[Aqualist] PhD/MSc opportunities in tsunamis at UNSW

[Tim Barrows]

From: James Goff <j.goff at unsw.edu.au>

PhD and Masters Opportunities at the Australian 
Tsunami Research Centre and Natural Hazards 
Laboratory, School of Biological, Earth and 
Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney
ADVERT 1

Applications sought from suitably qualified 
graduates for fully funded PhD or Masters by Research scholarship(s).

EITHER one fully funded PhD scholarship worth 
$22,500 per year for three years OR two fully 
funded Masters by Research scholarships worth 
$11,250 each per year for 18 months are available 
in the new Australian Tsunami Research Centre, 
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental 
Sciences, UNSW on a project entitled: “Testing 
the Australian Megatsunami Hypothesis”. This 
project is funded by a grant from the Australian 
Research Council to Associate Professor Dale 
Dominey-Howes and Professor James Goff.

The successful applicant(s) will be required to 
enroll as soon as possible and the position(s) remain open until filled.

The project(s) are to examine Holocene records of 
coastal environmental change and possible 
evidence for tsunami and storm surge flooding on 
the west coast of New Zealand. Funds are 
available to support all travel, research and 
field expenses as well as international 
conference attendance and technical training.

Applications are sought from suitably qualified 
candidates with either a first class Honours 
degree and/or Masters by Research (depending on 
appointment at either Masters or PhD level) in 
physical geography, geomorphology, sedimentology, 
micropalaeontology, earth sciences, coastal 
studies, environmental studies or natural 
hazards. In addition to these core skill areas, 
applicants who have demonstrable capabilities in 
GIS, remote sensing, modelling and/or 
hydrodynamics/mathematics would be particularly welcome.

For further information about the project, please 
contact Associate Professor Dale Dominey-Howes, 
Australian Tsunami Research Centre, School of 
Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, 
UNSW. Email: 
<mailto:dale.dh at unsw.edu.au>dale.dh at unsw.edu.au; 
Tel: +61 (2) 9385 4830 or Professor James Goff at 
the same address. Email: 
<mailto:j.goff at unsw.edu.au>j.goff at unsw.edu.au; Tel: +61 (2) 9385 8431.

Please note – scholarships are only available to 
Australian or New Zealand permanent residents or 
citizens. The successful applicant(s) will be 
enrolled in to either Masters or PhD programs in 
Physical Geography or Geology at UNSW but will 
work in partnership with the project collaborator 
Professor Jon Nott (James Cook University, Cairns).

Dale Dominey-Howes and James Goff
UNSW
26th January 2009
ADVERT 2

Expressions of interest are sought from suitably 
qualified graduates for a fully funded PhD 
Research scholarship in the new Australian 
Tsunami Research Centre and Natural Hazards 
Research Laboratory, School of Biological, Earth 
and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

The scholarship is worth $25,000 per year for 
three years. In addition to the scholarship, 
limited funding will also be available to cover 
fieldwork, training, analysis costs and 
attendance at appropriate international 
conferences. The exact level of funding available 
will be negotiated with the successful applicant 
and will depend on the nature of the agreed 
project. The University of New South Wales also 
offers a range of additional top-up scholarships 
for various travel, conference and fieldwork 
costs that enrolled PhD candidates may apply for.

Please note that the scholarship is only 
available to permanent residents or citizens of Australia and New Zealand.

The successful applicant will be primarily 
supervised by Professor James Goff but will also 
work with other members of staff within the centre and laboratory.

The successful applicant will be required to 
enroll as soon as possible and the position remains open until filled.

Possible PhD topics include (but are not limited to):

    * Indigenous knowledge systems in relation to 
environment; indigenous knowledge and coping in relation to natural hazards

    * Tsunami and storm surge modeling

    * Geological and/or archaeological evidence 
for palaeotsunami in the South Pacific

    * Geological and/or archaeological evidence 
for palaeotsunami in Australia (not in New South Wales)

    * Coupled human-environment systems and natural hazards

    * Social dimensions of hazard and risk

    * Engineering vulnerability assessment

    * Climate hazards in Australia

    * Economic impacts of natural disasters
Proposals for alternative PhD topics broadly in 
the field of natural hazards and disaster studies are welcomed.

Applications are sought from suitably qualified 
candidates with either a first class Honours 
degree and/or Masters by Research in a discipline 
relevant to the final PhD project approved for study.

For further information about the PhD scholarship 
and discussion about possible research topics, 
please contact Professor James Goff at the 
Australian Tsunami Research Centre and Natural 
Hazards Research Laboratory, School of 
Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, 
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. 
Email: <mailto:j.goff at unsw.edu.au>j.goff at unsw.edu.au; Tel: +61 2 9385 8431.

James Goff
UNSW
26th January 2009