PhD Expression of Interest

The Solving Plastic Waste CRC (SPW CRC) is interested in recruiting talented PhD candidates with both a strong academic record as well as work experience in an area relevant to the research activities of the SPW CRC.

Please complete the PhD Expression of Interest Form below and include a short description of the area of research you are interested in doing for your PhD. Ensure that your proposed PhD project area aligns with one of our four Research Programs below:

PhD Expression of Interest Form

Click Submit once you have completed the form.

Note: We currently accept PhD expressions of interest from Australian citizens or permanent residents only.

Research Program 1: Materials and Design

This program will develop plastic compositions that are more easily recycled or composted, and product designs which eliminate their unnecessary use, enable their reuse, avoid problematic plastics and material complexity and increase recycled content.

Research Program 2: Plastics Recovery and Recycling

This program will increase the recovery, sorting and recycling of plastics, maximising the value of the recyclates and expanding the markets for products that contain them. It will also enhance technologies for energy recovery from plastic waste.

Research Program 3: Implementing a Circular Economy for Plastics

This program will scale the delivery of a carbon neutral circular economy for plastics by developing circular business models and markets, evidence-based policy advice and globally-informed strategies, underpinned by a robust evidence base for industry decision-making.

Research Program 4: Microplastics in Agricultural Soils

This program will develop standardised methods to determine the sources, fate, and dispersion of microplastics in Australia’s agricultural soils, examine the long-term risks to human and environmental health and provide effective mitigation strategies to reduce the transmission of microplastics to Australian soils.