Phd Scholarship : Transforming Disaster Resilience Though A Community-Centred Governance Model

Job Description

The successful applicant will be based at the Australian Rivers Institute at Griffith University Brisbane South (Nathan). As Griffith is a multi-site University you may be required to work across other locations. The supervisory team with include Dr Margaret Cook and Associate Professor Johanna Nalau (Griffith University).

Griffith University offers a vibrant PhD community with lots of opportunities for professional development and access also to multiple research centres all working on different aspects of the environment.

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. You will have evidence of a passion to work in the field of disasters to increase disaster resilience through public education, community empowerment and effective governance. Candidates should be prepared to engage innovatively with under-utilised archival materials, oral histories, case-studies, methodological approaches and / or narratives. You will decide on your PhD topic in consultation with Dr Cook and Associate Professor Nalau to ensure a good fit regarding your interests and topic that supports Dr Cook's broader project.

Potential research topics could include :

Histories of community-focused disaster management, preparedness and responses

Climate adaptation of communities in responding to disasters

Comparative study of disaster governance across different contexts

Community education and engagement to aid proactive responses to disasters

Expressions of interest are welcome from domestic and international applicants.

Applicants must have completed, or expect to complete, a bachelors degree with honours equivalent to first 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 Schedule One of the HDR Scholarship Procedure. For further information on the eligibility requirements for the program refer here.

Please note :

International applicants should ensure that English Language Proficiency requirements for the program are met before formally applying. Applicants to research programs will need to show they meet :

Ideally the applicant will have a background social science.

A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on the IELTS (Academic) with no band score less than 6.0 OR

A minimum score of on the paper-based TOEFL including a score of no less than 5.0 on the TWE OR

A score of 79 on the internet-based (iBT) TOEFL with no sub-score less than 19

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