Soils CRC Scholarship in Soil Constraint Diagnosis and Modelling
The University of Southern with funding from the Cooperative Research Centre for High Performance Soils (https://soilcrc.com.au/) is offering one PhD scholarship that will contribute to the analysis, modelling and diagnosis of soil constraints across Australian farming systems. The aim of this project will be develop a soil constraint diagnoses framework that brings together biophysical crop and soil modelling with statistical and artificial intelligence approaches and leverages of public domain and farm level data.
- not hold a qualification regarded by the USQ to be equivalent to a PhD;
- have a qualification regarded by USQ to be equivalent, or at higher level to a Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours;
- be eligible to be enrolled, full-time on-campus in a PhD;
- be native English speakers and/or meet USQ’s English Language Requirements
To apply for this scholarship, applicants must scan and forward as one PDF attachment the following documentation to grsadmin@usq.edu.au.
- Curriculum vitae;
- Preliminary Research Thesis Topic Proposal (DOC 48KB);
- Education qualifications (testamur and academic transcripts for all undergraduate and postgraduate awards);
- List of any research presentations and/or publications;
- Documentation confirming citizenship;
- A two-page summary of research interests and experiences
The Graduate Research School (GRS) also recommends that applicants commence the admission process.
Further information about this scholarship can be obtained from the Graduate Research School at grs@usq.edu.au
Before applying for this scholarship applicants should initially contact the below supervisor with their CV and their initial research proposal (max. 2 pages) including an identification of the problem, a brief review of relevant literature, and an outline of the proposed research methodology.
Associate Professor Keith Pembleton (Keith.Pembleton@usq.edu.au)