Are you interested in undertaking a PhD to improve bronchiolitis management in regional and rural acute care settings?
We are seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from highly motivated candidates interested in pursuing a PhD within the 5-year MRFF funded ‘Regional and Rural Translation in Bronchiolitis-RART-B) project starting in January 2025. Working as part of a multidisciplinary research team, supported by the Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) network), this program of research aims to improve the care of infants presenting to Australian regional and rural hospitals with bronchiolitis.
It will:
i) explore the implementation and use of a PREDICT regional and rural hospital improvement platform to improve bronchiolitis management and
ii) determine the dose of implementation support needed at these sites.
Comprised of world leading Australian and international researchers, the RART-B project will improve the uptake of evidence in relation to bronchiolitis care, build research capacity in implementation science, and facilitate knowledge translation and collaboration in regional and rural hospitals. The PhD would ideally be full-time initially with the option to becoming part-time in the latter years.
Funding: a stipend of $38,497 per annum (2024 rate, indexed annually) for 3.5 years.
Selection criteria
• Prior clinical training (medicine, nursing, allied health, or paramedicine)
• Interest in improving acute care (ideally regional and rural settings)
• Experience in research (ideally trials, health services research or quality improvement)
• Peer reviewed publications (ideally 1st author)
• Project management skills – capacity to engage with a range of healthcare stakeholders – organisational, time management and planning skills
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
Location: flexible, anywhere in Australia but ideally University of Melbourne.
Please email Emma Tavender for further information.
