[chisigmail] PhD scholarship in health informatics/human-system integration

[Penelope Sanderson]

Australian Research Council (ARC) funded PhD scholarship

AUD$25,118 per annum for three years

 

Cognitive Engineering Research Group -- http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/cerg 

The University of Queensland, Brisbane (St Lucia), Australia

 

Description

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A PhD scholarship is available for a suitably-prepared student to
complete a project that involves modeling and predicting the impact of
new healthcare information technology on critical care practitioners.
The scholarship winner will work in collaboration with a small research
team that includes a human-system integration expert, a medical
intensivist, an organisational psychologist, and a critical care
research nurse. 

 

The broader program of research of which the scholarship is part is
funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project Grant.
More details about the objectives of the broader research program are
given towards the end of this message.

 

Essential preparation and aptitude

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The successful candidate should have the following.

* A strong undergraduate or postgraduate background in information
technology or information science with Level 1 or 2A honours, or
equivalent. 

* High aptitude for and enjoyment of abstract thinking and symbolic
modelling.

* Excellent written English and fluent verbal communication.

* Well-developed social skills for interacting with a broad range of
professionals and the general public. 

* Ability to adapt to the challenges of planning, organising, and
conducting research in a busy tertiary hospital.

 

Desirable/helpful preparation and experience 

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Candidates are more likely to succeed if they have any of the following.

* Background in any of the following areas: medicine, nursing, health
informatics, management information systems, cognitive systems
engineering, human factors, human performance modelling, or human-system
integration.

* Exposure to medical and nursing work either as a healthcare
professional, researcher, or volunteer.

* Experience of field research in any domain, either as an independent
researcher or as a research team member.

 

Application process

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Interested parties should apply for the PhD scholarship first and then,
if successful, apply for admission to UQ as a PhD student.

 

1. Before making an application for the scholarship, please contact
Professor Penelope Sanderson on psanderson at itee.uq.edu.au. Please attach
an academic CV and transcripts (copies only needed at this stage) so
that your suitability for the position can be informally assessed. If
you are potentially suitable, you will be invited to apply formally for
the scholarship. Please contact Professor Sanderson before 31 July 2008.

2. Formal applications should be made by 7 August 2008 (details to be
provided to invited candidates). All formal applications will be
reviewed and potential PhD topics discussed with shortlisted candidates.
A decision about the scholarship will be made by 21 August 2008.

3. The successful candidate will then apply to do a PhD at UQ,
commencing as soon as practicable. Applying involves completing an
application form and submitting a short initial PhD proposal. The
successful candidate should prepare the PhD proposal in collaboration
with Professor Sanderson. "Application for Admission and Scholarship"
forms can be viewed and downloaded at
http://www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/candidature-forms.

 

Please note the following eligibility considerations:

 

* Applicants must be eligible for entry to UQ as a domestic PhD student,
or must be able to pay international fees. The present scholarship does
not include a waiver of international tuition fees.

* Entry to UQ as a PhD student on this project is possible through the
School of Psychology, School of Information Technology, or School of
Medicine, depending upon the successful candidate's background and
training. 

 

Institutional background

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The University of Queensland is one of Australia's top research
universities. It is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight"
research-intensive universities and of the international Universitas21
consortium. 

 

The Cognitive Engineering Research Group (CERG) is Australia's premier
university-based research group specialising in cognitive systems
engineering for complex mission-critical systems. CERG's areas of
specialisation include the design of information environments for
anesthesia, critical care, and power systems, and the evaluation of
human-system integration in healthcare, air traffic control, and air
defence. 

 

Our facilities include a usability laboratory (the UQ Usability
Laboratory) and a wide range of audiovisual data capture hardware and
software for use both in the field and in the laboratory. 

 

Members of CERG are affiliated with UQ's School of Psychology, School of
Information Technology, and School of Medicine. CERG researchers have
close associations and collaborations with Queensland Health's Skills
Development Centre, Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital, Princess
Alexandra Hospital, Mater Mothers Hospital, and Royal Adelaide
Hospital's Simulation Centre, all of which have lively clinical and/or
simulator-based research environments.

 

CERG has close ties with National ICT Australia (NICTA) through NICTA's
Queensland Research Laboratory, based at the UQ St Lucia campus. CERG
and associated academic staff at UQ are leading NICTA's emerging
Cognitive and Organisational Systems Engineering project.

 

For further information about CERG: http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/cerg For
further information about the UQ Usability Laboratory:
http://www.uqul.uq.edu.au

 

Summary of ARC Discovery Project Grant

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The PhD scholarship is funded by ARC Discovery Project Grant DP0880920
(Sanderson and Venkatesh). 

 

In the project we have undertaken to develop effective conceptual and
computational tools (1) to assess resource coordination and activity
coordination in busy critical care contexts and (2) to evaluate what the
implications are for information and communication technology (ICT) that
is meant to support such activity. We will focus on activity in and
around the intensive care unit (ICU) of a busy tertiary hospital. The
outcome of this project will be better conceptual and computational
tools for assessing the impact of ICT innovation on safety-critical
systems such as healthcare, so providing more cost-effective,
productive, and satisfying solutions.

 

 

 

 

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Professor Penelope Sanderson, PhD FASSA

(Schools of Psychology, of ITEE, and of Medicine) 

Director, ARC Key Centre for Human Factors 

McElwain Building 

The University of Queensland St Lucia, QLD  4072   Australia 

psanderson at itee.uq.edu.au 

http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/cerg (Cog Eng Res Grp) 

http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~cgs/ (Cog Sys Eng at UQ)

T: +61 (0)7 3365-7196 (no voicemail)

F: +61 (0)7 3365-6171

UQ is CRICOS Provider No: 00025B

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