[Aqualist] PhD Opportunities in Quaternary science, geomorphology and archaeology

[Timothy Cohen]

Dear AQUA List colleagues,

See below for PhD posts at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Apologies for cross-posting:

PhD Opportunities - ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, University of Wollongong, Australia

The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH) is a major new research and education initiative that brings together leading Australian universities with strategically important Australian and international partners.

Our goal is to tell the epic story of Australia's rich and distinctive natural and human history by revolutionising our knowledge of the events and processes that have shaped this nation, and combining that knowledge with cutting-edge modelling techniques to manage and protect our natural and cultural resources into the future.
To achieve this ambitious goal, we are seeking enthusiastic and talented PhD students to join our team to work in one of the four following themes:


1.      Quaternary Environments

*        Holocene lacustrine records from continental Australia

*        Late Quaternary records of the Indo-Australian monsoon

*        Lunettes and lakes in the Grampians, Victoria

2.      Geomorphology and Geoarchaeology

*        Palaeoenvironments of Eastern Indonesia

3.      Archaeology

*        The archaeology of eastern Indonesia

4.      Geochronology

*        Resolving the chronology of last interglacial deposits

Significant funding has been committed to these projects, which involve cross-node supervision in a variety of exciting disciplines across CABAH's nodes at James Cook University (Cairns and Townsville), University of New South Wales (Sydney), Australian National University (Canberra), University of Adelaide and Flinders University (Adelaide), Monash University (Melbourne) and the University of Tasmania (Hobart). Learn more about CABAH at: http://www.cabah.org

You will also participate in regular Masterclasses, Short Courses and Thematic Workshops, with a transdisciplinary emphasis, to improve your technical, professional and communication skills. Cross-node researcher exchange opportunities will also be integral to your CABAH research training experience.
Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders will have access to additional support through dedicated Indigenous Australian initiatives such as mentoring, bursaries and top-up grants. Women will be supported through a range of initiatives, including internships and travel grants.

Applicants must apply through the University of Wollongong university post-graduate award (UPA) online application system and must have suitable discipline-related educational qualifications:

https://www.uow.edu.au/research/grs/prospective/scholarships/index.html

For international applicants, an international post-graduate tuition award (IPTA) is also available. https://www.uow.edu.au/research/grs/prospective/UOW213442.html

Applications are due by the 17th October 2017.
For more information, please contact CABAH at cabah-admin at uow.edu.au<mailto:cabah-admin at uow.edu.au>.


All the best,

Tim


Dr Tim Cohen
Senior Lecturer
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences/SMAH
University of Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia
T +61 2 4239 2375 |
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