NERC Funded PhD Studentship University of Leicester
NERC -funded PhD studentship
Application of remote sensing to monitor tropical deforestation and degradation: impacts on the tropical carbon balance
Application deadline: 20 June 2008 (anticipated interview date 30 June 2008)
Applications are invited for a full-time, fully-funded 3 year PhD studentship in the Department of Geography, University of Leicester, addressing the impact of deforestation on the global carbon cycle. Specifically, this studentship will investigate use of high resolution remote sensing for monitoring and assessing tropical deforestation and degradation as a contribution to reducing atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions under the REDD carbon trading initiative.
The studentship is funded under the NERC National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO). The student will be based in Leicester and supervised by Dr Susan Page and Dr Kevin Tansey, but will work closely with others involved in NCEO , and will be required to undertake fieldwork in SE Asia, probably in Indonesia.
Details available at: http://www.le.ac.uk/geography/postgraduate/studentships_remotesensing.html; or for further information contact Dr Page (sep5@le.ac.uk) or Dr Tansey (kjt7@le.ac.uk).
Start date: 29 September 2008
Funding is available for UK citizens and EU citizens with previous 3 year residency in the UK; fees only for other EU citizens. If in doubt, please check your NERC eligibility status (http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/available/postgrad/eligibility.asp).
Applications are invited from students with a 1st or upper 2nd class degree in a relevant discipline, including Geography, Biology, Environmental Science, Geology, Earth Observation, Mathematics and Physics. Preference will be given to students who have a postgraduate qualification (MSc/Diploma) in some area of geographical technology (remote sensing and/or GIS ). The ideal candidate will have expertise in and experience of both remote sensing and ecology. Suitably qualified, eligible candidates with experience in relevant natural science disciplines are also encouraged to apply.
Please complete the University’s official application form (see below) and post it with a full CV and covering letter outlining your interest in and competence to undertake the PhD programme, to the address below before the closing date of 20th June 2008:
Vanessa Greasley, Department of Geography
University of Leicester
Leicester LE1 7RH
Tel: 0116 223 1777
Link to official application form – please follow the instructions for ‘Applying by Post’: http://www.le.ac.uk/graduateoffice/pgprospectus/applying.html
Scholarship Tags: funded, NERC, PhD, Studentship, University of Leicester
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