Advance your basic Science and Mathematical skills through the PhD Scholarships. The Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities (CTCB) is looking for PhD students to join the National Tree Genomics Program starting in early 2020.
This program is aiming to ensure future food security by developing elite horticultural tree cultivars. All highly qualified students from all over the world are eligible to apply for the opportunity. The PhD projects will focus on understanding the genetic regulation of flowering, phase change and shoot architecture in five target crops: avocado, macadamia, citrus, almond and mango.
The Queensland University of Technology is a public research university that was founded in 1989. It has approximately 11,000 postgraduate students, including approximately 2,800 research students.
Why at the Queensland University of Technology? While studying at the QUT, students have many opportunities to gain professional experience through workplace projects in Australia and overseas.
Founded in 1989, Queensland University of Technology is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Brisbane (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Queensland. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Department of Education and Training, Australia, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: over-45,000 students) coeducational higher education institution. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.