Caves and their stalagmites: linking climate to groundwater recharge

PhD researchers are sought to join the Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship team 'Caves and their stalagmites: linking climate to groundwater recharge'. The project is funded from 2025 to 2030, and we are looking to recruit PhD researchers to the team in 2025 to 2027. The specific projects are:

• PhD 1: Using long-term hydrology records from caves to explore the amount of rainfall needed to replenish groundwater and the climate and weather needed. Recruiting now!
• PhD 2: Using laser scanner 3D mapping of caves to understand water flow pathways from the surface to the groundwater (collaborating with Kashif Mahmud, Midwestern State University USA). Recruiting now!
• PhD 3: Climate, recharge, and groundwater sustainability (collaborating with Gabriel Rau, University of Newcastle). Recruiting in 2026.
• PhD 4: Climate, recharge, and groundwater policy (collaborating with Marilu Melo Zurita and Cameron Holley, UNSW). Recruiting in 2026.  

Scholarship

• $39,206 plus top-up scholarship, 3 to 4 years
• International candidates will have to apply for a Tuition Fee Scholarship

Eligibility

• Domestic and International Candidates

How to Apply

Email an expression of interest including your CV and academic transcripts to Professor Andy Baker a.baker@unsw.edu.au.