Schoolarship Title: Northern Research Futures Collaborative Research Network Scholarships
Be a part of Australia's Northern Research Future – Exciting PhD
Opportunities
Charles Darwin University is calling for Expressions of Interest for PhD
Scholarships under the Collaborative Network Program with partners the
Australian National University, James Cook University and the Australian
Institute of Marine Science.
Charles Darwin University's Research Standing
Research is a major strength of Charles Darwin University, focused on
environment, human health and well-being, Indigenous knowledges and social and
public policy.
Research by both staff and postgraduate students is mostly applied and
targeted at significant real-world problems in northern Australia and Asia.
Research results provide input to public policy formulation, private sector
decision-making, and the work of Non-Government Organisations. Publications
from this research contribute to the development of academic disciplines both
in Australia and internationally.
The quality of research at CDU has been recognised in the 2010 SciMago
World Report which ranks CDU at the top of the Australian University sector on
the quality of publications, with 63.41% of CDU's outputs (2004-2008) appearing
in the top quartile of ranked journals.
On the measure of normalised citations, the 2010 SciMago World Report ranks
CDU 13th in the Australian University sector.
Most recently (Oct 2011) Times Higher Education has also placed CDU at
number 13 in the rankings of Australian universities.
The Commonwealth Government's Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)
initiative saw CDU receive scores of four out of a maximum of five in several
research areas: Environmental Science and Management, Zoology, Agriculture and
Veterinary Sciences, Medical Microbiology and Clinical Sciences.
As further evidence of the University's standing in environmental research
in Australia, a recent analysis of Australia's and New Zealand's top research
institutions for Environmental Sciences and Ecology by Thomson Reuters placed
CDU fourth in Australia and 123rd in the world for research quality.
Northern Research Futures Network
Charles Darwin University, the Australian National University, James Cook
University and the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences have been funded
under the Australian Government's Collaborative Research Network to form a
partnership that creates a national program of collaborative social,
coastal/marine and environmental research in the north Australian region.
Primarily located at Charles Darwin University, this collaboration will
build on the existing strengths and relationships to establish a research focus
on issues of national importance that face northern Australia and its immediate
regional neighbours.
PhD Scholarships
To assist in the development of this capacity, the Collaborative Research
Network has up to 7 PhD scholarships, valued at $33,000 per annum, available to
high quality candidates who wish to contribute to a cross-disciplinary
understanding of the impacts of migration, urbanisation and industrialisation
on northern Australia's environmental resources.
Supervision will be drawn from across the partner institutions to provide a
high-quality training environment that will enable scholars to achieve high
standards of success in their chosen fields whilst contributing to the future
planning and development of northern Australia.
Where appropriate, candidates may consider a joint PhD degree experience
with both Charles Darwin University and the Australian National University,
benefiting from the opportunity to spend time studying at both universities.
Scholarship opportunities may also be provided through the Cairns Institute at
James Cook University, Cairns.
Applicants should have completed a Bachelors degree (Hons, 1st Class or 2A)
or a Masters degree with a significant research component; or demonstrated
equivalence.
Tenure is for three years fulltime, subject to satisfactory progress.
Key Research Themes
The Collaborative Research Network has two key theme areas in which it is
seeking to generate future capacity:
Urbanisation, infrastructure
development and social impacts
Population movement follows (and
creates) infrastructure development and job creation.
The current national debate about
the growth of regional cities offers the Northern Research Futures Network a
unique opportunity to begin to track and evaluate such growth demands and
challenges.
Some of these include:
the impact of urbanisation and industrialisation such as mining, refining
and LNG; expansion of port, road and rail infrastructure; protection of
Indigenous cultures; and the realisation of the National Broadband Network, on
regional Australia.
Further information regarding
research projects within this theme is available from: Ms Ruth Wallace,
Director, The Northern Institute.
Further information regarding
research being conducted by The Northern Institute.
Migration, security and climate
change
The expansion of urbanization and
infrastructure development will result in increased migration to northern
Australia.
The resulting impact on the
environment needs to be better understood to inform development of public
policy and regulation that will enable government to support migration whilst
ensuring the environmental sustainability of Australia's northern resources.
The protection of biodiversity
and the impact of climate change will be explored in the context of future
exploitation of northern Australian natural resources.
For more information about the details of the scholarships and how to
apply:
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