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PhD Scholarship Opportunity - The University of Melbourne (posted 12 April 2013)


Project title: Sustainable agriculture: using novel genetic and ecological approaches for insecticide resistance management in agricultural pests
- $25,000 tax free scholarship

- Innovative project in molecular ecology and evolution

- Melbourne based with travel and outdoors work

This PhD project will involve a combination of ecological and molecular experiments to develop novel control options for Australian farmers to manage arthropod pests. The scholarship carries a yearly stipend of $25,000 per annum. Although flexible, it is anticipated that the project will begin in July 2013.
For more information visit the Department of Zoology website (http://www.zoology.unimelb.edu.au/news/publication/index.php) or contact Dr Paul Umina (Phone: 03 8344 2523; Email:pumina@unimelb.edu.au).