PhD opportunity: Cost-effective management strategies for wild deer in Australia.
We seek a motivated and capable student, with a keen interest in wildlife management and population dynamics, for a PhD program investigating cost-effective management strategies for wild deer in Australia. The selected candidate will conduct original research to evaluate the costs and benefits of deer management strategies including ground-shooting, aerial shooting and fencing. The program will involve analysis of data collected in deer control programs conducted by state and local government agencies, quantifying the costs of this control and modelling the long-term impacts of this control on deer populations. We are looking for a person with a strong academic record and previous research experience. The ideal candidate will also have published previous research and be competitive for scholarships. Both domestic and international students are eligible to apply. The PhD program will be co- supervised by Professor Richard Duncan at the University of Canberra and Dr David Forsyth at the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries. The successful candidate would apply for a scholarship at the University of Canberra (applications close 30 September 2018). The Australian Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (CISS) would fund: (1) a top-up scholarship of $5,000 for each of the first seven semesters; (2) a full scholarship for the eighth semester; (3) operating costs of $7,000 annually for four years; (4) conference attendance of up to $3,500 annually. For further information contact Richard Duncan at richard.dun...@canberra.edu.au or Dave Forsyth at dave.fors...@dpi.nsw.gov.au
