Please bring this studentship to the attention of suitably qualified 
students.


     NERC (EMS programme) PhD STUDENTSHIP (£12,000+ per annum)

We are seeking a Maths/Stats student to undertake 3 years of research in 
the application of Maths and Stats in Biological Oceanography, starting 
in October 2003.

The student will be expected to spend 6 weeks, in each of years 1 and 2, 
working at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography at Dartmouth in Nova 
Scotia, with the remainder of the time being spent at Essex under the 
supervision of Prof. Richard Geider (Bio. Sci.) and Dr. Graham Upton 
(Math. Sci.).

The work will be a mixture of computer programming, maths, stats and
biology.

The idea is to validate an existing mathematical model of the
photoacclimation of phytoplankton photosynthesis using remotely sensed 
(satellite) observational data of the North Atlantic.

The student, a competent mathematician/statistician, will obtain 
relevant background knowledge by attending courses at Essex on Aquatic 
Ecology and The Open Sea. By the end of the 3 years the student will 
have experience in modelling oceanographic processes and manipulating 
oceanographic data sets.

The ultimate goal of this research is the validation of a model for the 
prediction of how future atmospheric changes might impact primary 
productivity in the oceans.

If you would like further details, then please email [log in to unmask] 
or [log in to unmask] The closing date for formal applications is May 31.
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Dr. Graham J. G. Upton, (Dept. of Math. Sci.),
Propagation and Remote Sensing Group,
Centre for Remote Sensing and Environmetrics,
University of Essex, Colchester, Essex. CO4 3SQ. England
Tel +44 1206 873027; Fax +44 1206 873043; Sec +44 1206 873040.