Digital sleep health management in shift work

Shift workers frequently experience misalignment between the circadian pacemaker and the timing of sleep and wake. This leads to sleep disruption and sleep loss, impaired alertness and performance, and adverse physical and mental health outcomes. Personalised interventions to minimise the deleterious effects of shift work are lacking. We are conducting a program of studies implementing an evidence-based digital sleep health management tool for shift workers known as SleepSync. SleepSync provides personalised strategies to optimise sleep-wake behaviour and health during shift work schedules. We are seeking expressions of interest from passionate PhD applicants to join our motivated research team. Top-up scholarships may be available to successful applicants who receive an RTP or equivalent scholarship. PhD thesis topics will be planned collaboratively by the candidate and supervisory team. For questions or applications, please contact Assoc Prof Tracey Sletten (tracey.sletten@monash.edu). To apply, please send a brief cover letter, CV with academic referees, academic transcript and a sample of writing.