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Dr D Roberts
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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
Background: -
Seasonal patterns in temperate plankton are fairly well understood; however, there is a need to have site-specific information to inform managers of likely spatfall periods of commercial species such as Ostrea edulis. It is also invaluable to pick up periods of bloom of phytoplankton, which drive productivity, at a local scale and to improve understanding of plantonic grazers such as copepods.
General objective: -
To quantify seasonal nutrient, climatic and plankton cycles in Lough Foyle.
Start date: -
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed shortly after the closing date of 5pm, Friday 7 June 2013. Successful candidates will be expected to start by 15 July 2013.
Essential requirements: -
2.1 degree in a relevant biological discipline, clean driving licence and access to a car.
Applicants whose first language is not English must provide documentary evidence when applying that they can meet the required standard of English (TOEFL 87 with minimum scores of 22 in reading; 21 in listening; 23 in speaking and 21 in writing).
Desirable skills/experience: -
Field sampling on boats and microscopic identification of plankton.
Seasonal patterns in temperate plankton are fairly well understood; however, there is a need to have site-specific information to inform managers of likely spatfall periods of commercial species such as Ostrea edulis. It is also invaluable to pick up periods of bloom of phytoplankton, which drive productivity, at a local scale and to improve understanding of plantonic grazers such as copepods.
General objective: -
To quantify seasonal nutrient, climatic and plankton cycles in Lough Foyle.
Start date: -
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed shortly after the closing date of 5pm, Friday 7 June 2013. Successful candidates will be expected to start by 15 July 2013.
Essential requirements: -
2.1 degree in a relevant biological discipline, clean driving licence and access to a car.
Applicants whose first language is not English must provide documentary evidence when applying that they can meet the required standard of English (TOEFL 87 with minimum scores of 22 in reading; 21 in listening; 23 in speaking and 21 in writing).
Desirable skills/experience: -
Field sampling on boats and microscopic identification of plankton.
Funding Notes
This MPhil studentship has an annual stipend of £13,940 plus fees (full time 2013-14) and is open to any suitably qualified candidate (at least at an upper second class degree in a suitable subject) from the UK or other EU country. Funding is available for two years subject to satisfactory progress.
This project is funded by the European Union's INTERREG IVA Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body and co-funded by the Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) and the Department of Communities Heritage and Local Government (Republic of Ireland).
This project is funded by the European Union's INTERREG IVA Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body and co-funded by the Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) and the Department of Communities Heritage and Local Government (Republic of Ireland).
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