The Section of Applied Geology aims to develop high-resolution quantitative models of geological heterogeneity in clastic sedimentary basins at different spatial scales. The models serve to enhance our understanding of clastic sedimentary systems as a whole, and will be applied in the discovery, use and sustainable management of subsurface resources. We strive to reduce the inherent uncertainty in numerical modelling by developing tools for quantitative prediction of key subsurface properties such as size, shape, spatial distribution and internal heterogeneity of sediment bodies.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Sediment grain-size data are routinely collected in many geoscientific surveys. In addition, estimates of sediment grain size may be derived from other measurements collected during surveys (‘proxies’). The information contained in such data may be used to build subsurface models for resource estimation, hydrological analysis, and hydrocarbon production. The first objective of this research project is to build a (geo)statistical toolbox comprising a set of Matlab scripts designed to be used by non-specialists. The toolbox includes: 1) estimation of grain-size parameters from proxy data; 2) reconstruction and interpolation of continuous particle-size distributions from discrete measurements; 3) geostatistical modelling of spatial variation in grain-size distributions (2-D and 3-D). Further research shall be carried out to 1) develop a method for extraction of residual sediment transport fields from spatial patterns of grain-size variability; 2) compare inferred residual transport fields to morphological data sets, and conduct process-based simulations of sediment transport and morphodynamics.

REQUIREMENTS

Candidates should have an MSc in Earth Sciences (Geology, Geophysics, Physical Geography) or Civil Engineering (Engineering Geology, Hydraulic Engineering, Petroleum Engineering). We specifically invite applications from candidates with demonstrable experience in one or more of the following fields: (geo)statistical modelling, computer programming (e.g. Matlab) and modelling of sediment transport/morphodynamics.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The successful candidate will be employed by Delft University of Technology for a fixed period of four years within which he/she is expected to write a doctoral thesis.

TU Delft offers an attractive benefits package, including a flexible work week, free high-speed Internet access from home, and the option of assembling a customized compensation and benefits package (the ‘IKA’). Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.

Delft University of Technology strives to increase the number of women in higher academic positions; women are therefore especially encouraged to apply.

APPLICATION

To apply, please send a detailed CV along with a letter of application by 15 April, 2009 to: recruitment-citg@tudelft.nl

FURTHER INFORMATION

http://www.vacaturesindelft.nl/vacature.php?id=1439&lang=eng

• will lead to a Degree of Master in Geographical Information Systems from Lund University;
• is fully Internet-based – distance learning – except presentation and defence of the final thesis;
• is flexible in terms of study tempo and learning methods;
• will take 2 years to complete for a full-time student;
• is free of charge for all students (no tuition fees)

To take part in the program, you need:

• a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (at least 3 years university studies, in any discipline)
• access to a computer (at least 10 hours a week) – see section “Technical Prerequisite”
• any sort of Internet connection (at least 1 hour a week)

The program is equivalent to a degree of Master in Sweden. It is the responsibility of international students to verify if the program is also recognized as a degree of Master in their country of origin.

The program is a collaboration with the E-GIS project of the European Commission’s Leonardo da Vinci program.

Tuition fees

The entire program is free of charge for all students, meaning that there are no tuition fees.

The students will be supplied with all required computer software and licenses, theoretical material (except course literature for some courses), practical exercises, and data.

Course literature (books) may be required for some of the more advanced courses. In such cases, students will have to buy these themselves.

Companies, organisations and local and foreign governments wishing to provide the program, or individual courses, to their employees can do so by purchasing either the entire Master’s program (120 ECTS credits) at   10 000 Euros/student or individual courses (7.5 ECTS credits each) at 700 Euros/student/course. In the case of the Master’s program, the admission requirements remain nonetheless the same.

Private clients may not purchase this educational package for themselves, and only employers aiming to educate further their employees are allowed to benefit from this option.

For more information regarding this possibility, please contact:

Lund University Education AB
Box 117
SE-221 00 Lund
Sweden

Phone: +46 46 222 0707
Fax: +46 46 222 0750
Email: info@Education.lu.se

Admission requirements

LUMA-GIS program applications as well as individual course applications are handled by studera.nu. No applications can be sent directly to Lund University.

Note that you are allowed to apply for both the LUMA-GIS program and one or more individual courses. Normally, it is much more difficult to get admission to the program. However, you can apply several times, and when you get in you can include passed individual courses in your Master’s degree.

General requirements

You need a higher secondary certificate that gives access to university studies in your home country and an internationally recognized test of English if your mother tongue is another language. If there are any specific requirements, they are indicated under each course.

The courses are entirely conducted in English. To be admitted, non-Nordic candidates, whose mother tongue is other than English, will have to prove their proficiency in English by submitting appropriate documents. This is done by providing results from internationally recognized tests, i.e, TOEFL (at least 550 or 213 for paper-based and computer-based TOEFL test respectively), IELTS (at least 6.0) or the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency.

For Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone and parts of Cameroun, results from the West African Examination Council (WAEC) are sufficient (O-level and/or A-level).

Official transcripts and Diplomas/Certificates of your higher secondary and university studies in sealed envelopes must be sent directly to studera.nu (where you fill in the application) by your University/College. Please note that both Diplomas and specifications are required. Photo copies will not be considered.

When your application is registered you can follow the admission process on-line.

Also see section Technical Prerequisite for computer requirements:
http://luma.gis.lu.se/technical.htm

Additional requirements for the LUMA-GIS program

The program is at the Master’s level, and consequently, all applicants must have successfully completed at least a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent – at least 3 years university studies) in any discipline in order to be considered. No special importance will be placed for students with specific academic backgrounds (or profession), and students from all faculties are welcome to apply.

During the selection process, academic grades, as well as other merits, such as letters of recommendation and “statements of purpose” will be considered. There will be no discrimination regarding the country of origin, the academic background and the gender of the applicants.

If there are more qualified applicants than places students will be selected based on the following criteria/documents:

1. The general average of your Bachelor degree,
2. Other relevant university degrees (e.g. MSc and/or PhD),
3. Working experience in related field,
4. Statement of purpose,
5. Recommendation letters.

Go to the application page for more information on how to apply for the LUMA-GIS program:

http://luma.gis.lu.se/apply.htm

Additional information for individual courses from LUMA-GIS

If there are more applicants than places students will be selected from different groups decided by the University Board:

1. The general average (GPA) of your higher secondary school leaving certificate (largest group and in fact the only one for students living outside Sweden),
2. The Swedish national university aptitude test which will be automatically transferred to the university,
3. Previous college/university studies.

Go to the application page for more information on how to apply for individual courses:

http://luma.gis.lu.se/apply.htm

For more details information go to:

http://luma.gis.lu.se/index.htm

Each year the University offers a number of full-time MPhil/PhD scholarships in which fees are paid and a stipend is provided in return for 150 hours teaching or equivalent work over three years. In some cases there may also be fees-only part-time studentships.

Research subject areas:

• Mphil or PhD in Arts and Humanities
• Mphil or PhD in Business and Management
• Mphil or PhD in Social and Applied Sciences
• Mphil or PhD in Education
• Mphil or PhD in Health and Social Care

Details of research specialisms and supervision along with our Research Degree Prospectus can be found at:

http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/Research/Home.aspx

Canterbury Christ Church University offers funded studentships of £11,250 p.a. with free tuition. Part-time studentships will provide free tuition only.

Applying for an MPhil/PhD scholarships

In order to apply for an MPhil or PhD scholarship you need to provide three things:

• A completed application form
• Two academic references which speak authoritatively about your potential as a researcher at this level
• A 1500 word Research Proposal

You can download guidance notes below containing information on the application process, and how to structure your research proposal:

http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/research/Guidelines%20for%20the%20award%20of%20MPhil.doc

You can also download the application form here:

http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/research/SSApplicationForm%2008-09.doc

the referee report form below:

http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/research/forms/RefereesReport.doc

the conditions relating to the award, and the Research prospectus:

http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/research/2008%20ResearchProspectus.pdf

Contact the Graduate School Secretary for further information, or to request a hardcopy application pack in the post.

The closing date for applications is 15th April 2009.

Start date: 1st October 2009.

MPhil and PhD Subject Areas by Faculty

Faculty of Arts and Humanities
The MPhil/PhD is offered in the following subject areas:

• American Studies
• Applied Linguistics
• English Literature
• History
• Media & Cultural Studies
• Music
• Sociology
• Theology & Religious Studies

Faculty of Business and Management
MPhil/PhD research in Business and Management takes place in the Business School. Whilst it is possible to undertake research in all topic areas, the Business School maintains a particular focus on the management of the Public Sector. All initial enquiries should be to the Business School Administrative Assistant, on 01227 782389.

Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences
The MPhil/PhD is offered in the following subject areas:

• Biology
• Computing
• Ecology
• Geography
• Psychology
• Sport Science
• Tourism Studies

Faculty of Education
The University has a national and international reputation for teacher education. MPhil/PhD research in Education is primarily located within the Department of Educational Research although there is supervisory expertise across all Departments and Centres within the Faculty. The Faculty attracts high quality, international and national research students who have research interests within the broad field of Education including: Mathematics Education, Comparative studies in Inclusion/Exclusion, Diversity and Participation, Childhood, Life long learning, and Innovations in Learning, Leadership and the Curriculum. Enquiries should be directed to Professor Tony Booth, tony.booth@canterbury.ac.uk.

Faculty of Health and Social Care
The MPhil/PhD is offered in the following subject areas:

• Allied Health Professions
• Health Education
• Imaging Science
• Nursing & Midwifery Studies
• Paramedical Studies
• Radiography and Social Work

MPhil/PhD research in Health and Social Care takes place in all the Departments in the Faculty of Health and Social Care (Adult Nursing Studies, Allied Health Professions, Health and Social Welfare Studies, Midwifery and Child Health Studies and Mental Health and Learning Disabilities); it is co-ordinated by the Director of Research and Development, Professor Susan Holmes who is the initial point of contact (susan.holmes@canterbury.ac.uk).

For further information and details contact:
The Graduate School Secretary
The Graduate School Canterbury Christ Church University
North Holmes Road
Canterbury
Kent CT1 1QU
Telephone: (01227) 782701
e-mail: helen.potter@canterbury.ac.uk

ITC – the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation – offers courses in Applied Earth Sciences (including disaster studies e.g. floods, landslides, earthquakes) , water resource management, natural resources, urban planning, earth opbeservation and geo-information science.

The EMMA program profides funding opportunities for students, researchers and academic staff to take part in ‘mobilities’ between the target group countries and the EU. The programme offers study scholarships to attend courses at Master of Science level, pursue PhDs, Post Doctoral research and to facilitate academic staff exchange.

Eligable countries are: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar/Burma, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Fields of Study

1. Agricultural sciences
   • Agriculture
   • Forestry
   • Tropical/Subtropical Agriculture
2. Architecture, urban and regional planning
   • Urban Planning and development
   • Regional Planning and development/Rural development
   • Infrastructure development
3. Engineering (all branches)
4. Geography, geology
   • Geography
   • Environmental Sciences
   • Geology
   • Soil and Water Sciences
5. Informatics, Computer Science
6. Natural Sciences
7. Good governance

For more information on the EMMA program and the other European partners, I refer to the EMMA home-page:

http://math.unice.fr/EMMA

For the training opportunities at ITC, I refer to our ITC-EMMA page:

http://www.itc.nl/external/emma/fields.htm

Deadline for application is 28 Febr.!

Please note that the Hazard and Disaster related trainings fall under the program Applied Earth Sciences (section “Geography and Geology”)

Applicants affiliated with one of the Asian partner institutes (see below) can apply as “target group 1″; Nationals of the EMMA-countries can apply as “target group 2″; – Students living in a vulnerable situation in EMMA-countries can apply as “target group 3″ (see EMMA website for details)

The Asian Consortium Partners are:

• Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (Bangladesh)
• BRAC University (Bangladesh)
• University of Dhaka (Bangladesh)
• Royal University of Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
• Jadavpur University (India)
• NED University of Engineering & Technology (Pakistan)
• Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines)
• University of the Philippines- Diliman (Philippines)

The expected outcome of this project is a method that allows for continental- scale modeling of permafrost, snow and glacier mass balance in mountain areas under present and simulated future climate. This is important because the mountain cryosphere influences a large proportion of the global land mass and population, experiences high rates of climate change and is currently inadequately resolved in regional climate models due to the dominating influence of sub-grid variability. This project will provide a proof of concept for the inclusion of topography sub-grid schemes into climate models as well as applications of mountain cryosphere models over large mountain ranges.

Applicants are required to have successfully completed a Masters level degree in a relevant area, e.g., Climatology, Meteorology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Computational Geography or Earth Sciences. Programming skills (low level such as C/FORTRAN and high level such as Matlab/IDL) and experience with GIS are important assets. You have a very good standard of written and spoken English and will be working in a heterogeneous and multi-disciplinary environment. Mountaineering skills are welcome. You will receive the standard PhD salary according to the Swiss National Science Foundation. Curriculum Vitae, transcripts and contact details (including e-mail addresses and phone numbers) for two references should be sent with your letter of application to:

Dr. Stephan Gruber
Department of Geography
University of Zurich-Irchel
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zurich, Switzerland
stephan.gruber@ geo.uzh.ch

Reviews of applications will commence on 1 February 2009.

For more details go to:
http://www.geo.uzh.ch/~stgruber/PhD_CRYOSUB_UZH.pdf