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26th January 2008, 03:41 PM
Two funded PhD research opportunities at NUI Galway
The Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences (EOS) at NUI Galway (www.nuigalway.ie/eos ) has been awarded €3 million over 7 years to expand its research in coastal and marine environment geoscience. Its research programme targets national priorities of providing added-value geoscience research based on seabed databases at the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) in support of the optimum use of marine resources. The project, ‘Understanding the Seabed’, will bring together existing researchers in EOS with expertise in geophysics, marine sedimentology, computer modeling, oceanography and benthic biology, who will use and extend databases to understand seabed physical properties, composition, processes and habitats offshore Ireland. EOS works closely with the GSI and the Marine Institute (based in Galway) and has many existing international collaborations. Researchers in EOS are involved in the EU 6th Framework Project, HERMES and are co-ordinating the EU 7th Framework project CoralFISH.
The research programme requires 2 PhD students who will be funded for 4 years.
PhD student 1 will work with researchers in the classification of sediments using multibeam swath acoustic bathymetric and backscatter data, inversion of sub-bottom seismic reflection and backscatter data, derivation of seabed geology and the interpretation of coupled hydrodynamic – sediment transport models to predict the spatial and temporal evolution of seabed sediment. The PhD will probably suit a geophysicist, geologist or physical oceanographer with good IT skills.
PhD student 2 will use seabed geology and geomorphology, benthic currents, grab samples and environmental data to derive and implement climate-driven habitat suitability models for key biological species. The PhD will focus on corals and fisheries in order to develop monitoring and predictive modelling tools for ecosystem based management in waters offshore Ireland. It will probably suit a geoscientist, marine or environmental scientist with good IT skills. Some sea-going experience may be an advantage.
To apply, please download the simple 2-page electronic application form www.nuigalway.ie/eos/researchopportunities.html , e-mail the completed form, a full CV and any other relevant information to Dr. Colin Brown (colin.brown@nuigalway.ie), using the subject line ‘Seabed Application Galway’, and cc it to michael.williams@nuigalway.ie
Applicants will not be considered without a completed application form.
The Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences (EOS) at NUI Galway (www.nuigalway.ie/eos ) has been awarded €3 million over 7 years to expand its research in coastal and marine environment geoscience. Its research programme targets national priorities of providing added-value geoscience research based on seabed databases at the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) in support of the optimum use of marine resources. The project, ‘Understanding the Seabed’, will bring together existing researchers in EOS with expertise in geophysics, marine sedimentology, computer modeling, oceanography and benthic biology, who will use and extend databases to understand seabed physical properties, composition, processes and habitats offshore Ireland. EOS works closely with the GSI and the Marine Institute (based in Galway) and has many existing international collaborations. Researchers in EOS are involved in the EU 6th Framework Project, HERMES and are co-ordinating the EU 7th Framework project CoralFISH.
The research programme requires 2 PhD students who will be funded for 4 years.
PhD student 1 will work with researchers in the classification of sediments using multibeam swath acoustic bathymetric and backscatter data, inversion of sub-bottom seismic reflection and backscatter data, derivation of seabed geology and the interpretation of coupled hydrodynamic – sediment transport models to predict the spatial and temporal evolution of seabed sediment. The PhD will probably suit a geophysicist, geologist or physical oceanographer with good IT skills.
PhD student 2 will use seabed geology and geomorphology, benthic currents, grab samples and environmental data to derive and implement climate-driven habitat suitability models for key biological species. The PhD will focus on corals and fisheries in order to develop monitoring and predictive modelling tools for ecosystem based management in waters offshore Ireland. It will probably suit a geoscientist, marine or environmental scientist with good IT skills. Some sea-going experience may be an advantage.
To apply, please download the simple 2-page electronic application form www.nuigalway.ie/eos/researchopportunities.html , e-mail the completed form, a full CV and any other relevant information to Dr. Colin Brown (colin.brown@nuigalway.ie), using the subject line ‘Seabed Application Galway’, and cc it to michael.williams@nuigalway.ie
Applicants will not be considered without a completed application form.