Developing a cost effective and easily deployed system for understanding phosphate pressures in urban catchments

Phosphorous pollution of catchments is a significant problem in the UK and is a particular problem in urban areas where its sources are multiple and complex.

This project is to develop a cost effective and easily deployed system for understanding phosphate pressures in urban catchments. This would allow appropriate mitigation approaches to be designed and subsequently monitored to determine their effectiveness, which will help the UK meet regulatory targets.

The project is a collaboration between Environmental Monitoring Systems Ltd and Northumbrian Water in order to test a low cost passive sampler solution for monitoring phosphate to understand phosphate processes and pressures in complex urban catchments. Academic supervision for the PhD is provided by Professor John Quinton and Professor Hao Zhang from the Faculty of Science and Technology at Lancaster University.

Applicants should be educated to degree level with a 2:1 degree or better in Environmental Science, Geography, Chemistry, Engineering, Earth Sciences or a related discipline

Enterprise and Collaborative Partners
This PhD project is a collaboration between Environmental Monitoring Solutions Ltd http://www.em-solutions.co.uk/#sthash.HeNAqCUM.dpbs and Northumbrian Water https://www.nwl.co.uk/

Why apply?
By joining the Centre for Global Eco-Innovation you will:
• Receive £15,000 tax free per year
• Have your postgraduate tuition fees paid for by your partner business, worth c£4,195/year (fees for Non EU/UK graduates are subsidised from £17,510/year to £13,315/year.) See university website for published rates by year of entry)
• Become part of a cohort of graduates working with an award-winning team on business-led R&D
• Finish in a strong position to enter a competitive job market in the UK and overseas.
The project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

Application deadline: 15th October 2017

Interview Date: tbc

Start date: As soon as possible

How to apply
To apply for this opportunity please email [Email Address Removed] with:
- A CV (2 pages maximum)
- PhD Application Form: http://bit.ly/cgephdap
- Application Criteria Document: http://bit.ly/cgephdapcr
- Funded PhD Reference Form: http://bit.ly/cgephdref

The Centre for Global Eco-Innovation
This doctoral research project is one of a cohort of industry-led funded research projects from the Centre for Global Eco-Innovation, an international alliance supporting university-business collaboration. The Centre delivers high quality, business-led research to create eco-innovative technologies, products and services.

At the heart of the Centre are people who are researching, developing and innovating to address global challenges, including energy, water, natural capital, resource efficiency, food, and waste, to deliver economic, social and environmental benefits. Launched in 2012 the Centre and has won two national awards for its ground breaking approach to sustainable R&D and knowledge exchange.