2023 HDR Scholarship - Develop multi-omic pipelines to analyse disease dynamics in crop plants

Status: Closed

Applications open: 8/11/2023
Applications close: 3/12/2023

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About this scholarship
Description/Applicant information

The Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM) is offering a research scholarship to a highly motivated PhD candidate to develop multi-omic pipelines to analyse disease dynamics in crop plants. CCDM is co-supported by Curtin University and the Grains Research and Development Corporation, to reduce the impact of crop disease in the Australian grains industry.

https://www.ccdm.com.au/about/

The student will design glasshouse/control chamber experiments for disease assays, collect plant tissue for multi-omic analyses with the aim to study genetic factors and regulation of chromatin landscape contributing to disease resistance/susceptibility/tolerance. The experiment will use net blotch disease of barley as case study to validate experimental design and application of cutting-edge multi-omic analyses.

Student type

• Future Students

Faculty

• Faculty of Science & Engineering
  • Science courses

Course type

• Higher Degree by Research

Citizenship

• Australian Citizen
• Australian Permanent Resident
• New Zealand Citizen
• Permanent Humanitarian Visa
• International Student

Scholarship base

• Merit Based

Value

Domestic candidates will receive a tax-free stipend of $32,250(AUD) per annum for up to 3.5 years to support living costs, supported by the Research Training Program (RTP) Fee Offset.

International candidates will receive a tax-free stipend of $32,250(AUD) per annum for up to 3 years to support living costs. Those with a strong track record may be eligible for a tuition fee offset support.

Scholarship Details
Maximum number awarded

1

Eligible courses

Any HDR student wishing to study in the plant molecular biology and physiology.

Eligibility criteria

We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds, who are keen to apply their skills to key issues in developing and validating multi-omic pipelines to study fungal ontogeny and networks leading to successful infection of host plants and sequential mechanisms leading to disease tolerance. In particular, the project is suitable for candidates with strong interests in plant molecular biology, and bioinformatics.

The successful applicant should: Hold qualifications and experience equal to one of the following (i) an Australian First Class Bachelor (Honours) degree, (ii) coursework Masters with at least 25% research component, (iii) Research Master’s degree, or (iv) equivalent overseas qualifications.

Demonstrate strong academic performance in subjects relevant to plant pathology, molecular biology, and/or bioinformatics. Understand genome architecture for polyploid plants, available ‘omic’ technology and tools associated with the analysis of multi-omic data. Willing to learn laboratory and bioinformatic techniques applicable to plant and fungi propagation, isolation of nucleic acids and associated data analytics.

Enthusiastic and highly motivated and communicative to work in a diverse team.

International applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency.

Application process

Please contact us via the EOI form .

Incomplete applications or applications that do not conform to the above requirements will not be considered.

For questions and advice about the research project, please contact the Lead Researcher;

Dr Fatima Naim: [email protected]

Enrolment Requirements

Recipients must complete their milestone 1 within 6 month of enrolment and remain enrolled on a full-time basis for the duration of the scholarship

Enquiries

Dr Fatima Naim: [email protected]

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