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One Basin Cooperative Research Centre Fully Funded PhD opportunities in Australian Universities: APPLY NOW!

Apply for One Basin Cooperative Research Centre Fully Funded PhD opportunities in Australian Universities

AdminDecember 3, 2022

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One Basin Cooperative Research Centre PhD opportunities

Location

Australia

Target audience

International

Application Deadline: 3 January 2023

PhD Opportunities Programs

Are you looking for impactful research? Great PhD opportunities are offered on confronting climate change, digital technologies for irrigated agriculture, enhancing water supply and realising value from within rural communities. All PhD opportunities work closely with industry partners in the iconic Murray-Darling Basin.

The One Basin Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) offers attractive PhD packages across multiple universities in Australia (Australian National University, Charles Sturt University, Flinders University, The University of Adelaide, The University of Melbourne, The University of Sydney):

Up to 4-year scholarship including a 1/2 year internship with an industry partner.

Full scholarships ($35k/yr) or top-ups ($10k/yr) are available and are open to domestic and international students.
The PhD program seeks to achieve gender balance and attract candidates from all walks of life, with Australians of Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander heritage particularly encouraged to apply.
Opportunities for travel, development and engagement with a strong research network that is being developed through the 10-year CRC.

Each candidate will be based in one of the following research hubs : Loxton (South Australia), Mildura (Victoria), Griffith (NSW) and Goondiwindi (Queensland) with associated node in Narrabri (NSW).Our PhD program will give you the professional skills and networks to accelerate your career in research or practice across the water, agriculture or environmental sectors.

To Apply

Application Deadline : Tuesday 3 January 2023

In addition to filling out the online application form, please send your CV, motivation letter, copy of diploma and academic transcript in one pdf file to admin@onebasin.com.au

If you need further assistance or have any questions, please email us at admin@onebasin.com.au.

Current PhD Opportunities

Geospatial modelling of region-scale crop water-use to forecast climate change impacts on irrigation demand
PhD Project ID : 1BPhD-01

Host Organisations : Charles Sturt University
Industry Partners : South Australian Research & Development Institute, Mallee Catchment Management Authority, Almond Board of Australia
Date Advertised: 23 November 2022

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Opportunities and challenges for using brackish groundwater to increase agricultural productivity and resilience in the Murray-Darling Basin
PhD Project ID : 1BPhD-02

Host Organisation : The University of Adelaide
Industry Partners : Osmoflo, SA Department for Environment and Water (DEW), Duxton Water
Date Advertised : 23 November 2022

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Hydrogeological opportunities and constraints of the groundwater resource across the Murray-Darling Basin
PhD Project ID : 1BPhD-03
Host Organisation : Flinders University

Industry Partners : DEW, MDBA, CSIRO and DELWP
Date Advertised : 23 November 2022

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In-season crop type mapping over irrigated fields to assist in water demand and crop yield forecast

PhD Project ID : 1BPhD-04
Host Organisation : The University of Melbourne
Industry Partners : Murray River Operations (MDBA), Murrumbidgee Irrigation, Coleambally Irrigation