This Curtin funded PhD scholarship is offered as part of an ARC Linkage Project “Subterranean invertebrate communities of arid zone Western Australia: diversity, assessment, and food web structure” administered by the University of Adelaide.
The Curtin component of the project focuses on the chemical ecology of the communities, and in particular developing a greater understanding of the food webs via compound specific nitrogen isotope analysis of amino acids. Although this is a chemical ecology project, specialist training will be given and so applications are welcome from candidates with backgrounds in chemistry, biology, geology, environmental science, or other relevant natural science discipline.
The successful candidate will be based at Curtin’s main campus in Perth, but will work closely with team members from the University of Adelaide, The Western Australian and South Australian Museums and other project partners.
Student type
- Future Students
Faculty
- WASM
- Science
Course type
- Postgraduate Research
Gender
Non-gender specific
Nationality
- Permanent Humanitarian Visa
- International students
- New Zealand Citizen
- Australian Permanent Resident
- Australian Citizen
Scholarship base
- Merit Based
Maximum number awarded
1
Scholarship Value
The successful candidate shall receive a stipend of $25,849 (2015 rate) per annum tax-free which will be indexed for the duration of the award. The award shall be for three years for the Doctoral study with possible maximum extension of up to six months.
If the successful candidate is an international student, the scholarship will also cover the tuition fees for the duration of the award.
Eligibility criteria
- Applicants must possess a Bachelor’s degree with Honours, Masters or equivalent degrees in a natural or physical sciences subject;
For further details and application please visit the Curtin- funded PhD Scholarship in Chemical Ecology page.
