Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Integrated PhD Program ****
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Location:Caulfield campus
Duration:4.5-year fixed-term appointment
Employment type:Full-time
Remuneration:A generous scholarship covers tuition fees and provides a tax-free stipend at the current value of AU$37,000 per annum (up to AU$47,000 per annum for outstanding students).
Additional financial support is available through research and teaching assistance work.
The Integrated PhD Program offers rigorous training in advanced health economics and related studies.
The program begins with advanced coursework, research training and a minor thesis packaged into a Master of Commerce (MCom) degree.
For a Health Economics specialisation, this stage starts in Year 2 of the MCom degree and takes one year to complete.
Provided the agreed conditions are met, candidates 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.
Candidates will also enjoy opportunities for domestic and international conference travel and the potential to undertake international research visits.
Integrated PhD Program entry requirements and scholarship eligibility
Applicants should hold a 4-year bachelor's degree or a 2-year master's degree in economics, econometrics or a related quantitative discipline, demonstrate research experience, and achieve strong academic results.
For full information on scholarship eligibility, please click here.
For general information on applications and commencing a research degree at Monash, please click here.
Application closing dates for the commencement of the Integrated PhD program in July ****
International and Domestic Students: 2 March ****
About Monash and the Centre for Health Economics
The Centre for Health Economics is one of the world's leading research groups in the economic analysis of health and health care.
The Centre hosts the highest concentration of health economists in the Asia-Pacific region and supports the largest Health Economics PhD program in Australia.
As a PhD student, you will join a team of researchers working on themes such as disadvantage and health, global and environmental health economics, economic behaviour, incentives and preferences in health, and economic modelling of health policies and technologies.
Employment prospects
PhD graduates from the Centre for Health Economics typically secure positions as researchers in leading universities and consulting firms worldwide.
Previous graduates have gone on to 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.
EnquiriesIf you have any questions about this opportunity, please email
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