National Water Commission Fellowship program - progress
July 2009
The National Water Commission has opened a second call for proposals under its Fellowship Program.
This Program has been established to support implementation of the National Water Initiative by developing future leaders for Australia's water sector who can advance water related knowledge and build industry capacity. The Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for suitably qualified people to undertake research in one or more of the following areas:
- urban water (including regulation and water-sensitive cities)
- environmental water management
- innovative approaches to enforcement and compliance
- sustainable irrigation communities
- water resource impacts of climate change
- the nexus between public policies on water and policies in areas such as energy and climate change, which influence or are influenced by water availability.
Fellowships may be awarded for terms from one month to up to a year.
Applications are invited from practitioners in the water sector or from academic researchers with relevant qualifications and expertise. Priority will be given to innovative research directed towards finding practical solutions to improve on-the-ground water management.
The research topic, methodology, fellowship term, and the form and nature of deliverables will be agreed between the recipient of the fellowship and the Commission. Fellowships will be awarded on the basis of merit. To be eligible to apply, you must be an Australian citizen or resident.
Applications close on Friday 11 September 2009. Fellowships are expected to commence in January 2010.
Note: the Commission will not accept late applications.
Documents for download
Fellowship applicant information (75KB)
Priority subject areas for second round of Fellowship program (36KB)
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Following the initial call for proposals in August 2007, three Fellowships were awarded:
- Dr Stuart Khan, of the Centre for Water and Waste Technology of the University of New South Wales, is undertaking a study on quantitative contaminant exposure assessment for water recycling schemes
- Dr Kaye Power, Senior Senior Policy Analyst on Effluent Management and Re-use at the NSW Department of Health, is undertaking a review of individual state and territory requirements for the verification of recycled water treatment processes
- Dr Daniel Connell, of the Crawford School of Economics and Government at the Australian National University, is undertaking an international comparative study of climate change adaptation policy and contemporary drought management.
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