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MQRES
Modelling Climate Change PhD Scholarsip
Closing Date: 11 June
2007
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 develop
ecophysiologically- based models of climate change
impacts on Australian forests over the next century.
Data assimilation techniques will be used to incorporate
information from state-of-the- art climate change
experiments, both local and international. Strong
collaboration with experimental scientists will be
encouraged.
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 strong numerical aptitude and an
interest in plant ecology. Candidates should have a
background in one or more of the following areas: plant
physiology, ecology, pure or applied mathematics,
physics or statistics.
The scholarship pays a living allowance currently
$19,616 per annum, tax exempt (2007) 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
8208, 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 +61-2-850 7663, or e-mail:
hdrschol@vc.mq.edu.au
Applications should be forwarded to:
The Scholarship Officer
Higher Degree Research Office
Cottage C4C
Macquarie University
NSW 2109
Australia
Visit:
http://www.research.mq.edu.au/students/scholarships/pages/ELS_AustralianForests
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