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Research Grants
The research
grants scheme is currently discontinued but we will send
out calls when it is available again. We always welcome collaborations
with research institutes for studies in the Peak District. Please
e-mail brief proposals and data access applications to moors@peakdistrict.gov.uk.
Jobs
NERC PhD CASE studentship
HIGH RESOLUTION REMOTE SENSING FOR
LANDSCAPE-SCALE RESTORATION OF PEATLAND
School of Environment and Development,
University of Manchester
and Natural England/Moors for the
Future
Application deadline: 30 May 2008
Keywords: Peatland, hyperspectral, remote
sensing, field spectroscopy, restoration ecology, moorland, wildfire.
A full-time, fully-funded NERC PhD research
studentship is available in the School of Environment and Development
at the University of Manchester to investigate the use of high spectral
and spatial resolution remote sensing for assessing landscape-scale
restoration of peatland. The studentship will be based in the Uplands
Environments Research Unit (UpERU), part of the Environmental Processes
Research Group.
· NERC-funded CASE award based at
the University of Manchester; supervisors Julia McMorrow and Martin
Evans.
· Co-supervised by Aletta Bonn, Moors
for the Future Partnership (MFF), Moorlands Centre, Edale, Peak
District National Park.
· CASE funding and support in kind
from Natural England, administered by MFF.
· Specialist training in analysis
of hyperspectral data will be provided at Manchester and training
field survey, restoration ecology and knowledge transfer at MFF.
Students will take part in Faculty research skills training programme:
http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/humnet/acaserv/pgresearch/training/.
· Start date:1st October 2008
· Applicants should have a good first
degree (first or upper-second class). A Masters degree or equivalent
level of achievement would be an advantage.
· Funding for UK citizens, and EU
citizens with previous 3 year residency in the UK; fees only for
other EU citizens. Please check NERC eligibility status:
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/eligibilility.asp
· Applications via Physical Geography
PhD route http://www.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapply/
· For further information contact
julia.mcmorrow@manchester.ac.uk and shortly from http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/geography/postgraduate/research/areas/researchopportunities/
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For all other Peak District National Park
Authority jobs visit www.peakdistrict.org
(click on 'jobs and careers') or telephone 01629 816200 for information
on vacancies with the Peak District National Park Authority.
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