PhD Scholarship as part of an International ARC-Discovery Research Project
A PhD scholarship is available as part of an international ARC-Discovery research project titled “Redesigning Landcare Policy to better coordinate land conservation across landholders” (summary below). The PhD topic will involve studying how agricultural producers in the grazing and sugarcane industries can be encouraged to adopt management practices that improve water quality in the Great Barrier Reef catchments. This is an important policy issue, with the Australian and Queensland governments establishing targets for major improvements in water quality by 2050. The PhD candidate is expected to be interested in the intersection between agricultural economics, behavioural economics and practice adoption. It is expected that the candidate will be involved in data collection from agricultural producers, and analysing secondary data from multiple sources. This work will be done in parallel to other project work carried out in the field in Australia and elsewhere, as part of an international team.
Scholarship Value: $30,000 stipend per year
Length of Scholarship: 3 years
Number Available: 1
Opening Date: 12 January 2023
Closing Date: 03 February 2023
| Study Level | Postgraduate (Research) |
|---|---|
| Year of Study | Future; First year |
| Citizenship | Any |
| Ethnicity | Any |
| Study Region | Rockhampton |
| Study Mode | All modes |
| Study Load | Full time |
| Gender | Any |
Refer to Selection Criteria
The candidate will need to:
1. Hold a Masters or Honours degree in, and have a strong interest in the field of
- Experimental and behavioral economics, or
- Economics of agriculture and environment, or
- Environmental management, or
- Any mix of these, or other closely related areas
2. Have experience in applied econometrics or statistics
The following are not necessary but will be an advantage
3. Have some skills in computer programming (e.g. Python, R, or similar)
4. Have done research in the field of
- Agriculture economics, or
- environmental economics, or
- social-cultural economics, or
- economics of social networks, or
- behavioral or experimental economics, or
- any mix of these, or other related fields
The PhD candidate is expected to be interested in the intersection between agricultural economics, behavioural economics and practice adoption. It is expected that the candidate will be involved in data collection from agricultural producers, and analysing secondary data from multiple sources. This work will be done in parallel to other project work carried out in the field in Australia and elsewhere, as part of an international team.
The candidate will be located within the Centre for Resource Economics and Supply Chains at CQUniversity.
Applications must include all necessary supporting documents. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants will need to supply the following supporting documentation:
- Cover letter addressing the Selection Criteria
- Updated CV
- A copy of the Masters thesis
- Contact details of two referees
Please submit your application to Professor John Rolfe (j.rolfe@cqu.edu.au). Please include all supporting documents with your application:
- Cover letter addressing the Selection Criteria
- Updated CV
- A copy of the Masters thesis
- Contact details of two referees