The CRE aims to develop the health and medical research workforce by providing opportunities to advance the training of new researchers, particularly those with a capacity for independent research and future leadership roles, and the translation of research into practice through clinical fellowships.
PhD Scholarships
Why join the CRE?
- Dedicated supervisors
- Involvement across all critical challenge areas
- Multidisciplinary mentorship and education activities
- Active engagement with government, industry and consumers
- Placements at all CRE sites (QLD, NSW, VIC)
- Support to publish in top-ranking journals
- Funding to present at a relevant conference
- Participation in the CREATE training program
Supervisory Team experience
- Highly established mentors and supervisors, having collectively supervised over 50 students in the last 5 years
- Experienced across a range of injury-related areas including clinical trials, qualitative research, outcome prediction and risk screening, analysis of scheme designs, development of digital platforms, legal and economic factors
- Former candidates have gained funded fellowships following completion of their PhDs, including NHMRC ECRs or CDFs
- Strong track records of mentoring junior researchers in research projects; stakeholder engagement; professional associations; guideline development; systematic reviews; presenting at national and international conferences
The University of Queensland opportunities
What topics could I research?
Quantitative and qualitative research as per the following examples:
- Predicting outcome after road traffic crash injury
- Developing early brief interventions to prevent chronic pain after injury
- The neurological effects of exercise in individuals with chronic neck pain
- Physical activity and exercise for individuals with chronic whiplash associated disorders
- Relationships between small nerve fibre integrity, stress, and inflammation
- Small fibre nerve fibre pathology in chronic whiplash neck pain
- Early interventions to prevent chronic pain after injury
- Digital methods to enhance communication between stakeholders
- Cohort studies of multidimensional phenotyping after injury
- Econometrics/economic evaluation
- Quantifying injury burden
What disciplines can apply?
- Healthcare disciplines (e.g. physiotherapy, psychology, occupational therapy, exercise physiology)
- Primary Care
- Economics
- Epidemiology
- Public health
- Law
Discover more via these links:
- The University of Queensland Earmarked Scholarship Projects (three opportunities)
- The University of Queensland's RECOVER Injury Research Centre
Monash University opportunity - ON HOLD, CANDIDATES BEING REVIEWED
The University of Sydney opportunity
PhD Scholarship
This is an exciting opportunity for a person keen on developing a career in the field of public health, injury or clinical epidemiology. Applications close Sunday 12 February 2023.
Supervisor
Research location
North Shore - Northern Clinical School
More details
View opportunity here.
Fellowships
The CRE will provide funding for community-based clinician/insurance/compensation/law partners to be embedded in the research program to undertake devoted time to research. The aim is to develop research skills of our community partners and to assist translation of research into clinical and legal practice.
Why join our Team?
- Short-term funding of $8,000
- Dedicated supervisors
- Participation in one of our clinical trials
- Involvement in a research activity specific to your field
- Support to co-publish in top-ranking journals
- Multidisciplinary continuing education courses yearly as workshops at the annual CRE symposium
Supervisory Team experience
- Highly established mentors and supervisors
- Experienced across a range of injury-related areas including clinical trials, qualitative research, outcome prediction and risk screening, analysis of scheme designs, development of digital platforms, legal and economic factors
What disciplines can apply?
- Healthcare disciplines (e.g. physiotherapy, psychology, occupational therapy, exercise physiology)
- General Practice
- Law
- Public health
- Insurance personnel