PhD Scholarship A Creative First Nations Approach to Wellbeing
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Job Location:
South Brisbane - Australia
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
10 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
You will be based at the Creative Arts Research Institute (CARI) within the Arts Education and Law Group at Griffith University South Bank campus (Meanjin/Magandjin/Brisbane) within a vibrant interdisciplinary team spanning the creative arts health and social sciences. As Griffith is a multi-site University you may be required to work across other locations. CARI is a leading institute dedicated to exploring the creative arts as cultural determinants of health justice and wellbeing.
Griffith Universitys sites are located on the lands of the Yugarabul Yuggera Jagera Turrbal Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples.
Qualifications :
You will be a First Nations researcher or practitioner with a demonstrated passion for creative community-based or trauma-informed research. You may come from fields such as creative arts social work psychology Indigenous studies health promotion education or community development.
You will have:
- A strong interest in Indigenous healing creative practice and community wellbeing.
- Demonstrated ability to work respectfully and collaboratively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Māori and/or Pacifica communities.
- Eligibility for admission to a Griffith PhD program (first or second-class Honours or a research Masters degree or equivalent research experience).
Expressions of interest are welcome from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants within Australia.
Applicants must have completed or expect to complete a bachelors degree with honours equivalent to first or second 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 the Equivalent qualifications for HDR program admission. For further information on the eligibility requirements for the program refer here.
Additional Information :
About the scholarship
The successful candidate will receive a Griffith University Indigenous Australian Postgraduate Research Scholarship (GUIAPRS) with an annual stipend of $55379 (indexed) for up to four years of full-time study. Additional project support will be provided through the ARC Discovery Indigenous grant including funds for team based fieldwork travel and creative practice activities.
What Griffith offers
As a scholarship holder at Griffith University you will study with a University that ranks among the top 2% worldwide and spans across campuses in South East Queensland. At Griffith University weve 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 People to apply. Griffiths 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).
As a PhD scholar in this project you will join a First Nations-led interdisciplinary research team generating international collaborative research in trauma-integrated creative and community-driven healing. You will receive collaborative and reciprocal mentorship from senior Indigenous researchers and practitioners including Professor Naomi Sunderland Honorary Associate Professor Caroline Atkinson (We Al-li) Dr Meri Haami (Tū Tama Wāhine o Taranaki Aotearoa) Dr Rae Cooper (Griffith University) Louise Marra (Centre for Social Impact Aotearoa) and Dr Angelina Hurley (Griffith University).
EOI Process
Please do not select the APPLY button. All expressions of interest must be submitted to the project leader Professor Naomi Sunderland via email containing:
- Statement addressing your suitability for the project/scholarship
- Statement regarding the kind of PhD topic and approach you would most like to undertake within this project
- Evidence that you have completed a program with the required grades as detailed in the about you section
- A curriculum vitae (CV) using the Griffith CV template.
- Names of two referees
Closing date for expressions of interest is: Monday 19 January 2026 at 5pm AEST.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to discuss the project with the international team. The preferred applicant will then be invited to apply for the program and scholarship on-line.
For project related enquiries please contact:
Professor Naomi Sunderland
Email:
For administration enquiries please contact:
Griffith Graduate Research School
Phone: (07)
Email:
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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