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University of Tasmania

Funded PhD in Soil Biology, Plant Community Composition, Hydrology and Soil Carbon Storage in Highland Grasslands University of Tasmania in Australia

Degree Level

PhD

Field of study

Ecology

Funding

Fully funded PhD project as part of a funded program investigating ecosystem function of landscapes on organic soils in Australia’s high country. Includes close collaboration with the Tasmanian Land Conservancy.

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Australia

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University of Tasmania

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Keywords

Ecology
Environmental Science
Agriculture
Plant Biology
Biology
Soil Science
Hydrology
Alpine Ecology
Carbon Storage
Soil Ecology

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About this position

PhD opportunity at the University of Tasmania in the School of Biological Sciences / School of Natural Sciences, Hobart, Australia.

This funded PhD project focuses on soil biology, plant community composition, hydrology, and soil carbon storage in highland grasslands and alpine/sub-alpine ecosystems. The research aims to understand the drivers of carbon storage in peaty soils and how warming, drying climate conditions and drainage channels may affect decomposition, carbon inputs, and ecosystem function.

The project will use a new landscape-scale experiment in Tasmania and may include field sampling, manipulative experiments, and molecular and/or soil function analyses. It is part of a larger multi-institution research program centred on Tasmanian sites in the Australian Mountain Research Facility.

Supervision is by Prof. Mark Hovenden and Dr Elizabeth Wandrag at the University of Tasmania. The project is described as fully funded and involves collaboration with the Tasmanian Land Conservancy.

Eligibility highlights: applicants must be Australian or New Zealand citizens, or eligible for an Australian student visa; a full driver’s licence is required; experience working in remote locations is preferred/required.

Application window: applications are accepted all year round.

Funding details

Fully funded PhD project as part of a funded program investigating ecosystem function of landscapes on organic soils in Australia’s high country. Includes close collaboration with the Tasmanian Land Conservancy.

What's required

Candidates must be Australian or New Zealand citizens, or be eligible for an Australian student visa. Applicants should possess a full driver’s licence and have experience working in remote locations.

How to apply

Register your interest through the FindAPhD enquiry form. The university will respond directly to enquiries.

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