 Our Goals
Your Dairy CRC education program is designed to provide the strong grounding you need for a successful career in genetics.
We aim to:
- Produce broadly trained scientists capable of meeting the challenges facing the dairy industry
- Teach leadership, business, communication, and research skills
- Train our students in state-of-the-art technology
- Encourage students to find new solutions to industry challenges
If you are a highly motivated, committed undergraduate student nearing completion of your degree, you may be eligible for a Dairy CRC Summer scholarship.
Selected students are offered the opportunity to undertake paid research over their summer vacation or, under special circumstances, at other times of the year. For many, it is their first experience in an industry-orientated research environment.
The complete industry spectrum
By joining a Dairy CRC program, you will be exposed to the complete spectrum of the industry - from basic gene discovery to the application of new technologies.
Areas of interest include:
- Genomics
- Gene identifucation and function
- Bioinformatics
- Embryology
Much more than a job
Studying at the Dairy CRC is much more than a job. We value all of our employees and students, and we offer benefits in recognition, including travel opportunities, support, and tax free PhD scholarship supplementation to a level equivalent to a competitive salary.
A Dairy CRC scholarship is also an opportunity to:
- Study in one of Australia's most advanced research centres to further a major Australian industry
- Experience the challenge of relating research goals to stakeholder needs
- Obtain a degree or post graduate qualification and gain real-world experience at the same time.
There is an induction program for all PhD students. It encourages everyone to build a rapport in preparation for working in a team, and it begins the process of acquainting you with a commercial approach to research, and the implications this has on how your research is undertaken.
Research is generally carried out at three University campuses: Monash University (through the Monash Institute of Medical Research), the University of Melbourne, and the University of Sydney. It may also be carried out at the CSIRO Molecular Animal Genetics Centre, or in the laboratories of industry partners such as Genetics Australia.
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