CSIRO Industry PhD Program

The Wicked Problems Scholars PhD Scholarship at Flinders University offers an exciting opportunity for prospective PhD students interested in tackling complex, interdisciplinary challenges known as 'wicked problems.' These issues often span social, political, environmental, and public health domains, requiring innovative and collaborative research approaches. The scholarship is designed for candidates who wish to pursue a higher degree by research (HDR) and contribute to impactful projects addre...

RMIT University is inviting applications for PhD students to work on plastic pollution projects at the RMIT Centre for Nature Positive Solutions in Melbourne, Australia. The call covers multiple research directions, and candidates may also propose their own project ideas. The advertised themes include: Plastisphere Mobilome (horizontal gene transfer, microbial adaptation, biogeochemical perturbation, multi-omics, DOM, FTICR-MS, UHPLC, microsensors), Plastic pollution: a socioeconomic-technologic...

PhD Scholarship Opportunity at Victoria University, Melbourne A PhD candidate is sought for the project “Tourism, Night-Time Economy and Sustainability: An Integrated Exploration in Urban and Regional Australia” (RFO-26183), based at Victoria University’s Institute for Sustainable Industries & Liveable Cities. The project is supervised by Associate Professor Ranjith Ihalanayake and Dr Kalani Kahingalage . The research sits at the intersection of tourism , night-time economy , sustainability , ur...

CSIRO Industry PhD opportunity in circular economy transition governance for the waste management and resource recovery sector . The project examines how circular economy strategies can improve sector performance across environmental, economic, and social dimensions. Research themes include waste avoidance, reuse and recycling, reduced dependence on virgin materials, new business opportunities, jobs and skills, and emissions reduction within a broader circular economy perspective. A major part o...

PhD Opportunity at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in Conservation Science , Transdisciplinary Research , and Environmental Decision-Making . This project explores how disagreement, contested evidence, and different values shape conservation practice, with a focus on introduced species and collaborative science across divergent perspectives. The research is especially relevant to students interested in how different knowledge systems influence environmental research and policy. Relevan...