Flinders University 2025 Ensuring the Safe Deployment of Generative AI for Healthcare

Are you passionate about AI and want to make a difference in healthcare? Join our team to lead a groundbreaking PhD investigating how generative AI tools (like ChatGPT and Gemini) can be safely used in medicine — and how we can stop them being misused to spread health disinformation or pose risks to patients.

You’ll contribute to one of the world’s leading programs studying large language models in health, supported by a multidisciplinary team of data scientists, clinicians, ethicists, and consumer advisors. Past work from our team has been published in top journals (e.g. BMJ, JAMA Internal Medicine), and influenced policy debates on AI safety.

Your project could include:

• Auditing AI tools for health misinformation or unsafe behaviour
• Designing risk mitigation and transparency frameworks
• Building tools to detect or prevent unsafe AI outputs
• Exploring regulatory gaps and proposing solutions

• Table of Content
• About Flinders University
• Ensuring the Safe Deployment of Generative AI for Healthcare
• Aim and Benefits of Ensuring the Safe Deployment of Generative AI for Healthcare
• Requirements for Ensuring the Safe Deployment of Generative AI for Healthcare Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Flinders University

Flinders University is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century. Flinders is a verdant university[citation needed] and a member of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) Group and ranks in the 10-16 bracket in Australia and 36th in the world of those established less than 50 years. Academically, the university pioneered a cross-disciplinary approach to education, and its faculties of medicine and the humanities are ranked amon... continue reading

Ensuring the Safe Deployment of Generative AI for Healthcare

Aim and Benefits of Ensuring the Safe Deployment of Generative AI for Healthcare

• Tax-free stipend of $33,990 to $50,000 AUD per annum, depending on experience and eligibility
• Up to 3.5 years of full-time support
• Tuition fee waiver support available for eligible candidates
• The team is well-funded to support research training, conference travel, and necessary computing resources

Requirements for Ensuring the Safe Deployment of Generative AI for Healthcare Qualification

We welcome applicants who:

• Australian citizens
• Hold an Honours or Master’s degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, computer science, public health, pharmacy, or a related field
• Are passionate about improving the health outcomes of patients with cancer
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Can work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Please submit the following by 31 May 2025 to: [email protected]

• Cover letter (1 page) outlining your interest in the project, suitability, and career goals
• Curriculum Vitae (max 5 pages), including academic qualifications, GPA, publications (if any), and referees
• Academic transcript (PDF format)

Subject line: PhD Application – Generative AI Safety

Filename format: e.g., CV_YourName, CoverLetter_YourName, Transcript_YourName

For more details, visit Flinders University scholarship webpage