Movember Institute of Men’s Health Indigenous PhD Scholarship

We are seeking an outstanding candidate for a full-time Indigenous PhD scholarship as part of a national project associated with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning arm of Movember’s newly established Indigenous Social and Emotional Wellbeing portfolio. This exciting project is a partnership between Flinders Health & Medical Research Institute (https://www.flinders.edu.au/fhmri) and the Movember Institute of Men’s Health (https://ex.movember.com/movember-institute). 

This PhD scholarship offers a unique opportunity for a high achieving graduate from a public health, psychology, allied health, gender studies, community development, anthropology or sociology background to undertake an evaluative research project relating to Indigenous men’s social and emotional wellbeing. This will be an applied, pragmatic, interdisciplinary research opportunity to undertake either a qualitative or mixed-methods study. It will require an ability to work in a culturally sensitive way with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders and organisations; and a willingness to work with key local, national and international industry partners, such as Movember. The candidate will join a team of Australia’s leading researchers in Indigenous men’s health, health promotion, and social and emotional wellbeing.

Ideally, the candidate will be based at one of the Flinders University campuses in Darwin, Alice Springs, or Adelaide, but other locations could be negotiated upon commencement. The candidate will be supervised by Professor James Smith, Associate Professor Kootsy Canuto, Dr Bryce Brickley, Associate Professor Karla Canuto and/or Dr Melissa Opozda, all within the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders University. Details of primary and co-supervision will be dependent upon the nature of the agreed project focus.

The PhD candidate will based in the Discipline of Rural and Remote Health at Flinders University (https://www.flinders.edu.au/content/dam/documents/colleges/cmph/flinders-rural-health/rural-remote-health-sa-nt-brochure.pdf); and also nested within Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI) Health Equity Impact Program (https://www.flinders.edu.au/fhmri/research/heip). 

The scholarship includes:

• a stipend valued at $51,500* per annum (2025 rate) tax free
• the scholarship will be awarded for 3 years
• the opportunity to engage in research related travel (funded separately) to multiple regional, rural and remote communities across Australia
• access to targeted professional development opportunities, including conference attendance support, industry mentorship, and involvement in team capacity building activities
• additional support will be provided to facilitate research fieldwork, specific to the project
• a Research Training Program Fee Offset Scholarship to cover tuition fees for Australian Citizens, NZ Citizens and Permanent Residents.

To be eligible for the award of this scholarship a student must:

• identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
• be an Australian citizen
• meet PhD admission requirements including: have an Australian Honours degree Class 1 or 2A or equivalent qualification (at least AQF Level 8), including a research component of at least 6 months’ full-time study achieving Distinction (75%) OR including evidence of equivalent research experience, such as a substantial first-author refereed publication or track record as an investigator on a competitive grant; and
• be available to commence as a full-time PhD student at Flinders University in semester 2, 2025.