The Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre is looking for new Higher Degree Research Candidates to join our teams from 2024.
We look for the best and brightest to join diabetes research.
About us
The Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre, based at The Kids Research Institute Australia (The Kids) and Perth Children's Hopsital (PCH), is the first JDRF Global Centre of Excellence in Diabetes Research outside of North America. The goal is to improve the lives of children and young adults living with diabetes by bringing together research, education and clinical care.
The Perth team collaborates with world-class researchers, clinicians, investigators and the diabetes community from around Australia and internationally to accelerate access to world-first studies, trials and the latest research results from around the globe.
Research focus areas
Technology - Exercise - Nutrition - Mental Health & Wellbeing - Epidemiology - Health Economics - Models of Care
Why join our team?
We provide opportunities for integrated research and clinical projects including:
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Attend diabetes clinics and patient workshops
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Work side by side with our clinical teams
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Learn how to translate research into real-world practice
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Engage directly with the diabetes community
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Be part of a multi-disciplinary research team
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Access to our cohorts, databases, expertise, training, and platforms
Student Scholarships and Funding Support
Scholarships are granted on a competitive basis to outstanding student candidates:
- PhD Top-up ($15,000pa for up to 3 years) CLOSED
- Honours or Masters ($5,000) NEXT ROUND COMING SOON
Additional funding support for T1D researchers:
- Capacity Building (up to $5,000 for a single activity) CLOSED
- Seed Grants ($20,000 per project funded) CLOSED
*Both paediatric and adult T1D proposals will be considered.
For more information, please contact:
JDRF.GlobalCoE@thekids.org.au