Sustainability Researcher
4 days ago
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team of researchers in the field of climate and environmental change. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research projects that explore the human dimensions of environmental and climate change.
About the OpportunityThis PhD scholarship is offered by a leading Australian university, which has six globally networked campuses and international alliances across Asia and Europe. The applicant will be based at the Clayton campus in Melbourne and will have access to international mobility grants, professional development training and opportunities for industry engagement.
The Faculty of Arts is a diverse and vibrant community that advances disciplinary, multi- and inter-disciplinary research. Our scholars are recognised for their excellence in research and teaching, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds who are committed to addressing environmental and climate challenges in innovative and socially meaningful ways.
To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must hold an Australian (or equivalent international) Honour's or Master's degree in a cognate field with evidence of a significant research component, and with first-class Honours/H1 awarded.
Applicants should familiarise themselves with the eligibility requirements, including English-language proficiency skills, before deciding whether to apply. Scholarship holders must be enrolled full-time and on-campus, and please note that applicants who already hold a PhD will not be considered.
Research ProjectsWe have a number of excellent research projects underway where we are looking to align PhD research projects: from creative climate futures and communicating climate transitions, to environmental humanities research and the geographies of emerging climate economies.
- Consulting Geographies: the growing climate economy in Australia
- Communicating Data to Advance Community and Ecological Wellbeing
- Making Futures Together: Designing and Testing Creative Methods to Build Imaginative Agency for Climate Action
- National Climate Action Survey: Exploring Climate Futures
- Climate Crisis & an Injunction to Care: Exploring Shifts in Disaster Reportage
- From Eco-Anxiety to Collective Action: Youth-Led Climate Communication through Slow Creative Methods
- Environmental Histories of the Southern Ocean
- Data, Discourse and Disinformation: The Power of Climate Communications
- Subterranean Cities in the Asia-Pacific: An Environmental History
- Relational Worlds: Storymaking Approaches to Climate Adaptation and Shifting Systems
- Sonic Vocabularies: Artistic Methods for Climate Communication Through Music'
- Environmentalism as a Gendered Practice: How Women Construct 'Green Identities' on Social Media
Successful applicants will join a strong research community and have access to opportunities for industry engagement, international mobility grants and professional development training.
We encourage applicants to discuss their research proposal with the relevant supervisor before submitting an Expression of Interest.
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