Building Psychosocial Safety Climate


Scholarship Description

The project aims to advance out theoretical and practical understanding of the role of psychosocial safety climate (PSC) in reducing workplace psychosocial risks & psychosocial injury. Using a monitoring system, the Australian Workplace Barometer, we will identify psychosocial risks, them implement and evaluate an invervention (state, organisational, team, level) to build PSC. We are building an interactive website StressCafe' a coherent single point of access for industry, government, universities, individuals & community groups to collect, calculate, compare and share research information including on-line real time and e-feedback for Australian workers against industry, state & national, risk & health benchmarks. The PhD candidate will assist in analysing, devising and evaluating state & organisational level data.

Reference Number: 4742
Study Subject: State, Organisational & Team Interventions to Build Psychosocial Safety Climate
Provided By: University of South Australia
To be undertaken at:University of South Australia.
Level: Post Graduate (Research)

Availability

This scholarship is offered once only to one person. Open for applications until July 1, 2010.

Payment Information

The value of this scholarship is AUD27222 (minimum per annum). This award is to be used for living expenses. This scholarship is paid fortnightly for the period of 3 years.

Research Information

This scholarship is for one of the following fields of research: Electrical and electronic engineering.

Eligibility

This scholarship is for study in Australia.

Application Details

To apply for this scholarship you must apply directly to the scholarship provider. Terms and conditions are subject to change. Always confirm details with scholarship provider before applying.

    General info
Carly-Rae Austin (Research Support Officer)
University of South Australia
Phone: 8302 4860
Email: carly-rae.austin@unisa.edu.au

    General info
Prof Maureen Dollard (Director, Centre pf Applied Psychologica)
University of South Australia
Phone: 8302 2277
Fax: 8302 2956
Email: maureen.dollard@unisa.edu.au