International and 2 Domestic PhD scholarships open at Macquarie University, Sydney - Natural flood management: Nature-based flood mitigation in the 21st Century

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Macquarie University invites applications for four PhD scholarships to work on the Natural Flood Management (NFM) research project that is fully funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage program. You will be working closely with Macquarie University researchers, Prof Kirstie Fryirs, Prof Lucy Marshall and A/Prof Tim Ralph. You will work in collaboration with our industry partners NSW Local Land Services and NSW Department of Climate Change, Environment and Water. 

1) International PhD scholarship - Geomorphology and flood risk analysis for Natural Flood Management

2) International PhD scholarship - Hydrological modelling and simulation for Natural Flood Management

3) Domestic PhD scholarship - Geomorphology of floodplains and wetlands for Natural Flood Management

4) Domestic PhD scholarship - Social science and implementation of Natural Flood Management

 

To apply:

https://www.mq.edu.au/research/phd-and-research-degrees/how-to-apply/scholarship-opportunities/scholarship-search/natural-flood-management

Applications close: 30th September 2024 for a 2025 PhD start

For full position descriptions, selection criteria and general enquiries: Kirstie Fryirs kirstie...@mq.edu.au

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The 2021-2022 floods across eastern Australia highlighted the vulnerability of rivers to changing climate extremes. We must urgently re-examine how to live with rivers and build nature-based flood mitigation capacity and resilience into them, to prepare for an inevitable future where floods are forecast to be more intense and extreme. This Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage project aims to address the potential for, and implementation of, Natural Flood Management (NFM) as a next-generation nature-based flood mitigation tool for the 21st Century for river systems in eastern New South Wales (NSW), Australia. NFM uses natural processes to slow floods down, reduce their erosive and destructive power, and reduce flood risk. In collaboration with NSW Government partners, the project will undertake foundation research on the geomorphology, vegetative, hydrological and social aspects of NFM using field-based, lab-based and modelling techniques, and social science. The project expects to deliver the scientific evidence-based for NFM and solutions for implementation in on-ground river rehabilitation prioritisation, planning and community capacity building.

 

1) International PhD scholarship - Geomorphology and flood risk analysis for Natural Flood Management

2) International PhD scholarship - Hydrological modelling and simulation for Natural Flood Management

Positions open to: International candidate to undertake a direct entry 3-year PhD program. This iMQRES scholarship is open to a non-Australian citizen or resident for a maximum of 3 years. It is comprised of a Tuition Fee Offset and a Living Allowance Stipend. The value of the full-time stipend is $38,500 per annum (2025 tax exempt).

Closing date: 30th September 2024 11:55pm EST

Description, criteria & apply: https://www.mq.edu.au/research/phd-and-research-degrees/how-to-apply/scholarship-opportunities/scholarship-search/natural-flood-management

3) Domestic PhD scholarship - Geomorphology of floodplains and wetlands for Natural Flood Management

4) Domestic PhD scholarship - Social science and implementation of Natural Flood Management

Positions open to: Domestic candidates to undertake a direct entry 3-year PhD program. The scholarship is only open to Australian and New Zealand citizens or residents for a maximum of 3 years. It is comprised of a Tuition Fee Offset and a Living Allowance Stipend. The value of the full-time stipend is $38,500 per annum (2025 tax exempt).

Closing date: 30th September 2024 11:55pm EST

Description, criteria & apply: https://www.mq.edu.au/research/phd-and-research-degrees/how-to-apply/scholarship-opportunities/scholarship-search/natural-flood-management

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Professor Kirstie Fryirs

 

School of Natural Sciences 

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Macquarie University

Wallumattagal campus

North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia

Research profile, projects and publications

River Styles website

Certified Environmental Practitioner

CEnvP(geomorphology)

https://www.cenvp.org/

Acknowledgement of Country

I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Macquarie University is located, the Wallumattagal clan of the Dharug Nation and pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. I also acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their living culture as custodians of Country; the land and water on which we teach and research.

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