Centre for Plant Biodiversity
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Centre for Plant Biodiversity
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The Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, including the Australian National Herbarium, is a collaborative research centre formed between CSIRO Plant Industry and the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. The Centre's research program covers a wide range of activities aimed at documenting, classifying and conserving Australia's flora. The research interests of staff in the Centre range widely across many aspects of the phylogeny and systematics of Australia's flora, its utilisation, and its conservation.
To promote these aims and foster the development of interest in these areas of research, we are able to offer the PhD Studentships on an occasional basis. These positions are based in Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Dr Joe Miller, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research joe.miller@csiro.au ph 02 - 6246 5514
CSIRO Plant Industry and the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research are offering a PhD studentship to conduct research in the systematics of Australia’s Weeds of National Significance with a focus on Mesquite.
Mesquite (Prosopis ssp.) is a highly invasive weed that contributes to environmental degradation and has substantial economic and social impacts in many countries, including Australia. As part of the CERF National Taxonomy Research & Information Network (www.taxonomy.org.au) project on systematics of environmental weeds we are funding a PhD research project on the origins and diversity of Mesquite in Australia. The project will use the collection resources of the Australian National Herbarium and it’s partner agencies together with those of weed management agencies. We will employ a variety of molecular systematic techniques, including DNA sequencing, microsatellites and AFLP’s to identify Mesquite species present in Australia, including the composition and structure of hybrid populations. The project will also investigate the consequences of hybridisation among Mesquite species for the evolution of invasiveness in the Australian context.
Applications Close: 31 Dec 2009
Full Details: https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/job_details.asp?RefNo=2009%2F495
