PhD Scholarship in Cultural Diversity and Global Bioethics (2x positions)

Monash•Clayton, NC

4d•$41,100•Onsite

About The Position

This PhD scholarship is funded as an important part of an ARC funded project “Addressing Cultural Diversity in Healthcare Through Global Bioethics”, conducted by Dr. Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki. The project will undertake a comprehensive examination of how bioethics engages with cultural diversity across Australian and global healthcare contexts, drawing on a combination of qualitative, quantitative and analytical methods. Two PhD candidates will join the research team and contribute to the broader Australian Research Council Future Fellowship project while developing their own distinct doctoral projects. The precise focus of each PhD is open to negotiation and will be shaped by the candidate’s interests and expertise. Projects may involve qualitative empirical research, quantitative surveys, literature-based research, conceptual and normative analysis, or mixed methods. Undertaking a PhD as part of this larger project offers several advantages. Successful candidates will join an established ARC-funded research program and have access to project resources supporting research activities. They will receive expert supervision in global and applied bioethics and benefit from an established international network of researchers and bioethics institutions. Candidates will also have opportunities to contribute to broader project outputs, including publications, policy engagement, international collaborations and future research initiatives. The PhD candidates will be based at the Monash Bioethics Centre at Monash University’s Clayton campus in Melbourne. Established in 1980 as Australia’s first research centre devoted to bioethics, the Centre is a world-leading hub for bioethics research and education. Its interdisciplinary research addresses major ethical, social and policy challenges in healthcare and biomedical science, with a strong record of influencing national and international policy and practice. The Monash Bioethics Centre is situated within the School of Philosophical, Historical and Indigenous Studies in the Faculty of Arts. This provides candidates with access to a broad interdisciplinary academic environment spanning philosophy, bioethics, Indigenous studies, history and related humanities and social science disciplines. Candidates will join a strong and supportive research culture, working alongside internationally recognised scholars and a thriving community of doctoral and early-career researchers, while benefiting from the wider intellectual and research opportunities available across the Faculty of Arts and Monash University.

Requirements

Excellent academic track record in a relevant discipline, such as bioethics, health sciences or a related field.
Strong understanding of healthcare practice and clinical environments.
Experience or demonstrated capacity in qualitative and/or quantitative research methods, including surveys.
Australian (or equivalent international) Honour’s or Master’s degree (both in a relevant field), with a significant research component and with first-class honours/H1 awarded.
Eligibility requirements, including English-language proficiency skills, to undertake a PhD in the Faculty of Arts.
Must be enrolled full-time and on campus.
Must not already hold a PhD.
Expected to enrol by 1 March 2027.

Nice To Haves

Interests and expertise that can shape the precise focus of the PhD.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the broader Australian Research Council Future Fellowship project.
Develop their own distinct doctoral projects.
Undertake qualitative empirical research, quantitative surveys, literature-based research, conceptual and normative analysis, or mixed methods.
Contribute to broader project outputs, including publications, policy engagement, international collaborations and future research initiatives.

Benefits

Research Living Allowance, at current value of $41,100AUD per annum 2027 full-time rate (tax-free stipend), indexed plus allowances as per RTP stipend scholarship conditions.
Tuition fee scholarship (for a successful international awardee).
Single Overseas Health Cover (OSHC) (for a successful international awardee).
Access to project resources supporting research activities.
Expert supervision in global and applied bioethics.
Benefit from an established international network of researchers and bioethics institutions.
Access to a broad interdisciplinary academic environment.
Join a strong and supportive research culture.
Work alongside internationally recognised scholars and a thriving community of doctoral and early-career researchers.
Benefit from the wider intellectual and research opportunities available across the Faculty of Arts and Monash University.