[AUSTRALIA] MQRES Modelling Climate Change Impacts on Australian Forests PhD Scholarship
Closing Date: 30 April 2008
Australian forests provide a range of important ecosystem services, such as wood production, carbon sequestration and protection of water catchments. Climate change is highly likely to modify how forests function, and land managers urgently need information about how these ecosystem services will be affected. To address this need, this project will (a) investigate experimentally the impacts of CO2 and water availability on Australian forest species; and (b) use this information to develop ecophysiologically-based models of climate change impacts on Australian forests over the next century.
MQRES scholarships are available to Australian and international students. Applicants should have completed an Australian four-year undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline with first class honours, or demonstrate equivalent research qualifications from an Australian or overseas University. This project would suit a candidate with a background in plant physiology or plant ecology and a strong numerical aptitude.
The scholarship pays a living allowance currently $20,007 per annum, tax exempt (2008) and the tenure is 3.5 years full time, subject to satisfactory progress. Tuition fees will be funded for the scholarship tenure, with domestic students receiving Research Training Scheme (RTS) placement for their tuition, and International award holders having their fees sponsored.
Further information on the project is available from supervisors: Dr Belinda Medlyn, telephone +61 2 9850 8897, bmedlyn@bio.mq.edu.au, and Professor Lesley Hughes, telephone +61 2 9850 8195, lhughes@rna.bio.mq.edu.au.
Application forms (see below), and conditions for MQRES awards, are available from the Higher Degree Research Office, telephone +61-2-9850 7663, or e-mail: hdrschol@vc.mq.edu.au.
Applications should be forwarded to:
The Scholarship Officer
The Research Hub
Level 3, C5C East
Macquarie University NSW 2109
AUSTRALIA
