Phd Scholarship - Perth, Australia - CSIRO

CSIRO

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Perth, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Acknowledgement of Country

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The Opportunity
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Are you passionate about a career in research?:

Want to access CSIRO's world-class facilities and staff?:

The CSIRO and University of Western Australia are partnering to offer a PhD Scholarship to conduct research into the biotechnical treatment of infiltration water from mining operations.

Project Description**:

Mining activities can result in severe environmental impacts due to the generation of large volumes of mine wastes and toxic mine drainage and process effluents.

Acid mine drainage can originate from ore, waste rock piles, tailings, pit walls and underground workings, as sulfidic minerals are oxidised when exposed to air and water.

Biological sulfate reduction -based processes can enable the concomitant removal of sulfate, metals and acidity, and recovery of metals as metal sulfides.

The use of microorganisms and organic wastes may provide sustainable approach for the treatment of infiltration waters at mine sites.

The aim of this project is to evaluate the efficiency of biotechnical treatment of infiltration water from mining operations using hydrolysed organic wastes (such as biosolids) as substrate and determine the economic feasibility of the possible process flow sheet.

Location:
Perth, WA

Scholarship:
$35,000 per annum

Tenure:3 years

Reference:91259

Eligibility:

- have a MSc or BSc (Honours) degree in Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Microbiology or another relevant field; and
- gain admission to the University of Western Australia as a PhD student.

International applicants must have an appropriate Australia visa that will allow them to take up the scholarship.

The successful applicant will be required to obtain and provide a National Police Check or equivalent.

How to apply

Applications close
31 January 2023, 11.00pm AEST