Exciting scholarship opportunities are available for high-achieving PhD candidates to undertake research within the Nursing Research Institute (NRI) at the Australian Catholic University (ACU). The NRI is a joint initiative between St Vincent’s Health Australia Sydney (SVHA Syd) and the ACU and undertakes a range of multidisciplinary research focused on improving the uptake of evidence into practice and improving patient care and outcomes.
The work component of this PhD will comprise of a series of sub-studies which relate to and compliment the ongoing inter-state T3 Trial: Triage, Treatment and Transfer of patients with stroke in Emergency Departments (ED). More specifically, the aim of the PhD research will be to identify contextual factors associated with the successful uptake of three clinical care protocols to manage fever, hyperglycaemia and swallowing (the FeSS protocols) implemented as part of the T3 trial in ED.
Full time scholars will be based full-time at the NRI at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney for the duration of the 3-year scholarship, dependent on satisfactory annual progress reviews. Appointments must commence within six months of receipt of formal letter of offer, unless otherwise approved.
Living allowance of $31,766 pa (tax free stipend) for 3 years, subject to satisfactory progress.
Established in 1991, Australian Catholic University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of North Sydney (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), New South Wales. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Strathfield, Adelaide and Rome. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Department of Education and Training, Australia, Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational higher education institution formally affiliated with the Christian-Catholic religion. Australian Catholic University (ACU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 28 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.