What does healthy Country sound like? (PhD Scholarship)

This project will investigate ecoacoustics through the perspective of traditional land management practices. With events like the Black Summer wildfires increasing in frequency and severity, there are calls for land management practices to better incorporate Traditional Ecological Knowledge (e.g. cultural burning). This project will apply acoustic metrics to investigate how traditional land management practices influence the condition of ecosystems and faunal communities. The specific aims of this project will be guided by the student's interest.

 

This project is supported by an ARC Industry Fellowship, in partnership with Bush Heritage Australia. 

 

You'll receive a stipend of $32,192 per annum for a maximum duration of three and a half years while undertaking a QUT PhD. The duration includes an extension of up to six months if approved for your candidature. This is a full-time, tax-exempt rate which will index annually.

You will receive a tuition fee offset, covering the cost of your tuition fees for the first four full-time equivalent years of your doctoral studies.

As a Scholarship recipient, you will have the opportunity to work with a team of leading researchers, to undertake your own innovative research in and across the field. 

This scholarship is for:

Open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Only

Areas of study:
  • Agriculture and Environmental Studies
  • Creative Arts
At Institution:
  • Queensland University of Technology
Study Level:
  • Doctoral Research
Study Load:
Full Time
Location:
QLD
Eligibility Criteria:

To be eligible for this Scholarship, you must:

  • meet the entry requirements for a QUT Doctor of Philosophy, including any English language requirements;
  • enrol as a full-time, internal student (unless approval for part-time and/or external stud is obtained) and;
  • have a background in ecology, conservation biology or a related discipline. 

 

Preference will be given to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

How to Apply

You can apply for this Scholarship at the same time that you apply for the admission to the QUT Doctor of Philosophy.

  • The first step is to email Dr Daniella Teixeira detailing your academic and research background, your motivation to research in this field and interest in this scholarship, including your CV;
  • If supported to apply, you will then submit an expression of interest (EOI) and then;
  • In your EOI, nominate Dr Daniella Teixeira as your proposed principal supervisor, and copy the link to the QUT scholarship webpage into question two of the financial details section. 
Further Information

Details not available.

$96576 approx. total
3 Years
Open