Two PhDs in Physical Geography at Newcastle University

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

We have a number of PhD studentships available in Physical Geography at Newcastle University through the Newcastle Research Excellence Academy (REA), where we have been successful in securing full funding for 2 PhD students starting in September 2017. The deadline for applications is the 13^th JANUARY 2017. The available projects under this scheme are:

 

Holocene methane cycling in high-latitude lakes (Ref: GPG01)

 

Prehistoric impacts on aquatic food webs: assessing the role of wetland settlements in shaping lake ecosystems (Ref: GPG02)

 

Ice-debris interactions in the Annapurna Himalaya (Ref: GPG03)

 

Ice, water and Mars: investigating glacio-fluvial activity and landforms on the Red Planet (Ref: GPG04)

 

Polar landslides as a source of bioavailable iron (Ref: GPG05)

 

Any queries should be addressed to the supervisors of the project as advertised. Details of how to apply can be found at:http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/

 

In addition, we will also have several opportunities available through theNERC IAPETUS Doctoral Training Partnership, which will be advertised soon.

 

Many thanks,

 

Rachel Carr

Funding opportunity UK-Canada Arctic partnership

Dear UKPN,

Please find attached an opportunity for to apply for funding (up £20,000) to to engage in Canadian-funded projects in the Canadian Arctic. This is aimed at post-doctoral level applicants and above. The deadline for applications is 13 January 2017.

If you want further details or information, please contact Henry Burgess (henry.burgess@bas.ac.uk) at the NERC Arctic Office.

Kind regards,
Kyle Mayers

Fwd: [Planktonnet] Graduate studentship: University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK (UK and EU students only)

Dear UKPN, 

Please see below for a PhD position available at UEA, with some focus on Southern Ocean research. 

Thanks,

Laura Hobbs. 

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Date: 10 November 2016 at 04:51
Subject: [Planktonnet] Graduate studentship: University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK (UK and EU students only)
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PhD - Marine Ecosystem Assessment in a Patchy World: Are AUVs the Solution to Quantify Zooplankton? (HEYWOOD_U17NERCI)
University of East Anglia - School of Environmental Science

Qualification type: PhD
Location: Norwich
Funding for: UK Students, EU Students
Funding amount: £14,296
Hours: Full Time

Placed on: 9th November 2016
Closes: 16th January 2017

No. of positions available: 1

Supervisor: Prof Karen Heywood

Project description:

Imagine that the food in your kitchen moved instantaneously from cupboard to cupboard. How would you plan your meals? This is the problem faced by governments trying to manage our fisheries. Monitoring marine ecosystems is costly, time-consuming and logistically challenging. This PhD project will assess the use of ocean glider-borne echo sounders for ecosystem assessment, and advance understanding of the drivers of zooplankton patchiness.

Traditionally, assessments of zooplankton are made by ship, by net or multi-frequency acoustic echo sounders. Instead, you will use echo sounders on autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and gliders. You will design glider missions using existing ship-based zooplankton data sets, and high-resolution ocean model output. You will test these sampling strategies on upcoming North Sea and Southern Ocean glider campaigns. You will use the acoustic data to estimate zooplankton density and investigate causes of patchiness, interpreting the spatial patterns in the context of the physical, biogeochemical, or bathymetric controls on zooplankton abundance and distribution.

This fully funded NERC Industrial CASE PhD studentship is a joint project between UEA, Cefas and British Antarctic Survey. You will spend time working with all three partners. You don't need to have experience of oceanography, marine biology, numerical modelling or acoustics, but you should be keen to learn. Some programming experience (e.g. with Matlab) would be beneficial. We will train you in the use of ocean gliders, seagoing multidisciplinary oceanography and data analysis. You will join UEA's NERC-funded DTP EnvEast, which will equip you with many skills for your future career.

Person specification: Minimum 2:1 - Oceanography, Natural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Biology, Physics, Engineering, or a similar numerate degree.

Funding notes:

This NERC Industrial Case studentship is funded for 4 years. An annual stipend of £14,296 will be available to the successful candidate who meets the UK Research Council eligibility criteria. These requirements are detailed in the RCUK eligibility guide which can be found at www.rcuk.ac.uk/documents/publications/traininggrantguidance-pdf. In most cases UK and EU nationals who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for 3 years prior to the start of the course are eligible for a full-award. Other EU nationals may qualify for a fees only award.

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E3 (Edinburgh) DTP PhD projects advertised

Dear UKPN,

PhD projects available through the E3 DTP based at Edinburgh are now
advertised online.

http://e3dtp.geos.ed.ac.uk/projects.html?DisciplineID=28

I would draw your attention to two polar projects in particular, which
are supervised by myself and others:

Arctic Ice Retreat and the impact on ocean fluxes
Dr Finlo Cottier (Scottish Association for Marine Science & University
of Tromsø) and Dr Sian Henley (School of Geosciences, University of
Edinburgh)

The role of climate-forced ice shelf melt in biological production of
the Amundsen Sea, West Antarctica
Dr Dan Goldberg, Dr Sian Henley, Prof Raja Ganeshram (School of
GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh), Dr Dan Jones (British Antarctic
Survey)

However, there are lots of great projects, so I would encourage you to
consider the full exciting range on offer!

Best wishes,
Sian
--
Dr. Sian Henley

NERC Independent Research Fellow
University of Edinburgh, UK

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

ASSW 2017 Second Circular

Dear UKPN,

The Second Circular of the Arctic Science Summit Week 2017 (31 March - 07 April 2017, Prague, Czech Republic) has now been released, and registration for the conference is now open.

Please also note that APECS will be hosting a free 1-day workshop on the 2nd April (Sunday) as part of the Conference. Details will be released shortly, but keep this date in mind if you are planning to attend the conference!

Thanks

TJ