2008 Scholarships

The Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland (CARRS-Q), offers a variety of full time PhD scholarships mostly, but not exclusively, located at the Carseldine Campus of QUT which are available for commencement at any time during the year. The PhD program does not have to start at the beginning of an academic semester, although this often the most convenient time for the candidate.

Experience in road safety or injury prevention research is an added advantage but not essential. Applicants from all disciplines (particularly Psychology, Engineering, Public Health, Business, Computer Science and Social Sciences) are encouraged to apply and should have completed Honours (Class I/IIA) or hold a research Masters degree.

CARRS-Q has a particular outreach to rural and remote regions of Queensland and is positively interested in applicants who would be enrolling in a distance education format of their PhD program.

A full time PhD scholarship provides a stipend (tax exempt, indexed annually) over 3 years and full project support and mentoring. Amounts vary depending on type of scholarship.

More information for prospective International Students is available here.

PhD Scholarship - Use of emotional design to improve road safety
PhD Scholarship - Building a real time augmented map for road risk assessment

Scholarship applications may also be sought for the following areas:

Accident prevention and road safety

The scholar will work as a member of a research team. Candidates with a personal research interest or established research profile are encouraged to apply and to discuss their interest with CARRSQ staff.

Preference may be given to applicants with an interest in working on a program of research in one of the following areas:

• Speed management;
• Reduction of risk taking by youth;
• Young passenger safety awareness;
• Older road user safety;
• Motorcycle safety;
• Intelligent technology solutions and the older driver;
• Intelligent technology solutions and the problem of whiplash;
• Fleet safety products and interventions.

Applicants with Psychology, Public Health, relevant Social Science or Computer Science qualifications or experience are particularly encouraged to apply. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their capacity to make a significant contribution to original research in order to encourage high quality safety research directly relevant to the objectives of the scholarship.

Human factors guidelines for road systems

The scholar will be required to embark on a program of research into the impact of human factors and driver behaviour on the operation and design of roads. This project will improve all drivers’ ability to use the road in a safe and effective manner. The topic is broad and will be refined to meet the particular interest of the selected student.

Applicants with Engineering or other relevant experience and qualifications are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their capacity to make a significant contribution to original research in order to encourage high quality road safety research directly relevant to the objectives of the scholarship.

Innovative approaches to community-based alcohol and/or drug treatment

The scholar will undertake research in the area of treatment programs for persons recruited through the courts for driving over the legal alcohol limit and/or driving impaired by licit or illicit drugs.

Applicants with Psychology, Public Health or other relevant Social Science qualifications or experience are encouraged to apply. This program would have particular interest for someone seeking research qualifications relevant to Clinical Psychology. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their capacity to make a significant contribution to original research.

HOW TO APPLY

For further information please contact the Administration Officer - Education on (07)3864 4592 or email a.haddow@qut.edu.au

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