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Location: Caulfield campus
Duration: 4.5year fixedterm appointment
Employment type: Fulltime
Remuneration: You will receive a generous scholarship covering tuition fees and a taxfree stipend at current value of AU$37000 per annum (up to $47000 per annum for outstanding students).
Additional financial support is available through research and teaching assistance work.
Current opportunities
As a candidate in theCHE Integrated PhD Program you will receive rigorous training in advanced health economics and related studies.
The Integrated Program starts with advanced coursework research training and a minor thesis packaged into a Master of Commerce (MCom) degree. For a Health Economics specialisation this stage begins in Year 2 of the MCom degree and takes one year to complete.
Provided you meet the agreed conditions you will then progress to the PhD which involves high quality research training and career development culminating in a written thesis. The PhD stage will typically take three and a half years to complete.
You will also enjoy opportunities for domestic and international conference travel and the potential to undertake international research visits.
PhD opportunities are available across all topics of health economics. We also offerprojectspecific PhD opportunitiescommencing in July 2025.
Integrated PhD Program entry requirements and scholarship eligibility
Applicants should have a 4year bachelor degree or 2year masters degree in economics econometrics or a related quantitative discipline demonstrated research experience and strong academic results.
For full information on scholarship eligibility please clickhere.
For general information on applications and commencing a research degree at Monash please clickhere.
Apply for a scholarship
Please follow the 3step application processhere.
Application closing dates for the commencement of the Integrated PhD program in July 2025:
International and Domestic Students: 2 March 2025
About Monash and the Centre for Health Economics
The Centre for Health Economics is one of the worlds leading research groups in the economic analysis of health and health care. We have the highest concentration of economists working in health in the AsiaPacific region and the largest Health Economics PhD program in Australia reflecting the reputation of our researchers and the quality of their mentorship.
Monash is one of the top 50 universities in the world ranked top in health economics in the AsiaPacific region. As a PhD student of the Centre you will be part of a team of researchers at the cutting edge ofimpactful international researchacross research themes including:disadvantage and health;global and environmental health economics;economic behaviour incentives and preferences in health; andeconomic modelling of health policies and technologies.
Employment prospects
PhD graduatesfrom the Centre for Health Economics typically find employment as researchers in leading universities and consulting firms around the world. For instance ourprevious graduateshave been successful in gaining positions at the London School of Economics the University of Cambridge the University of Oxford the University of Illinois the University of York the University of Melbourne Australian National University Ernst & Young the World Bank and government health departments.
Enquiries:If you have any questions about this opportunity please email
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Monash University recognises that its Australian campuses are located on the unceded lands of the people of the Kulin nations and pays its respects to their elders past and present.
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