Lough Arrow – Conservation Status Assessment and Collaborative Actions for the Natura Network

As part of an INTERREG VA project an opportunity exists for a PhD student to join the CERIS applied ecology team at IT Sligo. This studentship is part of a larger project, with our partners in Northern Ireland and Scotland, in the Collaborative Action for Natura Network project. The student will focus research on Lough Arrow;
(1) determining the conservation status of the lake by assessing water quality, habitats and species;
(2) invasive species assessment;
(3) GIS mapping;
(4) co-operating in partner studies in the Kilrooskey/ Magheraveely Lake complex.
The PhD student will benefit from research and training in a truly inter-disciplinary environment with further opportunities to collaborate with local communities, ecologists, engineers, geographers, sociologists, state agencies, government and regulators, industry stakeholders and local communities. He/she will work in close co-operation with the CANN freshwater post-doctoral fellow based at IT Sligo, will interact with the Invasive Species research team at IT Sligo and its networks, and will also research from time to time with Ulster University postgraduate students.

The supervisors for this project are Dr. Frances Lucy (IT Sligo), Dr. Nicolas Touzet (IT Sligo), Dr. Yvonne McElarney (AFBI) and Dr. Joerg Arnscheidt (Ulster University)

A project supported by the European Union's INTERREG VA Programme, Managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB)

To apply please submit a CV and Letter of Motivation by July 14th at 5pm to Dr Frances Lucy [Email Address Removed] or using the form below.