Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainability in a Globally Connected World (PhD Scholarship)

Applications close

30 April 2024

What you’ll receive

You’ll receive a stipend scholarship of $33,637 per annum for a maximum duration of 3.5 years while undertaking a QUT PhD. The duration includes an extension of up to 6 months (PhD) if approved for your candidature. This is the full-time, tax-exempt rate which will index annually.

Domestic students receive a Research Training Program (RTP) Fees Offset funded by the Australian Government.

International students will receive a tuition fee sponsorship for your research degree.

You will have the opportunity to work with a team of leading researchers to undertake your own innovative research in and across the field.

Eligibility

You must:

• meet the entry requirements for a QUT Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) , including any English language requirements
• be able to start as a full-time, internal student, by 30 November 2024
• be a domestic student (Australian or New Zealand citizen), or an international student currently based in Australia
• have strong quantitative analysis skills, or an ability and interest to develop quantitative analysis skills.

You should ideally have a background and strong interest in at least one of the following:

• spatial ecology
• environmental modelling
• environmental economics; and
• conversation science.

How to apply

You can apply for this scholarship at the same time you apply for admission to a QUT Doctor of Philosophy degree.

The first step is to email Professor Jonathan Rhodes , with a cover letter detailing your academic and research background, your motivation for research in this field and your suitability for this scholarship, and include your CV.

What happens next?

The successful applicant will be contacted directly.

You will then submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) following the advice at how to apply for a research degree.

In your EOI, nominate Professor Jonathan Rhodes as your proposed principal supervisor, and copy the link to this scholarship website into question 2 of the financial details section.

About the scholarship

This PhD project aims to assess the impacts of interregional flows, such as international trade, on landscapes, land use, ecosystem services, and environmental outcomes. These flows connect environmental and socioeconomic processes across regions and are referred to as ‘telecoupling’. The effects of telecoupling are an emerging global sustainability and research challenge. The research specifically aims to advance understanding of the interconnectedness and consequences of global economic and other activities on the environment across international boundaries. It will include case studies and governance assessments to identify targeted opportunities for advancing environmental and sustainability outcomes, especially for biodiversity conservation and maintenance of ecosystem services.

The candidate will be supervised by Professor Jonathan Rhodes and Dr Brooke Williams and you will join a dynamic research group focussed on tackling the world’s major sustainability and biodiversity conservation challenges. You will have the opportunity to engage in a dynamic environment with members of Queensland University of Technology research centres and groups and a network of international collaborators. This project comes with a fully funded PhD scholarship.