Company Description

Established in 2007, Griffith University's Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing (WOW) has more than 45 core academic staff, with research expertise in diversity at work; employee voice at work; emotion at work; managing change at work; the future of work; and wellbeing at work.

Using rigorous, theoretically informed empirical research, our members continue to bridge the gap between organisational behaviour, wellbeing and workplace research, practice and policy at local, national and international levels to effect positive change.

Job Description

Workplace sexual harassment is a significant issue in Australia, costing our economy more than $3.5 billion each year. Sexual harassment disrupts business operations and slows down progress in achieving gender equality at work. Traditional prevention methods include policies, training, and reporting, which focus on the behaviour itself without addressing its root causes. This misdirection of effort is a major reason why the problem persists.

Our team has been awarded funding for an ARC Linkage Project that will learn more about the origins of sexual harassment in the organisational system, looking deeper into aspects like organisational culture, social dynamics, job and task characteristics, technology, and the physical work environment. By gaining a richer understanding of these risk factors, we will develop new evidence-based prevention strategies. Our research will provide valuable insights into where and how to intervene to change the organisational systems in which sexual harassment occurs.

Griffith University's Centre for Work, Organisation & Wellbeing is looking for a passionate PhD candidate looking at building a career in employment equity and diversity and is concerned about workplace sexual harassment.

The successful applicant will be primarily based at Gold Coast. As Griffith is a multi-site University you may be required to work across other locations.

Griffith University’s sites are located on the lands of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera, Turrbal, Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples.

Qualifications

The selection of applicants for the award of higher degree research scholarships at Griffith University involves consideration of your academic merit and research background. To be successful in this role, you must have a passion to improve the workplace culture in Australia, hold an honours degree in psychology or related discipline and an interest in addressing complex organisational challenges.

• Expressions of interest are welcome from domestic applications
• Applicants must have completed, or expect to complete, a bachelors degree with honours equivalent to first class honours or a Masters degree (AQF Level 9) incorporating a significant research component of a standard comparable to a bachelor honours degree or be regarded by Griffith University as having an equivalent level of attainment in accordance with Schedule One of the HDR Scholarship Procedure. For further information on the eligibility requirements for the program refer here.

Additional Information

About the scholarship

This ARC Grant funded PhD Scholarship has an annual stipend of $34,752 for a period of up to 3 years of full-time study.

EOI Process
Please do not select the “APPLY” button. All expressions of interest must be submitted to [email protected] containing:

• Statement addressing your suitability for the project/scholarship
• Evidence that you have completed a program with the required grades as detailed in the about you section, including a copy of your academic transcript
• A curriculum vitae (CV) using the Griffith CV template

Closing date of expressions of interest: Tuesday 25 March 2025 at 5pm AEST

The preferred applicant will then be invited to apply for the program and scholarship online.

What Griffith offers
As a scholarship holder, you will study with a University that ranks among the top 2% worldwide and spans across locations in South East Queensland. At Griffith University, we’ve worked hard to create a culture that will challenge you to be curious, creative and courageous. We also support the professional and personal development of all our HDR candidates and invest in the skills of our people. Griffith University values diversity, inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. Griffith's strategic goals are to also increase the proportion of women in senior academic and administrative roles and in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM).

For project related enquiries please contact:
Professor Paula Brough
Email: [email protected]

For administration enquiries please contact:
Griffith Graduate Research School
Email: [email protected]