PhD Studentship, Carbon Balance of a Blanket Peat Catchment

Centre for Hydrology, Micrometeorology and Climate Change
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University College Cork

Status: 3 years
Closing Date: Friday 31^st August 2006
Studentship: €18,000 per annum (plus fees)

Position available:
A three year Environmental Protection Agency funded (ERTDI) PhD Studentship position is available in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University College Cork. The successful applicant will determine the carbon balance of a blanket peatland. This will be achieved by determining CO₂ exchange using eddy covariance, CH₄ emissions using static chambers and dissolved organic carbon input in rainfall and loss in streamwater. A model will be developed to assess the effect of changing climate on the carbon balance. 

The successful candidate will:

• Possess an undergraduate (first or upper second class) or Masters degree in Engineering, Meteorology, Environmental Science or a related discipline
• Have excellent data management and numerical analysis skills
• Possess a full driving licence
• Have experience of field research
• Have excellent communication skills and experience of scientific writing.
  
  The project is due to start in October 2006.
  
  For informal discussion contact: Prof Ger Kiely (g.kiely@ucc.ie)

Candidates should submit a letter outlining their suitability for the position, a one-page summary of how they would approach the research topic and a full curriculum vitae, to include the names, addresses and emails of three referees, to:

Prof. Ger Kiely,
Centre for Hydrology, Micrometeorology and Climate Change
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University College Cork

Email: g.kiely@ucc.ie