[ES_JOBS_NET] PhD opportunity at UTAS, Tasmania

[Martin De Kauwe]

Dear colleagues,

Apologies for cross-posting, please forward this PhD opportunity to
potentially interested candidates...

"Water, elevated CO2 and growth: plant ecophysiological responses in a
Free-Air CO2 Enrichment experiment"


   This project presents a rare opportunity to work in one of the world’s
   few Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) experiments, a cutting-edge global
   change manipulation experiment, located in southern Tasmania, Australia.
   The rising concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere should stimulate plant
   growth but often doesn’t and our inability to explain the reasons for this
   lack of response prevents us from predicting global carbon balances and
   future agricultural productivity. This project will involve measurements in
   a cutting-edge global change field experiment to close this knowledge gap
   by examining plant growth responses to elevated CO2 during repeated drought
   cycles. In particular, the candidate will aim to identify the mechanisms
   and timescales over which past water and nutrient availability affect
   photosynthesis and growth responses to CO2 in grasslands, which is crucial
   for improving models of future plant growth and land-atmosphere
   interactions.

   This project is fully funded by the Australian Research Council. The
   successful candidate will be based in the School of Natural Sciences at
   the University of Tasmania <http://www.utas.edu.au/natural-sciences> and
   jointly supervised by Associate Professor Mark Hovenden
   <http://www.utas.edu.au/profiles/staff/plant-science/Mark-Hovenden> at
   the University of Tasmania (UTAS) and Dr Martin De Kauwe
   <https://mdekauwe.github.io/> at the University of New South Wales (UNSW)

   The following eligibility criteria apply to this scholarship:
   - The scholarship is open to Australian and New Zealand (domestic)
      candidates and to International candidates.
      - Research must be undertaken on a full-time basis.
      - Applicants must already have been awarded a first-class Honours
      degree in plant science, ecology or agricultural science or hold
equivalent
      qualifications or relevant and substantial research experience in an
      appropriate sector.
      - Applicants must be able to demonstrate strong research and
      analytical skills.
      - Current vehicle drivers license.

   Candidates from the following disciplinary backgrounds are encouraged to
   apply. Knowledge and skills that will be ranked highly include:
   - Degree-level undergraduate education in biology, plant science,
      agricultural science, ecology or a related subject.
      - Experience with plant physiological measurements such as gas
      exchange, water or nutrient relations.
      - Experience in making repetitive measurements in a field setting.

   Applications details can be found at https://goo.gl/BH7pC2

Please also note that we have a second PhD available on this project
https://mdekauwe.github.io/job_opportunities.html

Many thanks,

Martin
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Dr Martin De Kauwe

ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes
Climate Change Research Centre
Room 462
UNSW Sydney
NSW 2052 Australia

t:   +61293858481
m: +61478096086
w:  http://mdekauwe.github.io
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