

Opportunities to work with us
Research Scholarships​
Research Scholarships generally include:
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Stipend of $35,000 per year for 3 or 3.5 years
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Operating funds (varies depending on grant)
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A laptop computer, software and office space
Current research scholarship opportunities to work with our centre staff, include:
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PhD research projects
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Title: Understanding barriers to the adoption of efficient market systems for agricultural commodities
Supervisors: Ben White and Marit Kragt (and industry partners)
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Title: Investigating adoption methodologies and marketing principles to accelerate sheep reproduction best practice
Supervisors: David Pannell and Marit Kragt (and industry partners)
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The UWA School of Agriculture and Environment's website also lists PhD projects and other opportunities.
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Please also view the UWA Scholarships website that provides access to a database that lists all postgraduate research scholarship opportunities for the university.
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Post Doctoral (research-only) contracts of employment
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​There are two current job opportunities to work on research projects within agricultural economics.
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National Risk Management Initiative (NRMI), also known as RiskWi$e, is a national initiative led by the CSIRO and funded by the Grain Research and Development Corporation. It seeks to understand and improve the risk-reward outcomes for Australian grain growers by supporting grower on-farm decision-making. The Research Fellow/Associate will contribute to research to better understand how growers make decisions about risks.
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The Australian Research Council-funded Industrial Training and Transformation Centre for Behavioural Insights for Technology Adoption (BITA) is a collaboration between three leading universities: QUT, UQ and UWA. BITA works with industry, government and start-up partners to overcome stubborn problems and grand challenges in the adoption of innovative technology. The Research Fellow/Associate will conduct behavioural research with farmers and industry partners to enhance adoption of innovations in agriculture.
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If interested, please read the position description and follow the instructions to apply via the UWA jobs page:
Research Associate / Research Fellow
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You are welcome to send your CV and an expression of interest to work with us to CAED manager, Tammie Harold, at tamara.harold@uwa.edu.au
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Please view UWA Jobs, which is a jobs database for all work opportunities at UWA.
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