PhD opportunities

Career Opportunities: Insect Allergy PhD Scholarship

Advance your career in insect allergy research
$28,859 to $42,967 PhD stipend equivalent to NHMRC rates
Three years full-time or six years part-time
Focus on a topic relating to insect allergy prevention, management or treatment
Conduct a systematic review as part of your thesis
Start semester 2, 2023
Expressions of Interest close 5pm, 28 February 2023

Australia is home to some of the world’s deadliest creatures – insect bite and sting allergy is one of the leading causes of fatal anaphylaxis in the country. To help accelerate our research, the NACE is calling on the next generation of allergy experts to apply for a PhD opportunity that will focus on prevention, management or treatment of insect allergy.

A leading researcher in the field will supervise your PhD, while you receive mentorship from the NACE network of allergy research experts across Australian and New Zealand.

If successful, you will be invited to conduct a systematic review aligned with the NACE aims as a core element of your thesis.

Eligibility

Graduates with minimum Honours degree - or equivalent - in the fields of molecular, biological and medical sciences, population health and statistics, data linkage, health economics and healthcare policy OR
Healthcare professionals, including - but not limited to - allergy/immunology or respiratory trainees/fellows, general paediatricians, dietitians, pharmacists, nurses and other allied health professionals
Successful completion of Honours or Masters by PhD start date
First year PhD candidates (currently unfunded)
Exceptional Masters candidates with an interest in insect allergy will also be considered
You are driven to be part of Australia’s next generation of allergy researchers
You and your primary supervisor must be NACE members – join here
One member of your supervisory panel must be a member of the NACE Insect Allergy Stream Advisory Group
You must be an Australian resident