical Sciences 1, Southport, QLD, Australia, Gold Coast Campus
Salary
- The 2022 value was $28,854 AUD. Successful scholarship applicants will receive a tax-free scholarship, indexed annually, and beginning in February or April 2023, for 3 years. The award will provide living allowances and tuition fees for international students for 3-3.5 years.
Responsibilities
- Complete a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) at Griffith University (Gold Coast campus), Australia.
- Be co-supervised by Griffith Health Clinical Science academics Dr Jayishni Maharaj and Prof Jim Woodburn.
- Integrate into the research programs focusing on foot and ankle health and rehabilitation.
- Innovate current management interventions to reduce foot ulcerations in people with diabetes.
- Combine personalised biophysical modelling, smart textile technologies, and advanced manufacturing techniques to optimise and 3D print interventions.
Requirements
- Awarded a, or on track by December 2022 to receive a first-class Honours in a related area e.g., Exercise Science, Podiatry, Biomedical science, or Biomedical Engineering.
- A Master of Philosophy or Masters by course work with an overall grade >85%, that contained a substantial research project component in one of these areas; with an interest in physiological adaptations to exercise.
- Experience in conducting human research (desirable).
- Experience with some signal processing and coding in MATLAB or Python, and experience with processing medical imaging (desirable).
- Experience with publishing in high-quality peer-reviewed scientific journals (desirable).
Benefits
- Study with a University that ranks among the top 2% worldwide.
- Support for professional and personal development of HDR candidates.
- Access to exceptional research facilities including a state-of-the-art motion capture laboratory and imaging laboratories.
- Collaborative research environment with senior professorial staff, post-doctoral research fellows, and PhD students.
Notes
- Self-funded applicants are welcome.
- Mentoring through an Australian Research Training Program (RTP) scholarship (or equivalent) application is available for those requiring funding.
- Consideration for applications from individuals with secured research funding from sources other than the Australian government or Griffith University.