Developing a National Rural Volunteering Roadmap

• The successful applicant will be based in the Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management in the Griffith Business School.
• The applicant will be based at the Gold Coast campus. Remote candidature is not an option.
• The multi-disciplinary research team is led by Professor Lockstone-Binney and includes Professor Kirsten Holmes (Curtin University), Professor Amanda Davies (University of Western Australia) and Professor Melanie Oppenheimer (Australian National University). The PhD project will be co-supervised by Associate Professor Kevin Filo (Griffith University).
• The applicant from time-to-time will liaise with the partner organisations supporting the project: Volunteering Australia, Volunteering Queensland, Volunteering Victoria, Volunteering SA/NT and Volunteering Western Australia. There may be an opportunity to be embedded with one or more of these organisations as part of a research internship.

The selection of applicants for the award of higher degree research scholarships at Griffith University involves consideration of your academic merit and research background. Expressions of interest are welcome from domestic and international applicants. Applicants with a background in conducting volunteering, not-for-profit and management research will be preferenced, as will those already experienced or willing to be trained in mixed method research designs. Moreover, you need to be able to work effectively with industry partners to solve real-world problems.

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 Policy . As per this policy, this scholarship is not open to those that have completed a degree at the same level as the HDR program to which the applicant is applying for entry (in this instance, applicants who are already PhD qualified).  It is expected that the applicant's prior learning will have occurred within the last ten years.

For further information on the eligibility requirements for the program refer here .

Previous applicants for this specific scholarship opportunity need not re-apply.

The 2023 Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship has an annual stipend of $32,192 (indexed) for a period of up to three years of full-time study. Please see the GUPRS Conditions of Award for more information.

A successful International applicant will also be awarded a Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship to cover tuition fees for up to three years. Please see the GUIPRS Conditions of Award for more information.

As a scholarship holder, you will study with a University that ranks among the top 2% worldwide and spans across campuses in South East Queensland. At Griffith University, we’ve worked hard to create a culture that will challenge you to be curious, creative and courageous. We also support the professional and personal development of all our HDR candidates and invest in the skills of our people. Griffith University values diversity, inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. Griffith's strategic goals are to also increase the proportion of women in senior academic and administrative roles and in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM).

Please do not select the “APPLY” button. All expressions of interest must be submitted to Chantal James (Institute Manager, Griffith Institute for Tourism) at [email protected] containing:

• Statement addressing your suitability for the project/scholarship
• Evidence that you have completed a program with the required grades as detailed in the about you section
• A curriculum vitae (CV)
• Names of two referees

Closing date for expressions of interest: 5pm AEST Friday  17th March 2023.

The preferred applicant will then be invited to apply for the program and scholarship on-line