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PhD Scholarship: Evaluating Psychosocial Programs to Improve the Health of People Born with Innate Variations of Sex Characteristics

This scholarship is designed to support a full-time, domestic student in completing a Doctor of Philosophy by publication at The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ). This scholarship is part of a larger program of research funded by the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) titled: ‘Improving the physical and mental health of people born with innate variations of sex characteristics (IVSC; the Program)’.

The vision of the program is to co-design and develop integrated, person-centred models of care to improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of people with IVSCs (also known as intersex variations, differences of sex development or a number of individual diagnostic terms), as well as their families, including those with intersectional disadvantage. In this role the candidate will be contributing to Work Package 1 - The development and evaluation of the national community-controlled InterLink psychosocial support service.

The specific PhD research project focus will be developed with the applicant and their prospective supervisors based on the applicant’s interests, methodological strengths, gaps in the literature, and the needs of the project.

Value
  • Stipend of AUD $35,000, including UniSQ ‘top-up’.
  • Maximum period of tenure of an award is 3.5 years. Periods of study already undertaken towards the degree will be deducted from the period of tenure.

To be eligible applicants must:

  • have completed an Honours Degree with First Class or 2A Honours, or equivalent level, or a Master's degree with a significant research component in a social science or a related health discipline field (e.g., psychology, sociology);  
  • have applied, or currently be enrolled at UniSQ;
  • not be receiving equivalent support providing a benefit greater than 75% of the student stipend rate;
  • be eligible to commence or continue full-time study for the PhD (by publication) in March 2025; and
  • be an Australian citizen.
  • academic merit, previous research outputs and research experience of the application; and
  • quality of the research proposal.

To apply, please ensure you have digital copies of the below information:

Applicants must have their current/prospective supervisor complete the Supervisor support letter.

People with lived experience of having an IVSC or being a parent or caregiver to a child with IVSC are highly encouraged to apply.

Further information about the project is available from Associate Professor Annette Brömdal, annette.bromdal@unisq.edu.au or Professor Amy Mullens, amy.mullens@unisq.edu.au who should be contacted prior to submitting an application.

Application must be made via the UniSQ Scholarship Application Management System by the closing date.

If you require assistance in completing your application please download the Scholarship Online Application Manual.  

Please do not apply via this page as your application will not be accepted.

Friday 14 February 2025. 

Further information about this scholarship can be obtained from Associate Professor Annette Brömdal by emailing Annette.Bromdal@unisq.edu.au or Professor Amy Mullens by emailing amy.mullens@unisq.edu.au