Dear Colleagues,
NERC-funded PhD studentship ‘Air temperature distribution across melting
glaciers’. Application deadline 5th September 2013.
Northumbria University Geography Department is advertising a NERC-funded
PhD studentship on ‘Air temperature distribution across melting glaciers’
with a start date in autumn 2013 or January 2014. We are keen for candidates
with a background in earth or atmospheric science or physical geography to
apply. Further details are given below.
UK applicants are eligible for fees, maintenance grant and fieldwork costs.
EU applicants are eligible for fees and fieldwork costs, but not the maintenance
grant, unless they have been continuously resident in the UK for the past 3 years.
Thanks and kind regards,
Ben
Location: Department of Geography, Engineering and Environment Faculty,
Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK.
Project Title: Air temperature distribution across melting glaciers
Project Supervisor(s): Dr Ben Brock Benjamin.brock@northumbria.ac.uk
Dr Nick Rutter nick.rutter@northumbria.ac.uk
Funding Availability: NERC Studentship
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/application/studentships/>
Application deadline: 5th September 2013, start date 1st October 2013
or 1st January 2014 (flexible)
Project description:
Near surface air temperature is the most important variable determining
the melt rate at a snow or ice surface, but we have only a crude
understanding of how and why air temperature varies across glaciers,
impeding our ability to model their response to climatic variations. This
project will: i) characterise the spatio-temporal variability of air
temperature over glaciers and identify its main controls and physical drivers;
and ii) develop numerical models of glacier air temperature regimes which
can be implemented in glacier ablation models. The project will involve
detailed measurements on clean and debris-covered mountain glaciers and
analysis with atmospheric models, developing a wide range of valuable skills.
The outcomes will improve assessments of glacier response to climate change
for water resource management in mountain regions. The student and
supervisors will work closely with UK, Swiss and Italian partners.
Required qualifications: A good honours degree (2:1 or above, or 2:2 + a
Masters degree).
Desirable knowledge and skills: Background in geography, earth or
atmospheric science. Physically fit and willing to undertake fieldwork
in mountain environments. Numeracy and knowledge of GIS/remote
sensing software and programming, e.g. Matlab would be an advantage.
For further information regarding the project please contact Dr Ben Brock,
email: Benjamin.brock@northumbria.ac.uk, tel. +44(0)191 227 3225
For any queries relating to applications, please contact Karen Vacher,
email: eb.pgrstudentships@northumbria.ac.uk or telephone
+44(0)191 227 3244
Funding notes: Includes fees, £13, 726 pa maintenance grant, and money
for fieldwork, training and conference attendance for UK students. EU
students are eligible for fees, fieldwork, training and conference support,
but not the maintenance grant, unless they have been continuously
resident in the UK for the past 3 years.
Dr Ben Brock
Reader in Remote Sensing
Engineering and Environment
Northumbria University
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
Email: Benjamin.brock@northumbria.ac.uk
Tel. +44 (0)191 227 3225
