Sustaining access to information and support in burn survivor communities (PhD scholarship).

Work with a team of leading researchers to undertake your own innovative research in and across the field.

About the project and scholarships

This PhD project will explore the information and support needs of people with lived experience of burn injuries. The project will focus on priority groups in community settings in Australia, including young children and those living in rural and regional areas. The likely outcome of the project will be resources and strategies that help burn survivors, their families and communities access information and support which they have expressed is a high priority. Evaluating the sustainability of access to information will be a key part of the project.

The PhD project is part of a larger Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) project termed ‘Ember to Empower’ which aims to co-design information and support for burn survivors (also known as ‘overcomers’ by burn survivors themselves).

We are seeking 2 candidates who will be supervised by Associate Professor Tyack and another supervisor from AusHSI. The candidates will have the opportunity to engage with ‘overcomers’ who will guide the research; implementation scientists, qualitative researchers, and health economists at the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI); Burn Consumer Organisations and Burn Units across Australia; and clinical researchers at Children’s Health Queensland.

About the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI):

AusHSI is a research, consultancy and training organisation based at the Queensland University of Technology and part of the Centre for Healthcare Transformation. We are a multidisciplinary centre comprising health economists, statisticians, health service, clinical and implementation science researchers. We enable health service organisations to evolve and improve based on the latest research. We integrate research findings into policy and practice and help make changes that result in greater efficiencies and enhanced patient outcomes.

Eligibility/application criteria

You need to meet the entry requirements for a QUT Doctor of Philosophy, including any English language requirements.

Enrol as a full‑time, internal student (unless approval for part-time and/or external study is obtained).

You must commence your degree by September 2025.

Additionally, it is preferred if you have:

· a background as a health professional or consumer advocate who has worked with (or conducted research with) people with health conditions

· experience in qualitative research including the fields of:

- sociology

- anthropology

- implementation science

- a research honours degree in one of the abovementioned areas.

Please refer to full information at QUT - Sustaining access to information and support in burn survivor communities (PhD scholarship)

The first step is to email Associate Professor Zephanie Tyack detailing your academic and research background, your motivation to research in this field and interest in this scholarship, and include your CV.

Application closing date

23 June 2025

More information

Please contact Associate Professor Zephanie Tyack z.tyack@qut.edu.au