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General Overview

This project is an opportunity for a domestic applicant to assess what communication, social, economic and institutional factors may limit adoption and scaling of ZNE-Ag solutions (especially technology ‘stacks’).

Objective: Identify what elements in the producer’s environment influence the scaling readiness of selected ZNE technologies and technology stacks. Co-design and trial interventions to address those challenges in real time.

Impact: This research will provide the latest knowledge of how to enable change for emissions reduction in agriculture.

Pathways to Adoption: Living laboratory methodology involving producers and communities of practice to co-design solutions. Professional development produced and delivered to researchers about responsible agricultural innovation to enhance impact and scaling readiness. Guides for managing PDS on how to expand the reach and impact of demonstration site activities. Expert advice delivered on how to more effectively engage end-users in emission management. Broader guidance (through short courses, workshops and documentation) to CRC end-users (e.g. RDCs and grower groups) on how to create/strengthen an enabling environment to achieve scaling.

Projects and Funding available:

Co-creating communication approaches to support emissions reduction in agriculture

• Stipend scholarship of $38,110 p.a. (rate for 2026) for 3.5 years

ZNE-Ag CRC

Prospective candidates should verify that they meet all eligibility requirements as defined in the Scholarship criteria. Candidates who don't outline how they meet the requirements will not be considered.

Fluency in English and familiarity with Australian farming systems is required for effective engagement with project partners and stakeholders.

International students need a minimum CGPA of 3.9 to be considered (an average grade of 85%).

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is a program of independent, supervised research that is assessed solely on the basis of a thesis, sometimes including a creative work component, that is examined externally. The work presented for a PhD must be a substantial and original contribution to scholarship, demonstrating mastery of the subject of interest as well as an advance in that field of knowledge. 

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