The University of Cambridge is offering more than 15 3.5 year NERC-funded studentships starting in October 2018 as part of its Earth System Science Doctoral Training Partnership. A wide range of projects are available across seven world-class departments and the British Antarctic Survey. The full list of studentships is available here: https://essdtp.esc.cam.ac.uk/programme/biology-theme
My group in the Department of Plant Sciences (learn more about us here: https://www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/research/andrewtanentzap) is specifically offering four projects addressing the: * biology of Arctic lakes (https://essdtp.esc.cam.ac.uk/programme/biology-theme/b409-smalllakes-tanentzap) * links between streams and forest management practices (https://essdtp.esc.cam.ac.uk/programme/biology-theme/b401-forest-tanentzap) * ecological drivers and consequences of plant evolutionary radiations (https://essdtp.esc.cam.ac.uk/programme/biology-theme/b408- plantradiation-tanentzap) * species conservation outside of protected areas in New Zealand (https://essdtp.esc.cam.ac.uk/programme/biology-theme/b407-metapop- tanentzap) *** Eligibility and Funding *** UK and EEA students who meet the UK residency requirements will be eligible for a full Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) studentship. A full studentship will cover the cost of all fees and the student will receive the standard NERC maintenance allowance (£14,553 pa for 2017/18). Students from EU countries who do not meet the residency requirements may still be eligible for a fees-only award, and can apply for maintenance feeds funded by the various Cambridge Trusts. Overseas students may similarly be able to join the programme but will need to have arranged funding from other sources. Further funding details are available here: https://essdtp.esc.cam.ac.uk/prospective-students/funding-information *** How to Apply *** Interested applicants should contact the lead supervisor in the first instance. Contact details for supervisors are available on associated project webpages. The deadline for applications to the NERC Doctoral Training Partnership is Thursday 4th January 2018. All supporting documentation (e.g. references) must be uploaded within 7 days of submitting your application. The latest date is therefore 11 January 2017. Full details of the application process are available at: https://essdtp.esc.cam.ac.uk/prospective-students/how-to-apply
