OPPORTUNITIES
Call for PhD candidates to join our team and lead research on Coastal ‘Blue’ Carbon, Freshwater ‘Teal’ carbon, Ecosystem restoration, Ecosystem services, Farm Dams, and more. Please get in contact with p.macreadie@deakin.edu.au and attach your CV and a Cover letter outlining your research interests and experience.
PhD candidates are also needed for the specific projects below:
MECHANISM UNDERPINNING THE FORMATION AND STABILISATION OF COASTAL BLUE CARBON
We are looking for a PhD candidate to join our ARC Discovery grant research on the “Mechanisms underpinning the formation and stabilisation of coastal blue carbon”. Candidates can apply for either of these two projects:
MICROBIAL COMMUNITY GENOMICS WITHIN BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEMS
The project will aim to address the following:
- Characterise the functional capacity of microbial communities associated with recalcitrant Blue Carbon
- Investigate sequence variation in taxonomic groups, functional gene repertoires and metabolic potential
- Provide significant insight into the higher-order community organisation and dynamics of coastal microbiomes, and their variation among habitat type and depth.
BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS OF BLUE CARBON
The applicant will need to:
- Characterise recalcitrant carbon within Blue Carbon ecosystems using NMR for particulate organic carbon (POC) and FT-ICR-MS for dissolved organic carbon (DOC)
- Identify mechanisms of formation and destabilisation of recalcitrant carbon and quantify the impacts of environmental controls
- Coordinating all relevant analyses (ie. gas flux measurements, elemental analyses, and chemical characterisation)
Instructions
PhD applicants should email the following documents to Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett:
- CV highlighting your skills, education, publications and relevant work experience
- Cover letter (1 page) outlining your interest in the position and how your previous experience and technical skills suit the position
Please note:
The student will be enrolled in a 3-year PhD. Applicants will be based at Deakin University’s Burwood campus (Melbourne).
We are UNABLE to provide individual feedback on competitiveness. The following features were common among PhD candidates interviewed at the Blue Carbon Lab: (a) First authored-paper in scientific journal, (b) first class Honours/Masters, (c) experience directly related to the project, and (d) an accolade that reflects the student being among the top in their academic cohort.
Applications will be received until the position is filled.
Other opportunities (Postdoctoral fellows & Volunteers)
American-Australian Education Fund
The USA to Australia Graduate Education Scholarships will support full-time Graduate level study (Masters, Ph.D. or Postdoctoral Research) in the fields of STEM at an accredited educational institution in Australia. Open for application on September 1 to October 15 each year.
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
These fellowships aim to recruit and support talented early career researchers whose areas of research interest directly align with research priorities at Deakin University. Contact p.macreadie@deakin.edu.au to learn about available opportunities.
Volunteers & Interns (open)
Students are always welcome to join us in the laboratory and the field. Please contact p.waryszak@deakin.edu.au or p.macreadie@deakin.edu.au to learn more about available opportunities. Depending of your skills and interest, you might help processing soil samples in the lab, entering Blue Carbon data, or joining one our coring campaigns. It is a great opportunity to get upskilled and meet our scientists!
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