Opportunities

At DfCO2, we are committed to the following core principles:

• Advancing growth, productivity, and competitiveness within the infrastructure sector.
• Cultivating skills and capacity through research that directly addresses the needs of end-users.
• Strengthening national and international collaboration networks and partnerships.

We will be offering opportunities for PhD projects and Postdoctoral projects across our five key research programs.

PHD SCHOLARSHIPS

Our Centre is providing substantial PhD scholarships paired with invaluable industry placements. Students will benefit from personalized mentorship and collaborative work alongside university and industry supervisors. They will gain hands-on experience through tailored training and extensive industry immersion. Throughout the program, participants will engage in a 12-month industry placement, offering an unparalleled opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge in real-world contexts.

We offer a generous scholarship package and will be recruiting for projects throughout 2024 and 2025.

• Fully funded and co-funded scholarships are available for both domestic and international students.
• Stipend value between $34,841-$38,982 per annum (pro-rata)
• PhD scholarship funding for up to 3.5 years.
• Up to 12 months industry placement experience for eligible candidates.
• Choice of university partners and diverse supervisory panel – RMIT University, University of New South Wales, University of South Australia, University of Melbourne, University of Technology Sydney, University of Sydney and University of Adelaide.

We are now inviting applications for PhD positions across our research programs. 

Project(s):

(1) Techniques for carbon reduction and sequestration         

(2) Prototype demonstration and socio-technical transformation

University: RMIT University

Supervisor(s): Professor Chun-Qing Li and Prof Kevin Zhang

Open to: Domestic and International students.

To apply: Find out more about this scholarship here.

Project: Analytics and Machine Learning of Carbon Performance 

University: University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney

Supervisor(s): Professor Flora Salim (UNSW) and Prof Chun-Qing Li (RMIT)

Open to: Domestic and International students.

To apply: Find out more about this scholarship here.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT/ RESEARCH FELLOW POSITIONS

We will be recruiting numerous Postdoctoral Researchers in 2024-2025 to work on our five research programs, to be filled at one of our partner universities.  The Research Assistants or Research Fellows will be key members of our Centre’s interdisciplinary team, collaborating with experts across the various university nodes and industry partners.

We are now inviting applications for Research Assistant/Research Fellows to work in the following areas of:                  

Structural engineering, structural design, structural reliability methods and circular economy of built environment, and applications of artificial intelligence (AI) for data mining, processing, and modelling.

To apply, please follow the provided advertisement links here.

COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES

We also welcome collaboration inquiries from individual researchers, research institutions, industry partners, and government organisations.

If you are interested in exploring potential partnering opportunities, please contact us.