HCF Health and Medical Research Foundation
PhD Scholarships in
Health Systems Simulation
(see
www.hpsig.com for further
background)
Centre for Health Informatics, University of New South
Wales, Sydney
www.chi.unsw.edu.au Applications
are invited for two full-time HCF Foundation PhD Scholarships
in the
area of Health Systems Improvement Through 'In Silico'
Simulation
Experiments. We are using multimethod (system dynamics,
agent based and
discrete event), multilevel computer simulation
techniques to perform health
policy experiments for the future of the
Australian health system and to
model the impact of Information and
Communications Technology interventions
on reducing medication errors.
The total scholarship support per studentship
is negotiable up to
$A30,014 per year for 3 years (tax-free).
Students who
have already been granted postgraduate awards are
particularly encouraged to
apply, as negotiable top-ups are available. The
successful candidates should
be able to start in the first half of 2006, and
should have Australian
citizenship or permanent resident status.
One
successful applicant is expected to have an outstanding honours
degree
in computer science, engineering or equivalent, and an interest
in applying
computer simulation to design and improve Australia's
future health system;
a background or interest in the eclipse
development environment is
desirable, but not essential.
The other successful applicant will have an outstanding honours
degree in
health or public policy or social science (including
economics or political
science), with a solid background or interest in
quantitative methods,
object oriented design and an interest in
applying computer simulation to
design and improve Australia's future
health system.
Each successful candidate will also have:
· Demonstrated
expertise in quantitative and/or qualitative research methods
with a
strong interest in learning and applying new research techniques;
·
Good organisational, interpersonal and teamworking skills;
· Commitment
to multidisciplinary teamworking;
· Capacity to take responsibility for
organisational and analytic tasks and
deliver on time;
·
Excellent writing skills for drafting reports and academic papers;
· A
strong commitment to producing high quality academic publications;
and
· Experience in industry is desirable but not
essential.
Your application should address the selection criteria above
and include a
detailed resume, contact details, evidence of academic
qualifications plus
names, address (postal and/or email), phone and fax
numbers of three
referees.
Contact for submission and further
information is:
Dr Geoff McDonnell
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mobile 0419 016 116,
Voice: +61 2 9386 0993, Fax: +61 2 9386 0992 or post to
Centre for Health Informatics, UNSW Coogee Campus, 45 Beach Street, Coogee
NSW 2052
by the application closing date, March 15, 2006 .