PhD position at the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds open for applications.
Closing date 8 January 2018
Further details & how to apply: http://www.nercdtp.leed
Project title: Unseen but not unfelt: building resilience to air pollution from volcanoes
Supervisor team: Dr Evgenia Ilyinskaya (University of Leeds, UK), Dr Anja Schmidt (University of Cambridge, UK), Dr Ralph Burton (National Centre for Atmospheric Science, UK), Dr Claire Witham (Met Office, UK), Dr Wilfried Strauch (INETER, Nicaragua)
Project summary:
The last decade has been inundated with reports of environmental disasters impacting the lives of billions of people around the world. While news coverage of floods, hurricanes, earthquakes or wildfires are always accompanied with spectacular images of destruction that emphasise the speed at which they strike, a myriad of slow and latent hazards have been left in the shadow of the public attention. One of those overshadowed and underestimated hazards is environmental pollution caused by persistent volcanic emissions (PVE). The aim of this PhD project is to increase our understanding of how PVE spreads and impacts the environment, and to optimise a forecasting model to help create a public advisory system for the local communities. The project will focus on Masaya volcano in Nicaragua and you will work in close collaboration with the Nicaraguan natural hazards observatory INETER. The project will involve fieldwork on active volcanoes.
Applicant background:
Natural & Physical Sciences, Computing, Maths & related degrees. The project will involve a significant amount of computing. You will learn to run numerical models on high-performance computing systems, and to analyse complex and large datasets using Python or similar high-level programing languages. You must be willing and able to do outdoor fieldwork on active volcanoes, spend time in Nicaragua, and become proficient in Spanish.
Project funding:
Fully funded studentship (fees + stipend) is available for UK and EU citizens. Candidates from elsewhere are also encouraged to apply but funding is not guaranteed.
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Dr Evgenia Ilyinskaya
Volcanologist
School of Earth and Environment | University of Leeds |Leeds | LS2 9JT | United Kingdom
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