PhD Scholarship: Exploring leadership identity in Australasian emergency medicine

• Exploring leadership identity in Australasian Emergency Medicine
• Full time, fixed term (3-year) position at our Hawthorn campus
• Annual stipend $27,596 (indexed) (2023 rate) for three years (with possible 6-month extension)

Emergency medicine is replete with complex leadership demands at the ED, hospital, and health system level. Given this context, it is crucial for Emergency Physicians to foster their leader identity and leadership capability as well as their clinical identity and capability.

This PhD project investigates how best to support and foster the development of Emergency Physicians’ leader identity and leadership capability. Consistent with the well-recognised need for a strong leadership pipeline in emergency medicine, this project will examine the leader identity and leadership capacity of early and mid-career FACEMs who aspire to formal leadership roles in emergency medicine. The study will contribute to the wider literature on leader identity and leadership development in medicine and health systems.

To be successful in the role, you will have:

• A Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (FACEM) or current enrolment in the FACEM Training Program.
• Skills, experience and willingness to undertake practical research that meets industry needs
• Demonstrated strong social and adaptive communication skills to interact with a range of people from community, industry and the university sector
• Excellent project management and attention to detail

A full list of selection criteria is available within the position description.

Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

• Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
• Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
• Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
• Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing why you believe you are suitable for this position.  

For further information about this position, contact Andrew Rixon, arixon@swin.edu.au

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on staffrecruitment@swin.edu.au   

Applications Close: Thursday 10th November 2022, 5:00pm

Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.

Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives.  For further information on all our initiatives visit our Equity & Diversity website.

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact our Diversity & Inclusion Manager at inclusion@swin.edu.au

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants

We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

For any support please contact our Aboriginal Employment Coordinator at DeadlyCareers@swin.edu.au or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan

(Agency enquiries will not be accepted for this position)

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