2024 RTP round - Human-Water dynamics: historical, current and future regimes

Curtin University, Australia

Updated: about 1 month ago
Location: Perth, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Deadline: The position may have been removed or expired!

Status: Closed

Applications open: 7/07/2023
Applications close: 25/08/2023

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About this scholarship

Sustainable water resources management is a growing challenge around the world, and is increasingly exploring innovation to cope with future water challenges.  Climate change together with population growth, expansion of agriculture, urbanization, and industrial development contributes to increase negative environmental and social impacts in the longer term. Addressing this challenge requires integrated approaches that account for how water acts as a link between different parts of society and nature. The hydro-social literature highlights that human communities are engaged in complex relationships with water, and understanding of the interactions and feedbacks between natural, technical and social processes, can improve water management practice. Current water sensitive urban design standards also promote to ensure that economic, social and cultural values are recognised and maintained in urban water management practises. Therefore, socio-hydrological models are extremely important to capture the dynamic interaction between people and water. Integrated human-water systems can improve effective and sustainable long-term water management practices, taking historical, cultural, social and scientific contributions into account. Ancient water technologies and indigenous knowledge are very important in developing sustainable water management strategies that develops hydro-social paradigm of water management, integrating local needs, aspirations and traditional knowledge in relation to the use and management of water resources. Therefore integration of traditional knowledge in water management has gained considerable international research interest, across range of communities in the world including Australia. 

Main aim of this research is to investigate how historical human-water interactions link natural, technical and social processes to enhance current water management norms in the context of future climate change. 

  • Determine human-water interactions and variables and characteristics of human-water interactions in sustainable long-term water management practices, taking historical, cultural, social and scientific contributions into account.
  • Quantify multi-scalar socio-hydrological interactions and feedbacks between natural, technical and social processes, can improve water management practice.
  • Develop a shared vision and process with community and water professionals for sustainable urban water management.

Ancient water technologies and indigenous knowledge are very important in developing sustainable water management strategies that develops hydro-social paradigm of water management, integrating local needs, aspirations and traditional knowledge in relation to the use and management of water resources. Therefore integration of traditional knowledge in water management has gained considerable international research interest, across range of communities in the world including Australia. 

This project may provide an internship opportunity. 


  • Future Students

  • Faculty of Science & Engineering
    • Engineering courses

  • Higher Degree by Research

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

  • Merit Based

The annual scholarship package (stipend and tuition fees) is approx. $60,000 - $70,000 p.a.

Successful HDR applicants for admission will receive a 100% fee offset for up to 4 years, stipend scholarships at the 2023 RTP rate valued at $32,250 p.a. for up to a maximum of 3 years, with a possible 6-month completion scholarship. Applicants are determined via a competitive selection process and will be notified of the scholarship outcome in November 2023. 

For detailed information, visit: Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarships | Curtin University, Perth, Australia.


Scholarship Details

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All applicable HDR courses


Suitable applicant must have a first-class Hons degree, or 2nd Upper Hons Degree,  Master’s degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science or Water Resources Engineering. 

Candidate should be a well-motivated PhD student with research interest in multi-disciplinary research field. Prior research experience in the preferred research field including research publications are highly desirable. 

English language proficiency (an overall minimum score in IELTS Academic of 6.5 or equivalent in other approved tests and a minimum score in every sub-score of 6.0). 


Application process

If this project excites you, and your research skills and experience are a good fit for this specific project, you should contact the Project Lead (listed below in the enquires section) via the Expression of Interest (EOI) form. ahead of the closing date. Please note you should apply as soon as possible, as once a suitable candidate has been identified this opportunity will no longer be available to receive an EOI.


Enrolment Requirements

Eligible to enrol in a Higher Degree by Research Course at Curtin University by March 2024.

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


Enquiries

To enquire about this project opportunity that includes a scholarship application, contact the Project lead, Ranjan Sarukkalige via the EOI form above.



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