UNSW/DSTO funded PhD Scholarship

Scholarship Description

Candidates are sought for a joint UNSW/DSTO-funded PhD scholarship to begin early next year to build a predictive circulation and ecology system for Jervis Bay, NSW, Australia. The project will involve characterisation of the bay by oceanographic surveys of both static and dynamic water column and seabed properties. A database of relevant environmental and ecological parameters will be established encompassing the planned measurements and historical data in order to set up a hydrodynamics, sediment transport and ecology model. The hydrodynamics model will be used to forecast the effects of Coastal Trapped Waves and local winds on bay circulation, and to provide the realistic physical background and fields for the sediment transport and ecosystem modelling. The project will form part of effort to design an integrated marine observing system (IMOS). IMOS is an initiative of the Australian Government being conducted as part of the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy

Reference Number: 3384
Study Subject: Predictive circulation & ecology system for Jervis Bay, NSW, Australia
Web Address: http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/units/research/PG_student/scholarships_other.html
Provided By: University of New South Wales
Level: Post Graduate

Availability

This scholarship is offered once only to one person. Open for applications from October 15, 2007.

Payment Information

The value of this scholarship is AUD30000 (maximum per annum). This award is to be used for living expenses. This scholarship is paid fortnightly for the period of 3 years, reviewed annually.

Research Information

This scholarship is for one of the following fields of research: EARTH SCIENCES. It is required that your study starts no earlier than March 5, 2008 and no later than December 31, 2010.

Eligibility

This scholarship requires you to have achieved Honours 1 or equivalent, or Masters or equivalent.

Application Details

To apply for this scholarship you must consult the scholarship web site. Terms and conditions are subject to change. Always confirm details with scholarship provider before applying.