2026 HDR Scholarship in Artificial aquatic ecosystems at the University of Southern Queensland

The University of Southern Queensland are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to contribute to an ARC (Australia Research Council) DECRA (Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) project, “Artificial aquatic ecosystems – sources or sinks of nitrous oxide?” under the supervision of DECRA Fellow, Dr Jackie Webb.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorUniversity of Southern Queensland
• City to studyQueensland
• School to studyUniversity of Southern Queensland
• Course to study
• Eligible CountryAustralia

Benefits

• The PhD stipend is $39,000  per year (tax free), and funding for field work and conferences will be covered.

Requirements

To be eligible applicants must:

• Have completed an Honours Degree with a First Class Honours, or a Master’s degree with a significant research component;  
• Not be receiving equivalent support providing a benefit greater than 75% of the student’s stipend rate;
• Be eligible to commence a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in late 2026;
• Be a domestic student or permanent resident.

We are looking for candidates with creativity, power of initiative, independence and a strong personal commitment to research integrity. Requirements of the position are: 

• An academic background in earth science, limnology, environmental engineering, data science, microbial ecology, geochemistry, hydrology or from similar fields;
• Experience with large datasets, spatial and environmental analysis, and field work will be viewed favourably;
• Proficiency in R or similar scripting languages for data cleaning, analysis and visualisation;
• Have a driver licence for travelling to field sites;
• Be able to express yourself very well in English, both orally and in writing.

Application Documents

Interested applicants should send in a single PDF:

• A letter of intent describing yourself, your research interests and motivation of why you want to do a PhD, and why you are suitable for the position (max 1 page);
• Your CV;
• A copy of academic transcripts and a copy of your master/honours thesis;
• The names and contact information to at least two referee’s (e-mail address and phone no.).

Check also:
ANU Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship 2026
University of Canberra Research Scholarships 2026

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• For more information, kindly visit the UniSQ Scholarship webpage.