UNSW Scholarship: Learning from Aboriginal models of health care

The Scholarship:
We are looking for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidate to work on an innovative PhD or Masters project with a team of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal supervisors. The candidate will be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person with an undergraduate degree in any of the social or health sciences such as anthropology, sociology, social work, social psychology, Indigenous studies, public health or other related disciplines (honours or other equivalent research experience is preferred). The scholarship can be taken as a Masters (2 years full-time) or PhD (3-4 years full-time). It includes tuition, $50k per year living costs, and all research costs will be covered. Start date is negotiable.

The Project:
Aboriginal approaches to health care are based on holistic concepts of health, living well, and belonging. This is in contrast to many mainstream approaches which can be very medicalized and fail to address the holistic needs of clients and pa