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<p class="MsoNormal">Two prestigious PhD scholarships are available for 2023 commencement:
<span lang="EN-US">1) The </span>Alvina King PhD Scholarship in Optometry; 2) The Francis and Edna Jones Memorial Scholarship in Optometry.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The successful PhD scholars will be based at the University of Western Australia/ Lions Eye Institute, Perth, supervised by Prof Allison McKendrick. Our environment is highly interdisciplinary, involving leading optometry, ophthalmology
and data science researchers. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you want to solve problems associated with age-related eye disease, enjoy working with others, and are keen to pursue a research higher degree, this might be the ideal opportunity for you. Projects will involve human clinical research
data collection and data science techniques. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Applicants will be required to meet the standard entry criteria for a PhD at the University of Western Australia: https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/courses/doctor-of-philosophy
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<p class="MsoNormal">Candidates will ideally have completed a Masters degree or have other equivalent research training in a relevant discipline; have experience with the publication process; have excellent written and oral communication skills; and be interested
in quantitative research involving people.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information, please send an expression of interest, including your CV to allison.mckendrick@uwa.edu.au<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Professor Allison McKendrick</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#686868;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> (she/her)</span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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WA 6009 Australia</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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