PhD Scholarship Fire-soil-vegetation feedbacks in Australian ecosystems
PhD Scholarship Fire-soil-vegetation feedbacks in Australian ecosystems
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Job Description
We are looking for a PhD candidate to carry out important research into the role of plantmicrobial interactions (i.e. plantsoil feedbacks) as drivers of ecosystem responses to changing patterns of fire frequency severity and extent in Australia.
The primary focus of this role is to understand how plantmicrobial interactions in native Australian vegetation are disrupted or otherwise altered by novel fire regimes using glasshouse trials metabolomics approaches and/or foodweb manipulation experiments. Candidates will be encouraged to develop their own research goals within this theme. This project includes fieldwork in southeast Queensland and possibly interstate. Candidates may have opportunities to collaborate with other at Griffith University The University of Sydney The University of Melbourne and Universit Lyon.
The candidate will be supervised by Dr Orpheus Butler (ARC DECRA Fellow) and Professor Chengrong Chen.
This opportunity will be primarily based at Brisbane South (Nathan). As Griffith is a multisite University you may be required to work across other locations.
Griffith Universitys sites are located on the lands of the Yugarabul Yuggera Jagera Turrbal Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples.
Qualifications :
The selection of applicants for the award of higher degree research scholarships at Griffith University involves consideration of your academic merit and research background. To be successful within this role you will be able to carry out researchrelated tasks including field laboratory and glasshouse work independently and demonstrate excellent written communication skills. You will have evidence of a passion for environmental science conservation or ecology with a strong desire to undertake research in soil biology terrestrial ecology and/or ecophysiology.
- Expressions of interest are welcome from domestic and international applicants.
- Applicants must have completed or expect to complete a bachelors degree with honours equivalent to first class honours or a Masters degree (AQF Level 9) incorporating a significant research component of a standard comparable to a bachelor honours degree or be regarded by Griffith University as having an equivalent level of attainment in accordance with Schedule One of the HDR Scholarship Procedure. For further information on the eligibility requirements for the program refer here.
Please note:
Although not essential candidates with expertise in Australian plant ecology including working knowledge of species native to southeast Queensland will be viewed favourably.
International applicants should ensure that English Language Proficiency requirements for the program are met before formally applying. Applicants to research programs will need to show they meet:
- A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on the IELTS (Academic) with no band score less than 6.0 OR
- A minimum score of 575 on the paperbased TOEFL including a score of no less than 5.0 on the TWE OR
- A score of 79 on the internetbased (iBT) TOEFL with no subscore less than 19
Additional Information :
About the scholarship
The 2025 Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship has an annual stipend of $34752 (indexed) for a period of up to three years of fulltime study. Please see the GUPRS Conditions of Award for more information.
A successful International applicant will also be awarded a Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship to cover tuition fees for up to three years. Please see the GUIPRS Conditions of Award for more information.
EoI process
Please do not select the Im Interested button. All expressions of interest must be submitted to containing:
- Statement addressing your suitability for the project/scholarship
- Evidence that you have completed a program with the required grades as detailed in the about you section including a copy of your academic transcript
- A curriculum vitae (CV) using the Griffith CV template
- Names of two referees
Closing date of expressions of interest: Friday 28 February 2025 at 5pm AEST
The preferred applicant will then be invited to apply for the program and scholarship online.
What Griffith offers
As a scholarship holder you will study with a University that ranks among the top 2% worldwide and spans across locations in South East Queensland. At Griffith University weve worked hard to create a culture that will challenge you to be curious creative and courageous. We also support the professional and personal development of all our HDR candidates and invest in the skills of our people. Griffith University values diversity inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and people of all backgrounds to apply. Griffiths strategic goals are to also increase the proportion of women in senior academic and administrative roles and in Science Technology Engineering Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM).
Further information
For project related enquiries please contact:
Dr Orpheus Butler
Email:
For administration enquiries please contact:
Griffith Graduate Research School
Email:
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
