Call for Applications: 2016 Australian Climate and Water Summer Institute, Deadline: 18 September 2016

Applications are open for 2016 Australian Climate and Water Summer Institute that will offer offer up to 14 of the best students in Australia a unique opportunity to work closely with peers and experts from academia and government agencies to enhance climate and water information and its practical applications.

The Summer Institute is organized by a consortium of government and research organizations and will take place in Canberra from 5 December 2016 until 20 January 2017, with a Christmas break from 23 December 2016 – January 2 inclusive. The Summer Institute consists of 2 weeks of ‘boot camp’ followed by 4 weeks of project execution, ending with a Culmination Event.

Themes

• Drought Assessment – spatially measuring water resources and the environmental and agricultural impacts of drought.
• Water Sharing and Environmental Flows –water use and the benefits of environmental flows across the Murray-Darling Basin at present and under future scenarios.
• Flood Risk and Emergency Response – spatial flood risk mapping and prediction from remote sensing and the national DEM, routing river flows at national scale.
• Water Cycle Data Integration – new observation networks and remote sensing, data discovery and data assimilation.

Benefits

• Fellows selected to participate in the Summer Institute will receive room, board, and tuition to participate.
• A daily meal allowance of $25 is also included.
• Dorm-style lodging will be provided on the Australian National University campus.
• Students will have their own bedrooms, and share bathroom, kitchen and living areas.
• Economy air travel from and to Canberra is also covered, including return travel for the Christmas break.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications will be accepted from current and incoming graduate students (including Masters, Honors and PhD students) and post-docs within three years of graduating with their PhD.
• Applicants must be enrolled or employed with an Australian or New Zealand university and be citizen or resident.
• To take part in the Summer Institute, students will need to be able to reside on-site at the Australian National University campus in Canberra for the duration of the program.
• Successful applicants will have affinity with climate and water issues but may be from any relevant technical background. Examples include IT, remote sensing, GIS, civil engineering, physics or mathematics as well as environmental or earth sciences.
• The Summer Institute Selection Committee will select participants on the basis of their academic merit and motivation for participating.
• Applications must include a statement of interest explaining why applicants would like to participate, a one-page CV, relevant academic transcript, and supporting Letter of Endorsement from a home faculty advisor explaining why applicants are well qualified and how the experience will benefit their research.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply via the given website.

Eligible Countries: Australian and New Zealand

For more information, please visit Call for Applications.