Jobs:Job-00176
Apply before: 31 July 2020
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Position: PhD Position
Apply before: 31 July 2020
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We would be grateful if you would draw to the attention of potential candidates the following PhD project on:
River temperature under climate change: understanding the potential of riparian forest to mitigate high temperatures across riverscapes
Climate change will impact river ecosystems as a consequence of extreme low flows and high river water temperature events. In response, river managers have advocated bankside tree planting to help river ecosystems adapt to climate change - by providing increased shading, especially in summer This Royal Society Wolfson PhD Studentship aims to use physical process-based river temperature models to determine the relative importance of tributary and main-stem shading in protecting larger rivers from high river temperatures. The work will inform optimal planting strategies where resources are limited, and planting needs to be focussed and prioritised where it can have greatest overall benefits for whole rivers.
The project is a collaboration between University of Birmingham, Marine Scotland Science and University of Nottingham.
Applications will be open until 31 July 2020 and should be made online at:
Please select “PhD in Geography and Environmental Science (Physical Geography)” when applying. Interviews will be held in August for a 1 October start date.
Eligibility and Financial Support: Tuition fees and an annual stipend are available plus additional funds for research support. Applicants from outside of the UK and EU are ineligible.
Informal enquiries welcome by email: d.m.hannah@bham.ac.uk
Best regards,
