Job Description

Established in 2007, the Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing (WOW) has more than 65 core academic and research members and 45 PhD researchers, with research expertise across all areas of workplace research. The centre is formally located in Griffith Business School. Using rigorous, theoretically informed empirical research, centre members continue to bridge the gap between organisational behaviour, wellbeing and workplace research, practice, and policy at local, national and international levels to effect positive change. WOW has three key research themes, of which work and health is one. Further details about the WOW research centre are here: WOW Research Centre

The Griffith Business School is differentiated by our strong accent on values and incorporation of world-leading expertise in business, government, and international relations. Our research demonstrates the highest standards of academic rigour and independence, whilst delivering social and economic benefit to business, government, and the wider community. We maintain a culture of strong performance and promote our research achievements and its impact to a broad cross-section of audiences.

Our mission is to support our research trainees to strive for greater heights in academic excellence, innovation, and impact. We have created an environment where nothing less than a first-class research journey is provided, where people at different stages of their career can build research profiles and thrive equally. Griffith University’s most recent PhD Candidate Experience Survey showed that our current cohort had an overall satisfaction level of 89.6 percent – the highest score in the survey’s history. Training the next generation of researchers remains a priority, but with an enhanced focus on how research skills acquired from a PhD can improve career prospects outside of academia. Learn more about our world-class, interdisciplinary research here

You will be jointly supervised by a team consisting of:

• Professor Paula Brough (Director, Centre for Work, Organisation & Wellbeing)
• Dr Amanda Biggs (Senior lecturer, Department of Management, Griffith Business School); &
• Rebecca Hayes, Health and Wellbeing Manager (Partner, Australian Red Cross LifeBlood)

As part of a collaboration between Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (Lifeblood) and the Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, a PhD scholarship is being offered in the research area of the relationship between Work and Health.

More specifically:

• Lifeblood is committed to supporting high‑quality academic research that enhances the health, wellbeing, engagement and performance of its workforce.
• The PhD project seeks to deepen understanding of the bidirectional relationship between work and health, including how work design, environments and experiences influence health outcomes, and how health, in turn, shapes engagement and performance at work.
• The PhD project will be co-designed by the PhD researcher and their PhD supervisors, with Lifeblood taking an active role in co-supervising the candidate for the scholarship duration.

This opportunity will be primarily based at Brisbane South (Nathan). As Griffith is a multi-site University you may be required to work across other locations. Griffith University’s sites are located on the lands of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera, Turrbal, Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples.

Qualifications

The selection of applicants for the award of higher degree research scholarships at Griffith University involves consideration of your academic merit and research background. An applicant for admission as a PhD candidate shall hold:

• A Bachelor degree with first-class honours or second-class honours (Division A) degree in Psychology or Business, or a Masters degree, incorporating a significant research component, from a recognised institution; or
• A record of research, or a qualification granted by a professional or other body deemed by the Dean, Griffith Graduate Research School, to be of a standard comparable to a Bachelor degree with second-class honours (Division A). For further information on the eligibility requirements for the program refer here
• The applicant MUST be an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident.
• The closing date for expressions of interest is: 8th June 2026 at 5pm.

Additional Information

About the scholarship

The PhD scholarship will be jointly funded by LifeBlood and Griffith University. The scholarship has a total value of AUD$58,800 per annum for three years with the possibility of a six-month extension.

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).

EOI Process

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

• Statement addressing your suitability for the project/scholarship
• Research proposal
• Evidence that you have completed a program with the required grades as detailed in the about you section
• A curriculum vitae (CV) using the Griffith CV template
• Names of two referees

Closing date for expressions of interest is: Monday 8 June 2026 5pm AEST

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

For project related enquiries please contact:

Professor Paula Brough

Email: p.brough@griffith.edu.au

For administration enquiries please contact:

Griffith Graduate Research School

Email: hdr-scholarship@griffith.edu.au