ACPFG PhD Drought Forward Genetics Scholarship (open July 2013)

The Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG) is offering
a postgraduate research scholarship for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
which supports research into wheat genetics. The goal is to generate
high yielding wheat varieties that perform under drought conditions,
which ultimately benefits Australian farmers and contributes to global
food security. This exciting project also has direct links into global
industry. The project uses forward genetics, such as fine mapping and
positional cloning, to identify candidate genes that control grain yield
QTL in drought conditions. ACPFG seeks a motivated student, passionate
about plant science with a strong knowledge of molecular biology and
genetics.

ACPFG, situated in the attractive city of Adelaide, offers a world-class
research environment and a chance to integrate into a vibrant group of
international and local postgraduate research students.

Background Subjects:
- Agriculture
- Biology
- Botany
- Biotechnology
- Genetics
- Molecular biology
- Science

Eligibility: Open to domestic and international students with a research
Master's degree or Honours who are acceptable as candidates for a PhD
degree at the University of Adelaide (conditions apply)

Stipend: The scholarship will be for the period of 3 years and has a
stipend of AUD $28,929 (indexed annually) per annum.

For more information about the project, please visit:
www.acpfg.com.au/students or email Dr Delphine Fleury
delphine.fleury@acpfg.com.au OR Dr Fahimeh Shahinnia
fahimeh.shahinnia@acpfg.com.au

To apply: email applications with 'ACPFG PhD Wheat Forward Genetics
Scholarship' in the subject heading to:
monica.ogierman@acpfg.com.au