From climate change to health inequalities, from food security to natural hazards and disasters, Geography is at the heart of many of humanity’s great challenges. At Lincoln, we believe that meeting these challenges requires a focus on the unity of Geography to understand the links between humans and the environments we inhabit — a theme that runs through our teaching and research.
This fully funded three-year studentship is part of the European consortium project REST-COAST (Large Scale Restoration Of Coastal Ecosystems: Rivers To Sea Connectivity) with 38 partners from across Europe.
The overall aim of REST-COAST is to demonstrate to what extent upscaled coastal restoration can provide a low carbon solution to climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction for threatened low-lying coastal systems, combined with gains in their biodiversity status.
As part of this overall research aim, this studentship is to conduct a global assessment (including costs, benefits, financing needs, and business opportunities) of coastal risk reduction through wetland restoration (changes).
In close collaboration with a series of UK and European project partners, innovative approaches will therefore be developed to:
- model the future development of coastal ecosystems
- quantify and value their ecosystem services (particularly flood risk reduction)
- develop approaches for the implementation of large-scale coastal restoration.
Academic Criteria:
First or second class honours degree in Geography or related discipline and a relevant Masters or MPhil degree in Geography or related discipline.
Applicants should also demonstrate one or more of the following in their application:
- Good knowledge base on coastal processes and/or coastal ecosystems
- Experience of working with large/global-scale datasets
- Proficiency in Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS or other software)
- Experience in numerical/process-based modelling
- Experience in working with Matlab
- Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams
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