PhD Studentship in Optimal Grazing Choices
Vacancy Details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Tuition fees and Maintenance Grant |
| Location: | OXSTALLS CAMPUS |
| Job Type: | Research |
| Closing Date: | 04/02/2022 |
| Date Posted: | 12/01/2022 |
| Reference: | O208 |
Description
Wales ESRC
DTP Environmental Planning Pathway:
Collaborative
PhD Studentship
Identifying and communicating optimal grazing
choices for sustainable livestock farming.
The project aims to identify optimal grazing management and
advance best practice in communicating complex science on soil health and
sustainability and investigate how to communicate these results and translate them into
behaviour change. Collaboration with farmer partners interested in improving
the sustainability of their farms, Cynidr Consulting and Natural Resources
Wales means the project will remain focussed on addressing a key concern of the
farming sector. The project will examine whether grazing regime and
intensity lead to differences in soil biology and carbon stocks, how farmers
perceive the impacts of grazing choices on soil health and carbon stocks, and
best communication approaches to elicit change.
For further information, please see the full detail document. You
are also welcome to contact the supervisor, Philip L Staddon pstaddon@glos.ac.uk
or philip.staddon@rau.ac.uk
HOW TO
APPLY
Send a completed application pack to Dr Philip Staddon (pstaddon@glos.ac.uk)
by the deadline of 12.00 noon, Friday 4th February 2022. Incomplete
applications or applications received after this specified time will not be
accepted.
The application pack must contain the following two documents:
1. Curriculum Vitae: It should be no longer than two pages.
2. Research Proposal: The proposal should be up to a maximum of 1000
words, not including references. We suggest that you use the following five headings
in your research proposal:
• Your reflections on the title, aims and purpose of the research;
• An overview of some key research literature relevant to the
study;
• Your proposals for developing the design and methods of the
study;
• A description of potential outcomes of the project for
understanding, knowledge, policy and practice (as appropriate to the topic);
• References
Closing
Date: midday 04 February 2022
Interview
Date: to be confirmed