Advanced Water Management Centre Postgraduate Research Scholarship

Scholarship Description

Based at the Queensland's St. Lucia Campus the Advanced Water Management Centre is offering a full PhD scholarship on the study of microbial communities that perform extracellular electron transfer in Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC). A number of environmentally relevant niches will be sampled to establish the favourable microbial communities. MFCs provide a selective environment for extracellular redox active proteins, and these will be analysed using a proteomic approach. The project will give in depth information on the influence of extracellular electron transfer on substrate fluxes to and from underwater soils, and provide unique insight both on a genomic and proteomic level on how bacteria perform this in nature. Highly motivated PhD candidates with a strong academic background and/or professional experience in environmental biotechnology, environmental microbiology or biological/chemical sciences are invited to apply for these scholarships.

Reference Number: 3928
Study Subject: Microbial communities
Web Address: http://www.uq.edu.au/jobs/index.html?page=89342&pid=11220
Provided By: Advanced Wastewater Management Centre, The University of Queensland
To be undertaken at:The University of Queensland.
Level: Post Graduate (Research)

Availability

This scholarship is offered once only to an unspecified number of people. Open for applications until November 15, 2008.

Payment Information

The value of this scholarship is AUD25000 (per annum). This award is to be used for living expenses. This scholarship is paid fortnightly for the period of 3 years.

Research Information

This scholarship is for one of the following fields of research: AGRICULTURAL, VETERINARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES or CHEMICAL SCIENCES.

Eligibility

This scholarship is for study in Australia.

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.

    Main Contact
Wendy Mahon
University of Queensland
Phone: +61 7 33657518
Email: w.mahon@awmc.uq.edu.au