Research degrees
PhD
FellowshipCRC CARE Pty Ltd was established under the Federal Government's CRC Program in 2005 to bring together Australia's foremost expertise in science, industry and government in a partnership for the development, commercialisation and extension of advanced technologies and methods for:
CRC CARE Pty Ltd invites applications for two PhD Fellowships from students who have consistently achieved a high level of academic performance and are keen study for a PhD degree in environmental risk assessment and remediation.
Candidates with either upper second class or first class Honours; Masters in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering are encouraged to apply.
PhD applicants (International and Domestic) with a background in Environmental Sciences are invited to apply.
The successful candidates will work on a collaborative project funded by the Australian Department of Defence and CRC CARE. The successful candidates will be enrolled with the University of South Australia, and be located at the universities Mawson Lakes Campus.
The research project will focus on the remediation of lead contaminated soils. The candidates will be expected to carry out detailed laboratory and field based investigations on the nature of lead interactions with soil colloid particles from different long-term firing range contaminated sites including bioavailability assessment and the development of options for remediating lead contaminated sites.
$28,500 per annum plus operational and professional development allowance
Professor Ravi Naidu
CRC CARE Managing Director
Email:
Ravi.Naidu@crccare.com
19 December 2008
