Queensland University of technology  PhD scholarship application is now open. The application of these highly scalable approaches will provide comprehensive and unprecedented insight into the fine-scale dynamics and evolution of environmentally and biotechnologically important microbial communities.

What you’ll  receive

You’ll receive:

• a living allowance stipend, tax exempt and indexed annually $28,092 per annum for a period of three years
• student allocation funding of up to $8,000 towards ancillary project costs such as conference travel and an IT package.

International students will receive a HDR tuition fee sponsorship.

Eligibility

Australian and international applicants are welcome to apply.

You must have:

• recently completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree or equivalent in a relevant field (microbiology, genomics or biochemistry)
• received first-class honours (H1)
• a general interest in microscopy and/or microbial ecology
• excellent communication skills, motivation and the ability to work as part of a team.

Ideally you will also have experience with:

• confocal microscopy and image analyses
• bioinformatics.