PhD scholarship in Applied Animal Behaviour/Acoustics & Signal Processing
A PhD scholarship in the area of Applied Animal Behaviour is available at the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand). The candidate would participate in a project developing acoustic methods to develop insect detection and classification techniques through signal processing to improve border biosecurity and mitigate biological invasions. This project, which aims to begin as soon as possible, will be conducted as a partnership between Dr Ximena Nelson from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Canterbury, Dr Michael Hayes from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Canterbury, and Drs Eckehard Brockerhoff and Stephen Pawson, from Scion (the New Zealand Forest Research Institute). All applicants must be technologically able and should have completed a Master's degree or equivalent (with a substantial thesis component) in a relevant discipline. Candidates with experience working with acoustics and signal processing, preferably with a strong biological background, will be particularly welcome. The award stipend is $26,500 (New Zealand dollars) per annum, and tuition fees are covered. Tenure is 3.5 years full-time, subject to satisfactory progress. Because New Zealand PhDs do not include coursework this is sufficient time within which to complete the degree. For further information contact ximena.nel...@canterbury.ac.nz, michael.ha...@canterbury.ac.nz, or eckehard.brockerh...@scionresearch.com Please forward this to anyone who may be interested. This e-mail and any attachments may contain information which is confidential or subject to copyright. If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it. Scion does not accept responsibility for anything in this e-mail which is not provided in the course of Scion's usual business or for any computer virus, data corruption, interference or delay arising from this e-mail.
