PhD Scholarship Opportunity: Applied Economics on Patient-Centred Evaluation of Medical Devices (PACE)
Job No.: 689544
Location: Caulfield campus, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Employment Type: Full‐time
Duration: 4.5‐year fixed‐term appointment
Remuneration: Scholarship covering tuition and tax‐free stipend (~AU$37,000 per annum, up to $47,000 for outstanding students); additional support via research and teaching assistant work
Opportunity Overview
The Centre for Health Economics (CHE) and collaborators are funded by the MRFF for the PAtient‐Centred Evaluation of medical devices (PACE) program. The project aims to improve how medical technologies are assessed by incorporating patient perspectives. WP‐1 focuses on analysing past funding decisions; WP‐2 builds an evidence base of real patient experiences through surveys and experiments.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Undertake research in WP‐1 or WP‐2 based on supervised PhD training.
- Design and administer survey instruments incorporating stated‐choice experiments (WP‐1).
- Collect and analyse patient and public primary data using quantitative methods (WP‐1).
- Apply large‐language‐model techniques to code administrative data and identify factors influencing funding (WP‐2).
- Maintain a tailored training programme in theory and methods, including advanced coursework and hands‐on experience.
- Collaborate with research teams at Monash, University of Sydney, Deakin University and University of Technology Sydney.
Qualifications
- Completed an Honours, bachelor's or master's degree with excellent results in a quantitative discipline such as economics, psychology or econometrics.
- Research component in the chosen discipline.
- Strong interest or background in health policy, health economics or public health.
- For WP‐1: aptitude for survey design, experimental design and mixed qualitative‐quantitative data analysis.
- For WP‐2: aptitude for coding administrative data and using advanced quantitative methods.
Benefits
- Full scholarship covering tuition and a tax‐free stipend (AU$37,000–$47,000 per annum).
- Research and teaching assistant roles for additional financial support.
- Access to advanced coursework, conference travel, international research visits and a dedicated laptop and workspace.
Program Structure
- Year 1: Advanced coursework and a minor thesis packaged into a Master of Commerce (MCom) degree.
- Years 2‐4: PhD research training culminating in a written thesis.
- 3–3.5 years to complete PhD component.
PhD Scholarship opportunity: Applied Economics on Patient-Centred Evaluation of medical devices[...] in Melbourne employer: Monash University
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