Might be of interest.
For YETI
Debabrata Phukon
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From: Payal Bal <payal.bal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019, 11:04 am
Subject: FW: PhD Scientia Scholarship at UNSW
To: meetyeti@xxxxxxxxx <meetyeti@xxxxxxxxx>
PhD opportunity in Sydney on management strategies for regeneration of
native vegetation. Please contact the relevant person directly.
Cheers,
p.
**please excuse the sporadic lack of ‘n’s in my email. keyboard issues...**
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*Payal Bal | Postdoctoral Research Fellow *
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*From: *Stephen Bonser <s.bonser@xxxxxxxxxxx>
*Date: *Wednesday, 19 June 2019 at 11:36 am
*To: *
*Subject: *PhD Scientia Scholarship at UNSW
Dear all,
We are looking for good candidates to apply for a PhD Scienta Scholarship
at UNSW. The Scholarships are directed towards projects proposed by
supervisory teams. They are well supported - *$41k aud per year* for four
years, *plus $10k per year* in support for professional development
(conferences, workshops, etc.). the scholarship will support international
applicants. The student will be supervised by myself, Angela Moles, and
David Eldridge. I have copied the project description below. If you know
of any students who may be interested, please have them submit and
expression of interest at the following link:
https://www.scientia.unsw.edu.au/scientia-phd-scholarships
Our project can be found under Grand Challenges > Ecological Restoration
Strategies in Urban Ecosystems.
The deadline for submission of an expression of Interest is the 12th of
July.
Thanks!
Stephen
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Regeneration of native vegetation is a key tool for conserving the
biodiversity of Australia’s cities. Despite the investment of substantial
amounts of council funds and thousands of volunteer hours in urban bush
regeneration projects, we have almost no information on the efficacy of
different regeneration strategies. In this project, we will combine past
records from regenerators and councils with new surveys of vegetation
condition to assess the success of different regeneration techniques. This
research will transform Australian bush regeneration from guesswork to a
rigorous scientifically-backed endeavour, improving our ability to return
degraded urban habitats to functioning ecosystems.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
The successful candidate will have an undergraduate degree and research
experience (e.g. Honours or MSc research) in Ecology. They will have strong
statistical analysis skills and effective written and oral communication
skills (preferably including past experience in manuscript preparation).
They will need to coordinate with a large (existing) network of Sydney
council land managers and bush regenerators, so will need the capacity to
work with a diverse range of people. In addition, the successful candidate
should be capable of leading field research, and be willing to acquire
plant identification skills for the flora of the Sydney region. A driver’s
license is essential. The successful candidate will be part of a vibrant,
collaborative and supportive research group, so good interpersonal skills
and a passion for ecology are essential.
A/Prof Stephen Bonser
Director of Teaching
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science
& Ecology and Evolution Research Centre,
UNSW Sydney
Sydney, 2052
Australia