[Aqualist] PhD scholarships now open to International candidates

[Leanne Armand]

Dear AQUA community,

Two previously Australian national PhD scholarships have now been open 
to international student applications.
Details are as follows.
Kind regards and apologies for cross postings,
Leanne Armand

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*PhD Scholarships in Phytoplankton Research.
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Faculty of Science (Department of Biological Sciences), Macquarie 
University, Sydney.

*Closing Date: 30 November 2009*


Two MQRES scholarships are available in the Climate Risk CORE to support 
higher degree research study projects in Phytoplankton diversity. 
Applications are sought from suitably qualified candidates with either a 
first class Honours degree (or equivalent) and/or Masters by Research in 
a discipline relevant to the final PhD project approved for study.


*Project 1. PHYTOPLANKTON DIVERSITY, OCCURRENCE AND RELATIONSHIPS TO THE 
BIOGEOCHEMICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN THE SUBANTARCTIC.
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This project will document the diatoms of the Subantarctic sourced from 
sediment trap collections in the Australian Subantarctic Ocean. An 
uninterrupted record (1997-2005 +) of diatom remains from three 
different locations and several depths at each location have been 
collected and partially processed. This material is a valuable and 
unique source of diatom biodiversity, biogeography and annual 
composition available for baseline documentation. The thesis will be 
taxonomically based and will incorporate published biogeochemical data, 
climatological influences and plankton ecology.


*Project 2. PHYTOPLANKTON OF THE EAST AUSTRALIAN CURRENT.*
In collaboration with a team of Australian marine specialists from 
Universities and CSIRO, the floral distribution of phytoplankton along 
the East Australian coastline and under the varying influence of the 
East Australian Current will be studied in relation to oceanographic 
parameters and climate processes such as ENSO. The work may include time 
at sea.


Dr Leanne Armand will supervise the successful applicants, but other 
members of staff with appropriate complimentary skills across Macquarie 
University or the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and CSIRO 
may/will also work with the successful applicants.

For further information contact the project supervisor, Dr Leanne 
Armand: telephone: +61-2- 9850 8351, e-mail: larmand at science.mq.edu.au.
*Application forms and conditions of award, are available from the 
Higher Degree Research Office: www: 
http://www.hdr.mq.edu.au/information_about/scholarships ,
telephone +61-2-9850 7663, e-mail hdrschol at mq.edu.au. *
Macquarie University will advise the successful applicants of 
entitlements at the time of scholarship offer.

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Dr Leanne Armand
Senior Lecturer/Research Biological Oceanographer
Climate Risk CORE – Department of Biological Sciences
Macquarie University
North Ryde, NSW, 2109.
Australia.

E-mail: larmand at science.mq.edu.au
Ph: +61 (0)2 9850 8351
Fax: + 61 (0)2 9850 8245

Location: Building E8C, Room 157.
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