CSIRO iPhD – Data analytics for hearing health
This project aims to consolidate hearing health data with other datasets to unlock valuable insights and drive personalised hearing healthcare interventions.
We expect this research to streamline access to hearing health data, improve data connectivity and enhance treatment outcomes. This would facilitate informed decision-making for healthcare providers to enable better patient care.
Key details
- 20246661
- MRes + PhD, PhD
- Applications close on 30 April 2025
- Domestic
- Information technologies, medicine and health, science
- $47,000 p.a. (2025 rate)
During the industry engagement component of the project, the scholarship recipient will:
- gain hands-on experience in data management, privacy and integration
- gain exposure to innovation in data management techniques and methodologies eg classifying and improving prediction methods for multi-platform data from general practice registries and audiology clinic databases, and developing model visualisation methods to enable interactive and dynamic model building
- develop creative solutions to address existing challenges in identifying and managing hearing loss that have potential for commercialisation
- participate in conferences and industry events.
Availability
The scholarship is available to candidates eligible to undertake:
- a direct entry three-year PhD program, or
- a four-year MRes + PhD program.
Components
The program includes:
- admission to a Macquarie University PhD program
- supervision by Macquarie University, CSIRO and an industry partner
- a four-year scholarship package totalling approximately $47,000 per annum tax exempt (2025 rate)
- a four-year project expense and development package of $13,000 per annum
- a 60 day industry engagement component with the industry partner
- a structured professional development and training program to develop your applied research skills.
Successful students are subject to the policies, procedures, and guidelines of Macquarie University, in addition to the CSIRO industry PhD program terms and conditions.
Students will receive a standard PhD or MRes + PhD on completion.
How to apply
Submit an expression of interest (EOI) to the academic contact, Professor Bamini Gopinath at bamini.gopinath@mq.edu.au.
The EOI is assessed by the supervisory team and shortlisted applicants are interviewed.
The supervisory team nominates a preferred applicant and informs the iPhD office. The nominated applicant will be instructed to apply.
The application is then assessed by the Macquarie University against our PhD admission criteria. We will issue a letter of offer for the program if all conditions have been satisfied.