UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA

DEPARTMENT OF GEODESY AND GEOMATICS ENGINEERING

PhD STUDENTSHIP AVAILABLE IN HEURISTICS APPLIED TO THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM

Applications are invited for one research council funded studentship leading to the degree of PhD in the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering at the University of New Brunswick (UNB), Canada - the funding is available immediately.

The studentship is within the field of heuristics applied to the Global Positioning System (GPS). GPS is a multi million-dollar earth orbiting satellite system developed by the USA and used extensively around the world for navigation and positioning on and above the earth’s surface. This funding is to investigate methods to enable the use of GPS in a practical environment to be carried out in an efficient manner. This work would enable the successful applicant to work in an interdisciplinary field by becoming involved with GPS. This research will be a continuation of previous work carried out: details of this can be found at http://www.unb.ca/gge/Personnel/Dare/Dare.html; examples of use of GPS in the international arena can also be found on this web page.

The student would also be eligible to accept a Graduate Teaching Assistantship. This provides additional funds in return for assisting with the teaching of undergraduate courses.

Informal enquiries about the studentship should be made to Dr Peter Dare, Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, University of New Brunswick, PO Box 4400, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, E3B 5A3. Tel: +1-506-447 3016, Fax: +1-506-453 4943, Email: [log in to unmask].

Further information on graduate studies at UNB is available online at http://www.unb.ca/gge/Study/Graduate/Graduate.html or in hardcopy on request to [log in to unmask]. The Department is highly active in research and has been awarded the highest research grade every year by UNB. A fuller description of the Department’s research interests is available at http://www.unb.ca/gge/.

The province of New Brunswick is a very scenic area of Canada, and the cost of living here is substantially lower than other parts of Canada and many other cities in the world. Further information about Fredericton can be obtained from http://www.city.fredericton.nb.ca/.
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Dr Peter Dare, FRICS, FRAS
Associate Professor,
Dept of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering,
University of New Brunswick,
PO Box 4400, Fredericton,
New Brunswick, E3B 5A3,
Canada      
Internet: http://www.unb.ca/GGE/
Tel:   +1-506-447 3016
Fax:  +1-506-453 4943