Australian Plant Phenomics Facility Internship
The next round of Postgraduate Internship Awards at the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF) are now open. Applications close 30 November 2020.
This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic, highly motivated postgraduate students to be exposed to world class, cutting-edge research technology and knowledge in the emerging AgTech and Food Innovation areas.
This round of Internships is being offered at our Canberra Nodes (CSIRO and ANU) for postgraduate students with a real interest in plant phenomics research and technology. Current postgraduate students in the following areas are encouraged to apply:
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- $1,500 maximum towards accommodation in Adelaide or Canberra, if required
- $500 maximum towards travel / airfare, if required
- $10,000 maximum toward infrastructure use
We have identified a number of priority research areas, each reflecting a global challenge and the role that advances in plant biology can play in providing a solution:
- Tolerance to abiotic stress
- Improving resource use efficiency in plants
- Statistics and biometry
- Application of mechatronic engineering to plant phenotyping
- Application of image analysis techniques to understanding plant form and function
Students proposing other topics will also be considered.
APPF postgraduate internship grants involve access to the facility’s phenotyping capabilities to undertake collaborative projects and to work as an intern with the APPF team to learn about experimental design, image and data analysis in plant phenomics.
Selection is based on merit. Applications are assessed on the basis of academic record, research experience, suitability of the research project for APPF infrastructure, collaborative nature of the project and alignment with the APPF vision. Interviews may be conducted.
Postgraduate students are encouraged to contact APPF staff prior to submitting their application to discuss possible projects.
- Canberra: Dr Rob Coe or Dr Tim Brown
The Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF) underpins innovative plant phenomics studies to accelerate the development of new and improved crops, healthier food and more sustainable agricultural practice by providing researchers with access to high quality plant growth facilities and state-of-the-art automated phenotyping capabilities in controlled environments and in the field.
To help accelerate research outputs, our phenomics technologies are supported by experts from a number of fields, i.e. agriculture, plant physiology, biotechnology, genetics, horticulture, image and data analysis, mechatronic engineering, computer science, software engineering, mathematics and statistics.