climate change | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 4

PhD in Architecture, Building and Planning, Research Institute of Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands: Climate change adaptation measures adaptive buildings and occupants

/ April 12, 2011 Leave a Comment

This project is part of the large Dutch Research Programme “Climate Proof Cities” in which a large number of universities and research institutes are involved. The aim of this programme is to provide the knowledge that is necessary for adapting the built environment to be able to cope with climate change.The duration of the project is four years. The project is expected to start in May 2011. The gross monthly salary increases from € 2042,- in the first year to € 2612,- in the fourth year.

We are looking for an excellent and highly motivated candidate with an MSc degree in Building Science, Building, Civil, Mechanical or Environmental Engineering, or equivalent. Interest in modelling human behaviour, computer programming and physical processes (heat, air, moisture and pollution transfer) in the built environment is essential. Experience in human behaviour, climate adaptation modelling and computer programming, and/or experience in Building Performance Simulation, Computational Fluid Dynamics and/or Building Envelope Heat-Air-Moisture transfer modelling is a plus.

Scholarship Application Deadline:01/05/2011

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PhD and Postdoctoral Positions in NorMER, Norway: Global climate change on fisheries resources in the Nordic region, with a primary focus on the Atlantic cod.

/ March 27, 2011 Leave a Comment

A major challenge to managers and scientists today is to identify ways that oceans can provide food and other services in a sustainable way under changing climatic and socioeconomic conditions. As a changing climate and high harvesting put increased pressure on marine resources, scientists of the future need the cross-disciplinary skills to combine physical, biological, and social/economic science to give appropriate management advice. NorMER is a new Nordic Centre of Excellence, with funding from Nordforsk, on behalf of Top-level Research Initiative (TRI), and the participating institutions for 2011-2015, that will address this challenge through a unique program of primary research. 45 researches from 10 Nordic institutions will collaborate in training 15 new PhD students and 5 Postdocs through joint projects that explore the biological, economic, and societal consequences of global climate change on fisheries resources in the Nordic region, with a primary focus on the Atlantic cod.

The NorMER partnership includes teams led by Nils Chr. Stenseth at the University of Oslo, Carl Folke of the Stockholm Resilience Centre in Sweden, Erik Bonsdorff at Åbo Adakemi University in Finland, Marko Lindroos at the University of Helsinki in Finland, Markus Meier at the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute in Sweden, Guðrún Marteinsdóttir at Marine Academic Research in Iceland, Eyðfinn Magnussen at the University of Faroe Islands, Helle Siegstad at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Øyvind Fiksen at the University of Bergen in Norway, and Thomas Kiørboe at the Technical University of Denmark. Each PhD project will be supervised and based at a single institution, but will require a mandatory visit to a partner institution of up to 4 months for co-supervision (see the detailed descriptions for each project for details). The Postdoc positions are additionally required to collaborate with multiple partner institutio.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 30th March 2011

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MARICE at the University of Iceland offer a PhD Studentship, Iceland: Impact of climate change on processes that influence survival of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) eggs and larvae in Icelandic waters

/ March 27, 2011 Leave a Comment

MARICE at the University of Iceland offer a PhD studentship as part of NorMER, a Nordic Centre of Excellence funded by Nordforsk. The MARICE PhD project will focus on the impact of climate change on processes that influence survival of offspring produced by different sub-populations of cod in Icelandic waters. This will include an investigation into the role of freshwater runoff and hydrodynamic variability on survival and drift of cod eggs and larvae. The student will also spend four months at the University of Bergen, Norway.

This three year studentship will commence on the 1st August 2011 (or as soon as possible thereafter). The annual salary will be 3.8 million ISK. The studentship will also include a generous travel allowance which will enable the student to benefit from regular training, cross-disciplinary collaboration and networking opportunities with other students and scientists in Iceland, NorMER and the international scientific community.

Scholarship Application Deadline:30th March 2011

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