Applications close 31st August 2011
www.une.edu.au/aglaw/phdscholarships.php
The opportunity exists for 2 outstanding PhD scholars to join a small team researching reform of natural resources laws, industry codes, institutions and strategies. The “Next Generation Rural Landscape governance” research project is supported by the Australian Research Council, along with Biological Farmers Australia, the federal Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, and Cotton R&D Corporation.
The candidates will enjoy a generous stipend and support, the opportunity to work with an excellent team of research academics in Australia and overseas and doctoral scholars, and enjoy excellent collaborative links with environmental agencies and sustainability oriented farming organisations.
Case studies in two Australian regions have been established and a third is being developed. The researcher will also have the benefit of international collaboration with leading universities in the USA and Iceland.
The research outcomes that are sought are:
- An effective system that integrates industry standards, consumer credentials and codes with regulation. The goal is to strengthen farming sustainability, improve consumer information and to create more cost-effective laws and policies.
- Streamlining and strengthening rural environmental law and related institutions. Our goals are to advance sustainable primary production, and to reduce the confusion, overlap and administrative burden of these arrangements.
The scholarship details and general topics are:
