geology | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 2

PhD Scholarship in GeoBiosphere Science, Sweden

We have an opening for a Phd scholarship for a highly motivated person to join our research on a high-grade metamorphic section of the Sveconorwegian orogen. It is the Scandinavian equivalent to the Grenville orogen, and the result of collision tectonics at around 1 Ga ago during the assembly of supercontinent Rodinia. The project area in SW Sweden exposes a window into one of the deepest buried and most ductile parts of this mountain chain. The high-grade deformational and metamorphic processes are considered to be of major importance in the evolution and structural build-up of the orogen.

The PhD project focusses on mineral geochemistry and geochronology and is entitled “The effects of metamorphic processes on zircon textures and chemistry in metabasic rocks – implications for the interpretation of continental crust evolution.”

Eligibility/Entry Requirements

The applicant must hold a university degree (MSc/BSc or equivalent) in Earth Sciences at the time of appointment. A strong background in petrology is expected. Fluent spoken and written English is required. The scholarship requires ability to do fieldwork in a boreal landscape. Ability and willingness to travel to conferences, fieldtrips and workshops and analytical work (mainly Sweden and Canada) is essential; so is participation as a teaching assistant in the Geology Programme at Lund University.

Scholarhip Application Deadline:31 March 2011

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JRF Positions in North Eastern Space Applications Centre, India: Geology, Ecology, Forestry, Agriculture, Civil, Comp. Sc., Remote Sensing &Geographic Information System, Botany, Geography, Environmental Science, Agricultural Statistics

North Eastern Space Applications Centre, Umiam a Research & Development Organization functioning under the Department of Space, invites applications for 09 Nos. of Fellowship (`16,000 + HRA) in the areas of Geology, Ecology, Forestry, Agriculture, Civil, Comp. Sc., Remote Sensing &Geographic Information System, Botany, Geography, Environmental Science, Agricultural Statistics, etc.
Spectacular development of space technology and its applications is no longer remaining a vision out of reach for the common people. Satellite based communication network has linked the entire nation cutting across the geography, language and the society. Ever since the birth of Department of Space (DOS) in 1972, Indian space programme has achieved unique distinction of crossing several milestones while developing indigenous technology and providing technological support for socioeconomic benefit for millions of people of the country.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 March 2011

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rare Scholarship in Graduate Research for National and International Applicants, Canada: ecology, zoology, geology, restoration ecology, hydrology, botany, soil science, archaeology, agriculture and education

The rare Charitable Research Reserve is a 913-acre property in Cambridge and North Dumfries, Ontario at the confluence of the Grand and the Speed Rivers. The goal of rare is to protect this environmentally sensitive landscape intact, in perpetuity, and to promote the use of the property for education and research. The property includes a broad range of habitats including riparian zones, upland and lowland deciduous forest (old-growth and second-growth), savanna, cliffs, coldwater streams, deciduous swamps, marshes, hedgerows, agricultural fields and old fields.

.The field of study is open and could include, but is not limited to, research in ecology, zoology, geology, restoration ecology, hydrology, botany, soil science, archaeology, agriculture and education. The Scholarship will allow students to study in a relatively undisturbed, yet highly accessible site. The monetary award will help ensure successful candidates have the necessary resources to conduct and report on their research at rare. It will also allow the student to give an oral presentation at a conference in their discipline.

Scholarship Application Deadline:11  April 2011

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