Phd Top-up Scholarships in Livestock Research

19 hours ago


Sydney, Australia CSIRO Full time

**Acknowledgement of Country**:
CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

**Child safety**:
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.

**The opportunity**:

- **Two fantastic opportunities if you are passionate about a career in research**:

- **Gain access to CSIRO's world-class facilities and staff**:
CSIRO PhD Top-Up Scholarships provide enhanced opportunities in science and engineering for outstanding graduates enrolling in a PhD at Australian tertiary institutions. Collaborating with us to complete your PhD degree will give your research the edge. We offer you access to our leading scientists, engineers and mentors, the opportunity to take your research to the next level in our first-class facilities and first-hand experience in an environment where our innovative research really is changing the world for the better.

CSIRO Agriculture and Food has two PhD Top-Up Scholarships currently available. The two Grazing Livestock PhD scholarships are dedicated to pastoral livestock are funded though trust funds associated with the CSIRO F.D. McMaster Laboratory at the Armidale site Chiswick, the Ian McMaster scholarship, and the William McIlrath scholarship.

**Project Titles**

Below is a list of topics currently available under this scholarship program. Further information on the topics, including the relevant, topic-specific selection criteria, can be found at:

- Precision genome engineering for functional validation of suspected causal variants for single gene diseases
- Functional integrity in grazing livestock as a long-term indicator of health and welfare
- Greening the Grazing Fields: AI Innovations for Sustainable Cattle Farming

**Scholarship details**:
**Scholarship**: Top-up of $12,000 per annum, plus operating funds $8,000 per annum, for research expenses, development and travel.

**Tenure**:3 years. One six-month extension may be possible with approval.

**Reference**:99082

**Eligibility**:
Detailed eligibility requirements and assessment criteria are available at PhD Top-Up Scholarship Information

**Diversity and inclusion**:
We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.

**About CSIRO**:
At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.

CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.

Join us and start creating tomorrow today

**How to apply**:

- Please provide in your cover letter
- documentation of your academic record and achievements
- a statement of your chosen project, and why it is of interest to you
- a description of how your skills, training and background relevant to the chosen project
- your motivation to pursue a PhD project in a science field relevant to grazing livestock.

**Applications close**:
20 February 2025, 11:00pm AEDT



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