[Aqualist] PhD scholarship in estuarine wetland hydraulics (Newcastle)

[Tim Barrows]

From: Jose Rodriguez [ jose.rodriguez at newcastle.edu.au ]

Funding for PhD studies in the area of ecohydraulics and estuarine wetland 
rehabilitation is available as part of an Australian Research Council Grant.

Scholarship funding of $26,000 p.a. (tax free) for three years is available 
to support full-time research PhD study within the School of Engineering at 
the University of Newcastle commencing in Semester 1, 2004.

This interdisciplinary study, to be conducted in the internationally 
significant Hunter estuary, will determine the interrelationships between 
key characteristics of migratory wading bird habitat and the hydraulic 
environment. Funding is provided by an ARC Linkage grant with collaborators 
from the Hunter Catchment Management Trust, the Australian Catholic 
University and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The study will 
involve field work to measure hydraulic and sediment transport parameters 
at selected locations, as well as the use of calibrated 2D and 3D hydraulic 
models.

For further research details contact Dr José Rodríguez at (02) 49217376 
(email: jose.rodriguez at newcastle.edu.au).

Application forms can be obtained from

Research Higher Degrees, The Chancellery
University of Newcastle NSW 2308
Telephone (02) 4921 7261, fax (02) 4921 6908,
email: research at newcastle.edu.au

Applications open until position is filled.

José F. Rodríguez
Lecturer in Environmental Engineering
School of Engineering
University of Newcastle,
Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
Phone: +61 2 49217376
Fax:   +61 2 49216991
Jose.Rodriguez at newcastle.edu.au