PhD Scholarship Creating Safer Sport Communities from Rural to Urban Australia
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Job Summary
We are delighted to announce a PhD Scholarship opportunity working as part of our ARC Discovery project Creating Safer Sport Communities from Rural to Urban Australia are offering a 3-year scholarship to a PhD candidate to undertake research as part of the Australian Research Council-funded project Creating Safer Sport Communities from Rural to Urban Australia. The primary focus of this role is to undertake a 3-year doctorate comprising a stand-alone project that feeds into the broader Safer Sport research agenda. The scholarship includes a stipend (detailed below) as part of the Discovery Project.
The Safer Sport project aims to examine and address gender-based violence across Australian sports communities. The project expects to develop an in-depth understanding of the gendered nature of violence in this context and how communities can address such violence. Using an interdisciplinary approach mixed methods and collaborative co-design the projects expected outcomes include a new evidence base enhanced international interdisciplinary collaborations and practice guides to improve the capacity and response of sport communities across Australia to address gender-based violence.
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 within this role you will be able to work with a team of supervisors to develop a strong research proposal complementary to the broader work within the Safer Sport project. You will also have the ability to work with supervisors to design research methods and carry out relevant fieldwork. You will be able to work as part of a team of enthusiastic and research-active colleagues. You will have evidence of a passion for violence prevention in sport with a strong desire to contribute a deeper understanding of intersectional experiences (culture/race gender identity sexuality disability class and rural/urban location).
Expressions of interest are welcome from domestic applicants.
Applicants must have completed or expect to complete a bachelors degree with honours equivalent to second class (division A) 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.
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About the scholarship
The 2026 Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (GUPRS) has an annual stipend of $35656 (indexed) for a period of up to three years of full-time study. Please see the GUPRS Conditions of Award for more information.
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 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 and people of all backgrounds 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).
EOI Process
Please do not select the APPLY button. All expressions of interest must be submitted to containing:
One page outlining your research interests (topic methodology and theoretical approach) in relation to the Safer Sport project.
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 for expressions of interest is: Thursday 30 April 2026 at 5pm AEST
The preferred applicant will then be invited to apply for the program and scholarship on-line.
For project related enquiries please contact:
Professor Simone Fullagar
For administration enquiries please contact:
Griffith Graduate Research School
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