Australian Research Council

PhD scholarship opportunity at the University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia in sustainable infrastructure, life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon emissions, and water infrastructure.

The project title is Carbon Emission of Construction Waste for Life Cycle Assessment of Water Infrastructure. It is part of an ARC-funded initiative through the ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Whole Life Design of Carbon Neutral Infrastructure (DfCO2), in collaboration with Melbourne Water and other industry partners. The broader centre focuses on carbon-neutral infrastructure design, circular economy, low-carbon materials, and sustainable asset management.

This PhD will develop advanced methods to improve the reliability of carbon assessments in water infrastructure systems and contribute to net-zero infrastructure and real-world carbon reduction strategies. The research environment is strongly industry-linked and aims to produce research graduates with practical and methodological expertise.

Funding: full scholarship including tuition fee coverage plus a tax-free stipend of AUD 39,206 per year for 3.5 years.

Eligibility / preferred background: Civil, Environmental, or Infrastructure Engineering; Sustainability; LCA; Environmental Science. Useful skills include data analysis, modelling, statistics, uncertainty analysis, academic writing, and communication. Applicants should be highly motivated, independent, and research-oriented.

How to apply: send your CV, English test results, academic transcripts, and a short statement of research interest to [email protected].

No deadline was stated in the post.