Research Scholarship for PhD Students in Water-Related Disease at the University of Queensland

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

State University

The university of Queensland Australia

Area

Australia

Host Country

Australia

Deadline

06 Jan 2020

Study level

Doctoral Degree

Specialities

Agricultural Science

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

Algeria , Comoros , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Mauritania , Oman , Qatar , Somalia , Syria , United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , Djibouti , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Morocco , Palestine , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Tunisia , Yemen

Eligible Region

All Regions

University of Queensland is offering a great opportunity for PhD researchers to participate in a project which will complement a larger project focused on integrated “up-stream” solutions to prevent, detect and respond to water-related disease, as well as to mitigate degradation of downstream resources and ecosystems on which people rely for nutrition, livelihoods and cultural services. The successful student would be part of a vibrant research group focussing on sustainability challenges. This project is expected to be a portion of a PhD Project, with space for other related projects. It comes with a scholarship top-up and travel support to Fiji.

Eligibility:

An excellent PhD candidate to work with Dr Carissa Klein and Dr Amelia Wenger in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society Melanesia and Fiji programs on this innovative, multidisciplinary project.
Ideal candidate will have experience tackling public health and ecosystem health questions and will have strong communication skills.

Study Area:

Agriculture and Environment
Health and Behavioral Sciences

Scholarship Value:

$7,000 per annul with additional financial support to travel to Fiji

Selection criteria:

Demonstrated quantitative skills
Experience in the public health and environmental conservation fields
Willingness to travel abroad
Demonstrated written and oral communication skills
Ability to work both within a multidisciplinary team and independently

About:

The University of Queensland is a research university primarily located in Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. UQ is colloquially known as a sandstone university and is consistently ranked among the top in major international university rankings.

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