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PhD studentship in Earth Sciences School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences We are delighted to offer 2 PhD studentships in Earth Sciences to suitably qualified candidates for the academic year commencing 1st October 2013. Applicants must have at least a 2:1 degree in Earth Sciences (or a related subject) or equivalent qualification. Each studentship is supported for 3 years and includes full Home/EU tuition fees plus a stipend of £13,726 per annum. The studentship will only fully fund those applicants who are eligible for Home/EU fees with relevant qualifications. Applicants normally required to cover overseas fees will have to show evidence in their application that they can cover the difference between the Home/EU and the overseas tuition fee rates (approximately £9,790 per annum). We invite applications for the following projects: Alluvial fans as archives of fault activity: characterising the origin and fate of sediments transported from tectonically perturbed catchments ([email protected]) 3D Visualization of Volcanic Hazards ([email protected]) Seasonality and Greenhouse-Icehouse Climate Change: An Eocene-Oligocene Case Study ([email protected]) Melt enhanced deformation in the lower oceanic and continental crust ([email protected]) Rheology and strength of the continental lithosphere at the lower crust-upper mantle transition ([email protected]) Melt migration pathways beneath a fossil axial magma chamber in the Oman Ophiolite ([email protected]) High latitude climate during the Cretaceous ([email protected]) Miocene palaeoceanography of the Indian Ocean using benthic foraminifera ([email protected]) Benthic foraminiferal dynamics through the Late Permian mass extinction event ([email protected]) Structure and function of Lilliput ecosystems through time ([email protected]) For further information on each project please go to http://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/research/cres/Pages/Opportunities.aspx Applicants are encouraged to contact staff directly to discuss research projects. For an application form and full details on how to apply, please visit www.plymouth.ac.uk/postgraduate. Applicants should send a completed application form along with a covering letter detailing their suitability for the studentship, C.V., and 2 references to Sharon Healy, Faculty of Science and Technology Research Office, Room A425, Portland Square, Plymouth PL4 8AA or e-mail [email protected] The closing date for applications 5th July 2013. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview. We regret that we may not be able to respond to all applications.