Come and do a PhD with us!!

by samnicol on September 13, 2018

Together with Dr Kate Helmstedt and Dr Mike Bode from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) School of mathematical sciences, Dr Sam Nicol from our team is offering a PhD scholarship to study optimal sampling and control of spatial populations in real time. It’s a great opportunity for someone with an interest in applied mathematics and ecology to come and work with our team. On top of the QUT PhD Scholarship, we’re offering a CSIRO top-up of A$7000/year to the successful candidate. If you’re interested to discuss more, get in touch! Applications close September 30, 2018.

The PhD advertisement is here:

Optimal monitoring and control of spatial populations in real time

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The Conservation Decisions team (CSIRO Land and Water) is a multi-disciplinary group with expertise in ecological modelling, systematic conservation planning, ecosystem services, applied mathematics, artificial intelligence, and decision theory. We’re pioneering techniques in optimal resource allocation, cost-effectiveness analysis, expert elicitation, value of information, multi-objective optimisation and adaptive management. We apply our expertise to diverse problems to inform the recovery of endangered species, management of pests, invasive species and diseases, design of conservation reserves, medical decision making, freshwater resource management and the prioritization of threat management to conserve biodiversity in a rapidly changing world. We solve pressing global decision problems. We do this by connecting big and small data with decision science to determine what actions to take, when and where to get the best outcomes for our bucks, while taking into account the many other competing needs of society.