A future in science = a Dairy Futures CRC post-graduate scholarship

Post-graduate research training is one of the Dairy Futures CRC’s core outcomes, with the aim of delivering world-class researchers to the Australian dairy industry.

“The Dairy Futures CRC post-graduate education program has given me more direction and self-awareness and I am better equipped to communicate the benefits of my research with dairy farmers.”

Mary Abdelsayed
PhD student

Now recruiting Contact us for more information about scholarships available and the Dairy Futures CRC education program.

 

 

 

 

Opportunities for Dairy Futures CRC students

As a Dairy Futures CRC post-graduate student you will:

  • Receive a generous stipend valued at $27,900 per year.
  • Travel to international and local conferences.
  • Carry out research that has direct application in industry.
  • Have access to world-class facilities.
  • Participate in professional training in communication skills, research commercialisation and career development.
  • Have the support of industry mentors. 

Scholarships

A limited number of full scholarships are available through a competitive application process. Top-up scholarships are available for successful applicants who already hold a scholarship.

Projects

In 2013 Dairy Futures CRC post-graduate research projects are offered in the following areas:

  • Designer grasses - phenome informatics
  • Designer legumes - phenome informatics
  • Advanced genomic tools for pasture plant breeding
  • A systems biology approach to understanding fungal endophyte symbiosis
  • Genomic selection of dairy cattle using full genome sequence data
  • Tools for explaining mammalian genomic inheritance patterns.

There is a focus on the following activities in these projects:

  • High-throughput DNA sequencing 
  • High-throughput genetic marker discovery and detection 
  • Advanced bioinformatics 
  • Metabolomics 
  • Phenomics 
  • Statistical analysis
  • Science communication
  • Economic modeling.

Program contact

Belinda Griffiths
Manager, Education and Industry Engagement
T: (03) 9032 7187
E: belinda.griffiths@dairyfuturescrc.com.au

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