[Aqualist] Call for Expressions of Interest from Potential PhD Students

[Ian Moffat]

Hi all,
I'm seeking expressions of interest from potential PhD students who are 
interested in applying for an Australian Government Research Training 
Program Scholarship 
(https://www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships-system/index.cfm/scholarships/display/a215d) 
and/or a Flinders University Research Scholarship 
(https://www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships-system/index.cfm/scholarships/display/a4792) 
in the forthcoming round.  I am seeking students with a great academic 
track record and high level skills in archaeology, remote sensing, 
geomorphology, sedimentology, isotope analysis or GIS. Students who have 
worked in industry and have experience with remote area field work are 
particularly encourage to apply.  Successful applicants will join a 
collaborative, dynamic and superbly equipped Archaeology group at 
Flinders and be able to take advantage of the wonderful South Australian 
lifestyle.  Students will be assisted with preparing their scholarship 
application, which is due on 31 October 2021.

I'm seeking students for the following projects:

_Applying Geophysical and Geoarchaeological Techniques to Rockshelter 
Sites (co-supervised by Professor Amy Roberts and Associate Professor 
Mike Morley)
_We seek a PhD student with skills and/or an interest in geophysics and 
sedimentology to apply geophysical methods within rockshelter sites to 
determine depth to bedrock and to map stratigraphic units.  This project 
will include field work involving ground penetrating radar, electrical 
resistivity tomography and seismic techniques and lab work to 
characterise sedimentary units using grain size, loss on ignition, 
magnetic susceptibility, pXRF, ICP, mineralogy and micromorphology 
techniques.

_Mapping Pleistocene Landscapes of Arid South Australia
_This PhD student will resolve the depositional history of geomorphic 
units of archaeological interest using a combination of satellite remote 
sensing, drone photogrammetry, field sedimentology, and geochronology.  
The ideal potential student will have a background in geomorphology, 
sedimentology and/or remote sensing and be passionate about remote area 
field work.

_Transforming a Cultural Heritage Database with Innovative Spatial Methods
_The PhD student will work collaboratively with industry and community 
partners to transform an existing database of heritage sites into a 
dynamic and accessible product.  In addition to developing this 
important resource, you will explore novel methods in spatial analysis 
(such as Agent Based Modeling, visibility analysis and pedestrian 
modeling) to help understand this unique dataset.  The ideal potential 
student will have a background in GIS and/or archaeology and be 
enthusiastic about working collaboratively with community groups.
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Novel Isotope Approaches to Understanding Palaeoclimates in the Arid Zone
_This PhD student will work to develop new proxies for understanding 
palaeoclimates in the Australian arid zone using oxygen isotope 
analysis.  The ideal potential student will have a background (or 
interest) in isotope geochemistry and/or palaeoclimate modeling and be 
passionate about remote area field work.

Please contact me for any further information or to express your 
interest by 15 October,
Ian
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Dr Ian Moffat
Senior Lecturer in Archaeological Science
Flinders University
http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/ian.moffat