biodiversity | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans

Small Grants Program in Science funded by Ian Potter Foundation, Australia: ecological sustainability of Australian biodiversity, future water management and the recovery of degraded landscapes

To support innovative scientific research by early career researchers who are well supported by and through their host institutions .To encourage the development of infrastructure available to early career researchers who are well supported by and through their host institutions .To back high quality scientific research directed at ecological sustainability of Australian biodiversity, future water management and the recovery of degraded landscapes. Purposes which are core to the operations of the organisation and should more appropriately be funded from institutional operating funds .Research projects for which there would be a reasonable prospect of attracting commercial funding.

The Foundation is able to support exceptional and visionary individuals, including those in their early career. Projects often link with the Foundation’s Environment & Conservation and Education programs.

Scholarship Application Deadline:30 May 2011.

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International PhD Scholarship in School of Built & Natural Environment, UK: Climate Change and Soil Biodiversity: Earthworms as Indicators

Applications are invited for a full-time scholarship available in the School of Built & Natural Environment. The scholarship is tenable for up to 3 years for a PhD (via MPhil route) [subject to satisfactory progress] and is open to international applicants only. UK/EU applicants are not eligible to apply. The scholarship will provide £15000 towards the cost of the International tuition fee over 3 years.
Data on distribution, abundance and diversity of earthworms in Britain is scattered in the scientific literature. Collation of such information, spanning more than a century will permit production of preliminary distribution maps. More importantly it will provide baseline information for re-examination of sites where date-specific records exist. Through re-sampling, direct comparisons of faunal assemblages will permit assessment of effects brought about by climate changes directly affecting soil-related conditions. These mainly relate to increased temperatures, decreased soil moisture (at times of drought) and elevated carbon dioxide levels.
Major Aims: To determine long and short term changes to soil fauna (earthworms specifically), at selected field sites, from both literature-based and field-collected data; To relate recorded faunal changes with recorded climate changes and analyse observed relationships.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 13 May 2011

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Research Fellow in Biology, University of St Andrews, UK

This position contributes towards the “Coastal Zone” Joint Research Theme of MASTS, specifically to examine the interactions between coastal biodiversity and ecosystem function, assess how these might be better linked to goods and services, and examine their relevance to the valuation of coastal ecosystems.

You will be statistically literate, highly motivated, with good communication and interpersonal skills, knowledge of the biodiversity-ecosystem function debate, and an interest in the application of science to policy. You will join the Sediment Ecology Research Group at the Scottish Oceans Institute but will work closely with partner institutes.
This position is available for 4 years, funded by Marine Alliance for Science & Technology for Scotland (MASTS).

Scholarship Application Deadline:28 March 2011

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