Job No.: 689242
Location: Melbourne
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 3-year fixed-term appointment
Supervisory Team: Dr Samantha Chakraborty, Professor Tari Turner
We are seeking expressions of interest from talented candidates who wish to apply for a PhD to undertake research enhancing adaptive platform trial (APT) design to improve efficiencies in research generation and accelerate the impact of research on health outcomes.
The PhD research projects will be embedded in a wider research program funded by an NHMRC Ideas Grant focused on advancing adaptive platform trials by incorporating new external research as it emerges. The two PhD projects will be based at the Australian Living Evidence Collaboration within the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and candidates will work closely with team members from multiple adaptive platform trials across Australia.
PhD candidates will receive rigorous training in public health and knowledge translation studies. You will also enjoy the potential to attend national and international conferences.
Two project-specific PhD scholarships are available.
Applications Close: Sunday 8 February 2026, 11:55pm AEDT
Interested applicants should refer to the full job description.
