External Opportunities

Attention students interested in doing a PhD with a focus on primary care research starting fall 2025!

A funded PhD training opportunity is available for one outstanding incoming PhD student to work with a group of faculty at Queen’s University Health Sciences (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) with expertise in health services and policy research.

The faculty are:

  • Dr. Jordan Miller (Rehabilitation)

  • Dr. Catherine Donnelly (Rehabilitation)

  • Dr. Amrita Roy (Family Medicine / Public Health Sciences)

  • Dr. Jacqueline Galica (Nursing)

  • Dr. Salimur Choudhury (Computing)

  • Dr. Morgan Slater

We collaborate in research aimed at advancing equity-oriented, team-based, integrated primary care to better meet the health needs of individuals and communities. Our research links closely with provincial health systems transformation. We partner closely with the Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Ontario Health Team (FLA OHT), providing a unique learning health system in which to pursue applied health systems and policy research with opportunities for meaningful knowledge mobilization.

We seek an outstanding student interested in working with us to conduct primary care research and obtain their PhD. Primary supervisor and specific PhD program (Rehabilitation, Aging and Health, Public Health Sciences, or Nursing) can be identified based on the selected student’s specific interests.

Prospective students are invited to review the doctoral programs listed above and ensure eligibility to apply to one of their interest: Queen’s Health Sciences Graduate Studies.

Possible dissertation areas include:

  • Evaluation of person-centred, team-based primary care models

  • Optimizing the use of interprofessional members in team-based primary care

  • Indigenous community engagement and Indigenous health equity in health systems transformation

  • Health equity and health systems transformation

Interested candidates are invited to email Dr. Jordan Miller at jordan.miller@queensu.ca for more information and/or to indicate interest in being considered for the position. Please include:

  • CV

  • Unofficial transcripts

  • Cover letter summarizing background and research interests

Inquiries will be accepted until the position is filled.

The selected candidate will be supported in their application to the desired PhD program for a fall 2025 start. If identified as the successful candidate, they will be funded through the Bruce Mitchell Research Fund for a minimum of $35,000/year for 4 years of full-time PhD training.