Latest news, research and events from the Melbourne Disability Institute at the University of Melbourne Scholarship Opportunity | Young Carers It is estimated that 9% of young Australians aged 15-24 years are providing informal, unpaid care to a family member or friend with a disability, a physical or mental illness, a substance dependency, or who is aged. The delivery of this resource by young carers is an important social, welfare, and policy issue because such care arrangements are likely to have significant effects on the educational, occupational, economic, social and health outcomes of those young people providing it. A new research project led by by Dr Tania King, Disability and Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, aims to identify the causal pathways that contribute to poorer life outcomes and inform the implementation of programs and policies to support young carers. There is an opportunity for a PhD student to join this research project, which will focus on the use of large publicly available datasets (which may include spatial data) to examine the determinants of becoming a young carer, the trajectories of young carers, and effect of different policy interventions on young carers outcomes. The project would suit someone with a quantitative background, with skills in the use of linked data. The PhD scholarship is funded by the Melbourne Disability Institute at the University of Melbourne. The scholarship will be equivalent to RTP $31,200 per annum for full time students (2020 pro-rata rate), and is available for 3.5 years. Applications close 29 July 2020. NDRP Working Party | Expression of Interest Over the next two years, the working party will help the NDRP build a disability-inclusive research program and deliver on its intended outcomes. The working party are seeking up to two new members with disability who have a deep commitment to improving the lives of people with disability, an interest/understanding of inclusive research and preferably, strong networks with disability organisations in Australia. The role of the working party is to help the NDRP build a disability-inclusive research program and deliver on its intended outcomes. Responsibilities will include participating in monthly meetings of the NDRP working party and some out of session meetings, engaging with stakeholders and contributing to documents produced for the NDRP activities. Please share this opportunity with your networks.
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