Future Researchers Opportunity for Indigenous Australian Postgraduates

2 weeks ago

Adelaide, South Australia beBeeResearch Full time $50,000 - $75,000
Postgraduate STEM Opportunities for Indigenous Australians

Certain land areas across Australia have been home to indigenous communities for tens of thousands of years. These communities possess a rich cultural heritage and continue to play an important role in the country's social, economic, and environmental fabric.

CSIRO aims to support and develop future researchers from these communities through its postgraduate studentship programs.

We seek applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander postgraduate STEM students who wish to join our organisation and contribute to groundbreaking research projects.

The student's research will be co-supervised by CSIRO and a university supervisor. Industry PhD students will also have an industry supervisor.

Our postgraduate studentships provide opportunities for students to work on projects in various fields of interest to CSIRO, including Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, Pharmacology, Physiology, Environmental science, and Soil science.

While at CSIRO, you will be supported to create and develop a dynamic career that best fits your aspirations, with access to world-class facilities and coaching, training, and development opportunities.

The types of postgraduate studentships available

There are several types of postgraduate studentships available at CSIRO:

CSIRO Sponsored Postgraduate Studentships: CSIRO pays a primary scholarship stipend and/or top-up stipend, provides funding for learning and development, and ensures operating expenses are available for a postgraduate student working on a CSIRO-defined project.

CSIRO-University Co-funded Postgraduate Studentships: CSIRO and a university co-fund a primary and/or top-up scholarship for a postgraduate student working on a co-funded collaborative CSIRO-University project.

CSIRO Supervised-only Postgraduate Studentships: CSIRO provides the postgraduate student with access to facilities and/or expertise to complete work that directly contributes to their PhD or Master thesis.

Other postgraduate studentship opportunities available

Industry PhD (iPhD) Studentships: The student undertakes a PhD project identified with, and supervised by, an industry partner.

CSIRO Postgraduate Internships: Are university-approved internships where CSIRO supervises a postgraduate student working on a short-term CSIRO-defined project for work experience as part of their degree.

Tenure: Specified term of up to 3 years (various lengths available depending on degree).

We are keen to hear from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have studied Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths and have an additional interest in pursuing a postgraduate studentship in the following fields:

  • Chemistry (e.g. organic synthetic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, natural products, drug discovery, polymer chemistry, inorganic chemistry)
  • Biology (e.g. cell biology, microbiology, biological assays, biologics, vaccines)
  • Engineering (e.g. medical devices, biomaterials, sensors, energy applications, material science)
  • Pharmacology
  • Physiology
  • Environmental science
  • Soil science

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