ELS MQRES Physiological Succession of Forests PhD Scholarship
Closing Date: 12 September 2008
A PhD scholarship investigating the physiological ecology of forest succession is available at Macquarie University. The successful applicant will work in conjunction with an ARC Discovery Project headed by Dr. Chris Lusk, in the Department of Biological Sciences. Work will focus on understanding traits associated with adaptation of juvenile plants to different light environments, and there is ample scope for the student’s own input into project design.
The scholarship is available to Australian or international students. Applicants should have equivalent research qualifications to an Australia undergraduate degree with first class honours (such as a Masters with a substantial thesis component) in a relevant discipline.
The scholarship pays a living allowance, currently $20,007 per annum, tax exempt (2008), and the tenure is a maximum 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 placement for their tuition, and International award holders having their fees sponsored.
For further information and discussion regarding the project, applicants are encouraged to contact the supervisor: Dr Chris Lusk, email: clusk@bio.mq.edu.au, telephone: +61-2-9850 8165.
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
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