Degree type
PhD
Closing date
1 April 2025
Campus
Launceston
Citizenship requirement
Domestic / International
Scholarship
$33,511pa for 3.5 years
About the research project
Working as a key team player within the Carbon Storage Partnership, the PhD candidate will examine the nexus between climate change adaptation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mitigation. This will include co-development of practices, technologies and skills designed to elicit co-benefits and trade-offs associated with carbon dioxide removal (CDR), GHG emissions mitigation and adaptation of the livestock and broadacre cropping sectors. Analyses may include, for example, costs associated with transitioning to net-zero emissions, temporal simulation of spatially-explicit carbon in vegetation and soils, productivity co-benefits caused by various interventions and pollution swapping, where increases in one GHG offset reductions in another e.g. Carbon Myopia (ResearchGate).
Climate change adaptation assessments will be conducted at multiple scales, and may include economic, environmental and social implications of the changing climate for food security and environmental stewardship.
While much of the PhD will be desk-based, the candidate will be expected to work as a team player, including co-design of mitigation and adaptation interventions in consultation with industry stakeholders and other researchers within the consortium. This may require domestic and international travel from time to time.
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Funding
The successful applicant will receive a scholarship which provides:
- a living allowance stipend funded by Meat & Livestock Australia of $33,511 per annum (2025 rate, indexed annually) for 3.5 years
- a relocation allowance of up to $2,000
- a tuition fees offset covering the cost of tuition fees for up to four years (domestic applicants only)
If successful, international applicants will receive a University of Tasmania Fees Offset for up to four years.
As part of the application process you may indicate if you do not wish to be considered for scholarship funding.
Other funding opportunities and fees
For further information regarding other scholarships on offer, and the various fees of undertaking a research degree, please visit Scholarships and fees.
Eligibility
Applicants should review the Higher Degree by Research minimum entry requirements.
Ensure your eligibility for the scholarship round by referring to our Key Dates.
Selection Criteria
The project is competitively assessed and awarded. Selection is based on academic merit and suitability to the project as determined by the College.
Additional essential selection criteria specific to this project:
- Skills or experience in integrated assessment modelling, coding (e.g. MatLab, R, Python or C#) will be viewed favorably
Additional desirable selection criteria specific to this project:
- Understanding of agricultural systems is desirable
Application process
- Select your project, and check that you meet the eligibility and selection criteria, including citizenship;
- Contact Prof Matthew Harrison to discuss your suitability and the project's requirements; and
- In your application:
- Copy and paste the title of the project from this advertisement into your application. If you don’t correctly do this your application may be rejected.
- Submit a signed supervisory support form, a CV including contact details of 2 referees and your project research proposal.
- Apply prior to 1 April 2025.
Full details of the application process can be found under the 'How to apply' section at Research degrees.
Following the closing date applications will be assessed within the College. Applicants should expect to receive notification of the outcome by email by the advertised outcome date.
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