1►ProfDannyDonaghy
2►Monday,February27,2023
3►CompetitionFundedPhDProject
AbouttheProject
TraditionalpastoralgrazingsystemsinNewZealandareunderincreasingscrutinyregardingtheirpotentialinfluenceontheenvironment.RegenerativeAgriculturesystemsarepromotedasapotentialsolution.Inaddition,diverseswardmixescontainingmorethan10specieshavebeensuggestedasamanagementsolutiontoreduceenvironmentalfootprintandimproveanimalproductivity.Toscientificallyevaluatetheseopportunities,along-termdairyandsheepfarmletstudyisunderwayatMasseyUniversity,PalmerstonNorth,NewZealand.Itinvolvesthreetreatmentgroupsincluding:i)perennialryegrass/whitecloverswardunderconventionalmanagement;ii)adiversepastureswardunderregenerativemanagement;andiii)adiversepastureswardunderconventionalmanagement.Thisthree-yearPhDprogrammewillexamineaspectsofsoilphosphorusavailabilityandplantuptakeunderthedifferenttreatmentsandwillexplorekeyplant,microbialandsoilfactorinfluencesonphosphorusavailability.Studentswillbeworkinginalargeteamofmulti-disciplinaryscientists,techniciansandotherpostgraduatestudentstoundertaketheirresearch.
ThePhDprogrammeincludesanannualstipendofNZ$30,000inadditiontocoveringstudentfees.TheprogrammeissuitedforacandidatewithanHonoursorMastersqualificationinSoilScienceorrelateddisciplines.TheaimistohavethesuccessfulcandidateonsitebyJune2023.
Contact:ProfessorDannyDonaghy
D.J.Donaghy@massey.ac.nz
FundingNotes
ThePhDprogrammeincludesanannualstipendofNZ$30,000inadditiontocoveringstudentfees.
1►ProfKimPickering
2►Monday,January30,2023
3►CompetitionFundedPhDProject
AbouttheProject
Background:Thebuildingsectorisoneofthemostsignificantcontributorstoenvironmentalimpact;globally,itconsumesmorethan32%oftheworld’sresources,producesmorethan25%oftheplanet’ssolidwaste,andemitsabout35%oftheworld’sgreenhousegases.ThisprojectisacollaborationbetweentheUniversityofWaikatoandAgResearchhostedbytheSchoolofEngineeringatWaikatoUniversity.ItaimstohelppavethewaytoamoresustainableNewZealand.
AsaPhDstudentattheUniversityofWaikato,youwouldbealignedtoatransformationalprogrammetosupportNZ’stransitiontosustainability.Youwouldbefocusedonmaterialsresearchbasedonproteinsandplantbasedfibrestodevelopbuildingmaterialstakingaccountoftheneedforfireresistance,moistureabsorptionandinsulation,alongsidestructuralintegrity.Thereisalsothepotentialtoconsidercommercialisation.
Youridealbackground:
•MSc/MEinarelatedScience/Engineeringdiscipline
•experiencewithnaturalmaterials
•passionfortheapplicationofsustainablematerials
•awillingnesstolearn,up-skillandworkinmultidisciplinarygroup
•aprofessionalattitude,goodwritingandtimemanagementskills
•resiliencetotakeonthechallengeoftheresearchexperience
Value:upto$52,000peryear(3years),includingastipend(typically$39,000plusfeesperyear)andtravel
Applicationdocumentsrequired
CVincludingcontactdetailsfor2-3referees(includingatleastoneacademicreference)
Academictranscriptfrompreviousstudyundertaken(andthesisifavailable/applicable)
Apersonalstatement(max1page)describingyourmotivation,interestsandbackgroundrelatedtotheresearchproject
EnglishlanguageCertificatewhereEnglishisnotfirstlanguage(IELTS/TOEFL)
Contact:
Forfurtherinformation/confidentialdiscussionortoapplycontact:mdhbeg@waikato.ac.nz
by31January,2023
FundingNotes
AgResearch,NZ
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