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University of Newcastle upon Tyne, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
2 fully-funded PhD studentships available from September 2005
Applications are invited immediately for two fully-funded PhD studentships within the Geomatics Research Group of the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Both studentships are available from September 2005, and will remain open until filled (but not later than August 2006). For candidates satisfying UK residential requirements, both studentships cover full university tuition fees and maintenance. Applicants from other EU countries may be eligible for a fees- only award. Project outlines are given below - if you would like further information or have informal enquiries about either project, please contact Dr Nigel Penna ([log in to unmask], tel: +44 (0) 191 222 8747).
1. NERC studentship "Global Deformation at Tidal Timescales".
This project will use GPS satellite observations to observe the harmonic motions of the Earth's surface and infer the degree of anelastic deformation at tidal timescales. To be supervised by Dr Peter Clarke and Dr Nigel Penna, further details can be found http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/vacancies/info/phd_nerc_ad_tides.pdf . Candidates should possess (or about to obtain) at least an upper second class honours degree in a relevant numerate discipline (geomatics/surveying, Earth/environmental science, mathematics/physics, civil engineering, physical geography). Maintenance is provided at standard NERC rates - currently £12,000 per year.
2. EPSRC Industrial CASE studentship "Towards Centimetre Level Real-time Kinematic GNSS Single Point Positioning".
This project will focus on improving the quality of single point carrier phase GNSS positioning by combining observations from GPS, GLONASS and Galileo satellite systems. To be supervised by Prof Philip Moore and Dr Nigel Penna, in collaboration with Subsea7, further details can be found on http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/vacancies/info/phd_epsrc_ad_pinpoint.pdf .
Candidates should possess (or about to obtain) at least an upper second class honours degree in a relevant numerate discipline (geomatics/surveying, mathematics/physics, civil engineering, electrical engineering or computer science). Maintenance is provided at standard EPSRC rates - currently £12,000 per year - plus an annual CASE stipend of around £3,000.
Formal applications should be made through the standard University application procedure http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/
Further details about the Geomatics Research Group and the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences may be obtained on http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/research/resgeomatics.htm and http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk respectively.
Please further circulate these details to any interested parties.
Thanks
Pete.
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Dr Peter J CLARKE, Reader in Geophysical Geodesy & Postgraduate "Tsar", geomatics@newcastle, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Cassie Building, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
Tel: +44 (0)191 222 6351 (direct) or 6323; Fax: +44 (0)191 222 6502
http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/ and http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/peter.clarke/
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