PHD Scholarship: Perpetrators and Bystanders of Violence Against Women

• Full-time
• Primary Location (Campus): Nathan Campus
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Department ID: DVC Research - SDV
• Appointment Type: Fixed Term

About us

The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW) is the world’s first centre to tackle the full range of forms of violence against women in Australia and the Indo-Pacific region. CEVAW aims to transform our understanding of the problem by:

• examining the structural drivers that cause and compound violence against women (VAW)
• pioneering new, evidence-based approaches to inform trajectory-altering practice and policy.

CEVAW will generate fundamental knowledge on the causes of violence, the contexts in which it occurs, and the most effective and efficient responses. This interdisciplinary research will be data-driven, Indigenous-centred and co-designed with partners.

CEVAW brings together more than 40 world-leading experts to develop scalable approaches to eliminate violence against women across the legal, security, economic, health and political systems of Australia and the region. By building strategic and strong partnerships with Australian and international research institutions and partner organisations, CEVAW will translate research into innovative tools and strengthened capacity to drive the elimination of violence against women.

We are seeking 2 highly motivated PhD candidates to join our team and contribute to a significant research project focusing on engaging perpetrators and bystanders across the Indo-Pacific region. This project aims to produce intersectional and feminist research that delivers evidence-based initiatives that facilitate a new orthodoxy to intervening with perpetrators. Further, the research aims to explore ways of empowering individuals and communities to be active bystanders to facilitate norms that promote safety and non-violence.

The PhD candidate should be interested in topics such as the current understandings and responses that engage perpetrators or bystanders of violence against women and children, including the identification of areas of innovation in therapeutic, education, justice, and policy initiatives to perpetrators. This may also include exploring the intersectional life course trajectories of males in their attitudes and/or use of violence against women and children. This may include considerations of childhood and intergenerational trauma on people who use violence or at risk of using violence.

The scholarship recipient will be located with the Griffith University Node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW), under the supervision of Professor Patrick O’Leary, Chief Investigator for the Engaging Perpetrators and Bystanders workstream, CEVAW.

The PhD candidate will benefit from multidisciplinary supervision provided by CEVAW’s Chief Investigators across different Australian universities as well as networking opportunities across academia and industry through conferences and CEVAW’s partner organisations, nationally and internationally.

The selection of applicants for the award of higher degree research scholarships at Griffith University involves consideration of your academic merit and research background. To be successful within this role, you will have evidence of gender-based violence research, advocacy, or practitioner expertise.

You will have knowledge in applied research methodologies, and a strong desire to undertake field research across the Indo-Pacific.

• Expressions of interest are welcome from domestic and international applicants (including citizens of Australia and or permanent residents of Aotearoa New Zealand)
• If you are an international applicant who is currently offshore please consider the viability of travelling costs before submitting an expression of interest. Please see theFAQs web page for requirements for offshore international applicants.
• Applicants must have completed, or expect to complete, a bachelors degree with honours equivalent toIIA/firstclass 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 theHDR Scholarship Procedure .For further information on the eligibility requirements for the program referhere .

Please note:

• A master’s, honours, or bachelor degree in a relevant field such as Gender Studies, Sociology, Social Work, Criminology, Law, or Public Health will be favourably considered.
• Strong background in research methodologies, both qualitative and quantitative, is desirable.
• Familiarity and/or preparedness to work in the context of trauma and people who use violence is desirable.
• Prior experience with field is desirable.
• Applicants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, who identify themselves as such, are strongly encouraged to apply.

International applicants should ensure that English Language Proficiency requirements for the program are met before formally applying. Applicants toresearch programswill need to show they meet:

• A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on the IELTS (Academic) with no band score less than 6.0 OR
• A minimum score of 575 on the paper-based TOEFL including a score of no less than 5.0 on the TWE OR
• A score of 79 on the internet-based (iBT) TOEFL with no sub-score less than 19

About the scholarship

The 2024 Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship has an annual stipend of $33,480 (indexed) for a period of up to three years of full-time study. Please see theGUPRS Conditions of Award for more information.Competitive additional stipend rates available for successful Australian Indigenous applicants.

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 theGUIPRS Conditions of Award for more information.

EoI process

Please do not select the “APPLY” button. All expressions of interest must be submitted to cevaw@griffith.edu.au containing:

• Statement addressing your suitability for the project and how you meet the eligibility criteria (no more than one page)
• Research proposal outlining your proposed research question, a brief literature review on perpetrators and bystanders of VAW and proposed mixed method research design (1000 words).
• A writing sample as lead author or co-author (e.g. published paper, thesis, report)
• Evidence that you have completed a program with the required grades for eligibility

For the email expression of interest subject line, please use: EOI_Perpetrators and Bystanders of Violence Against Women PhD_your surname

The closing date for expressions of interest is:5 pm (AEST) Wednesday 31st July 2024

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

What Griffith offers

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).