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Location : Caulfield campus (Centre for Health Economics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia)

Duration : 4.5‑year fixed‑term appointment

Employment type : Full‑time

Remuneration : Scholarship covering tuition fees and a tax‑free stipend at AU$37,000 per annum (up to AU$47,000 for outstanding students). Additional support may be available through research and teaching assistance work.

The Opportunity

Apply for a PhD scholarship in applied economics, health economics, and climate economics. Successful candidates will work on topics within the broad area of “Global Health Economics” supported by CHE’s Global and Environmental Health Economics Research Theme.

Potential research areas

- Aid effectiveness and locally led development
- Health care financing and universal health coverage
- The economics of developing and procuring medicines and health technologies for LMICs
- Health technology assessment and priority‑setting
- Climate change and environmental health economics
- Expanding access to digital health

The successful candidate will receive training in applied microeconometrics, health economics, environmental economics, discrete choice experiments, administrative data analysis, modeling & simulation, and policy evaluation.

The candidate will work under the supervision of Associate Professor Rohan Sweeney and Dr. Maame Esi Woode and other researchers at the Centre for Health Economics. Opportunities to collaborate with researchers and policy partners in development economics, health, and environmental economics are available.

Who We Are Looking For





Applicants with solid quantitative skills and an interest in using data to answer policy‑relevant research questions. Candidates will work with large administrative and survey datasets and apply modern causal inference methods.

Applicants should have completed an Honours degree, a four‑year bachelor’s degree, or a master’s degree with excellent results and a research component in economics, econometrics, public policy, data science, statistics, psychology, public health, or a related quantitative discipline.

Background or Interest Areas

- Applied microeconometrics
- Health economics
- Environmental economics
- Global health
- Planetary health
- Climate change and public policy
- Labour economics

Experience using statistical software such as Stata or R would be an advantage.

Integrated PhD Program

The PhD scholarship is part of the Centre for Health Economics Integrated PhD Program. The first year focuses on advanced coursework and research training, including a minor thesis that can be packaged into a Master of Commerce degree. Successful completion leads to the PhD project component, typically lasting three and a half years and culminating in a written thesis on the topic outlined above. Students also have opportunities for domestic and international research visits, conference travel, and engagement with policy stakeholders.

PhD Program Entry Requirements and Scholarship Eligibility

Applicants should have completed an Honours degree, a four‑year bachelor’s degree, or a master’s degree with top marks and a research component in economics, econometrics, or a related quantitative discipline. Eligibility should be checked using the Monash PhD readiness tool. English language requirements apply as specified by Monash Business School.

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📌 PhD Scholarship - Global Health Economics (Melbourne)
🏢 Monash University
📍 Melbourne