PhD Scholarship: Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Outcomes in Educational Settings

Description

We are seeking an outstanding candidate to undertake a Psychology research project in a co-funded industry-based PhD titled: Whose problem is it anyway? Navigating shared responsibility for child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing outcomes in educational settings.

Schools are complex collaborative environments for supporting the mental health and wellbeing of young people. This project, in partnership with Bower Place, will examine the enablers of meaningful collaboration from the perspective of multiple stakeholders that are required to achieve positive mental health and wellbeing outcomes for young people.

This enterprise PhD scholarship is co-founded with Bower Place and includes the provision of an internship within the business during candidature. The PhD will be based at Flinders University (Principal Supervisor Prof. Lydia Woodyatt) under the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work.

Benefits

The scholarship includes:

• A stipend valued at $35,010* per annum (2025 rate) tax free
• The scholarship will be awarded for 3.5 years
• A Research Training Program Fee Offset Scholarship to cover tuition fees for Australian Citizens, NZ Citizens and Permanent Residents
• The provision of a research internship (at least 60 FTE days) within Bower Place during candidature

Eligibility

To be eligible for the award of this scholarship a student must:

• Be an Australian citizen; or New Zealand citizen; or have been granted permanent resident status; and
• Meet PhD in Psychology admission requirements including:
  • have an Australian Honours degree in psychology Class 1 or 2A or equivalent qualification (at least AQF Level 8), including a research component of at least 6 months’ full-time study achieving Distinction (75%) OR
  • including evidence of equivalent research experience, such as a substantial first-author refereed publication or track record as an investigator on a competitive grant; and
• Be available to commence as a full-time PhD student at Flinders University from September 2025