{"id":283,"date":"2020-11-02T15:02:08","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T15:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afribary.com\/opportunities\/?p=283"},"modified":"2020-11-02T15:02:08","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T15:02:08","slug":"phd-scholarship-position-socioeconomic-inequality-and-hearing-health-in-australia-at-macquarie-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afribary.com\/opportunities\/283\/phd-scholarship-position-socioeconomic-inequality-and-hearing-health-in-australia-at-macquarie-university\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Scholarship Position – Socioeconomic Inequality and Hearing Health in Australia at Macquarie University"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scholarship: Macquarie University PhD Scholarship – Socioeconomic inequality and hearing health in Australia<\/p>\n

Type: Doctoral<\/p>\n

Value: full-time stipend rate of $28,092 per annum<\/p>\n

Location: Australia<\/p>\n

Closing Date: 30th November 2020<\/p>\n

Reference number: 20201192<\/p>\n

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Description<\/strong><\/h5>\n

This project examines the relationship between socioeconomic inequality and the development and the impact of hearing impairment on the lives of older adults in Australia in terms of mental well-being, quality of life, social engagement, and economic position.<\/p>\n

Previous work has demonstrated that hearing impairment is associated with social isolation, depression, disability, and low quality of life. But most of this work is based on a cross-sectional analysis of the correlates of hearing impairment and in studies outside of Australia.<\/p>\n

Australia has an internationally unique blended model of hearing health care including both socially subsidized hearing health care and private health care at different ages and for different levels of hearing loss. This project will explore the causes and consequences of hearing impairment using longitudinal data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey.<\/p>\n

The project will inform strategies to minimize socioeconomic risks for hearing impairment and access to hearing health services and hearing aid use in order to mitigate the adverse effects of hearing impairment in older adults in Australia.<\/p>\n

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Availability<\/strong><\/h5>\n

This scholarship is available to eligible\u00a0domestic or international candidates<\/strong>\u00a0to undertake a PhD (3-year) program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Scholarship Components<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The scholarship is comprised of a Tuition Fee Offset and a Living Allowance Stipend.<\/p>\n

The value and tenure of the scholarship is an \u201cMQRES\u201d full-time stipend rate of $28,092 per annum (in 2020 tax-exempt for up to 3 years – indexed annually).<\/p>\n

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Contact Details<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Piers Dawes
\nEmail:\u00a0<\/strong>Piers.dawes@mq.edu.au
\nPhone:\u00a0<\/strong>+61 2 9850 8720<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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How to Apply<\/strong><\/h5>\n

New applicants to Macquarie University will need to complete the\u00a0OnlineHDR Candidature and Scholarship Application\u00a0<\/strong>via the\u00a0Online Application System<\/a>\u00a0and arrange for two academic referee reports to be submitted to the Higher Degree Research Office. Further information can be found on the\u00a0How to Apply<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n

Current applicants with a successful candidature offer less than 12 months old and currently enrolled Macquarie University candidates:<\/p>\n