PhD Opportunity: Cultural burning
The ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society are seeking a PhD student to work on a new cross-cultural project focused on supporting the re-emergence of cultural burning in south-eastern Australia.
The project aims to inform the re-emergence of First Nations burning in contemporary endangered woodlands in south-eastern Australia by: (a) implementing a First Nations led burning program, and in conjunction, (b) monitoring the relative ecological responses, including those that influence fire-risk. The expected outcomes include new evidence to guide contemporary First Nations burning programs implemented by our project partners and others. The project will establish an interface between First Nations knowledge and western science to achieve long-lasting multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural outcomes.
The PhD project will be co-designed with project partners and the student within the framework of our larger project. First Nations identified students are strongly encouraged to apply.
Potential topics include:
- Supporting culturally-informed plant restoration
- Invasive species management post-burning
- Fuel loads and flammability
- Soil-plant feedbacks
Please contact Dr Elle Bowd at the Australian National University for more information and to discuss project ideas:
elle.bowd@anu.edu.au
0422802195