QUT Healthcare AI PhD Scholarship — Prof Amina Tariq’s Research Team
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
QUT is recruiting a PhD researcher with Prof Amina Tariq to study how AI changes clinical workflows and safety. The award offers an indexed AUD 38,310 annual stipend for up to 3.5 years and tuition coverage for four years. Check QUT’s Australian/New Zealand citizenship criteria; applications close 17 November 2026.
The project examines the system-level impact of healthcare AI, using human-factors and systems methods to follow effects across clinical processes, patients, clinicians and information flow. The researcher will join QUT’s NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Human Factors and AI-enabled Clinical Decision Support, supervised by Prof Amina Tariq with Prof Belinda Lange. QUT instructs interested candidates to email Prof Tariq first with their academic and research background, motivation and CV. If supported, submit a research-degree expression of interest and nominate Prof Tariq as principal supervisor. The scholarship closes 17 November 2026.
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Benefits
Indexed AUD 38,310 per year full-time, tax-exempt stipend for up to 3.5 years, including a possible approved extension. Tuition-fee offset or sponsorship covers the first four full-time-equivalent years of doctoral study.
Eligibility summary
QUT’s page lists Australian and New Zealand citizenship categories; candidates should confirm that their citizenship or residency status qualifies. Applicants must meet QUT PhD admission and English-language requirements, study full-time on campus, and hold first-class or upper-second-class honours or a research-intensive Master’s in a health discipline or related field. Experience or interest in human factors, digital health or health-services research is expected.
Requirements
First email Prof Amina Tariq at a.tariq@qut.edu.au with your academic and research background, motivation and CV; this address is listed in QUT’s official staff directory. If invited to proceed, submit a QUT research-degree expression of interest, nominate Prof Tariq as proposed principal supervisor and include the scholarship link in the financial-details section. Apply for the scholarship alongside PhD admission by 17 November 2026.
Documents required
CV and an initial email explaining academic/research background and motivation; then the documents required by QUT’s PhD expression-of-interest and admission process.
Language/test requirements
How to submit applications
Verified on QUT’s official scholarship page on 19 October 2026. Deadline is 17 November 2026 without a stated hour; 23:59 is a date-field placeholder. Funding is indexed AUD 38,310 yearly for up to 3.5 years plus tuition offset for four years. QUT’s citizenship display lists Australian/Australian or New Zealand; applicants should confirm exact status requirements. The official page instructs applicants to contact Prof Amina Tariq first, then submit an EOI if supported.
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