بورسیه دکتری کشاورزی/منابع طبیعی|محیط زیست|جغرافیا در انگستان

  • بورسیه دکتری کشاورزی/منابع طبیعی|محیط زیست|جغرافیا در انگستان

  • Type: PhD
  • Closing Date: ۳۰ January 2017

The aim of this project is to analyse the potential for applying Earth Observation data to determine Sustainable Development Goal Indicators and to link to policy, management and measurement and evaluation of progress towards the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Focus will be on the REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) programme of the UN and on the use in Nigeria of earth observation satellite data, particularly from the satellites Nigeria Sat-1, Nigeria Sat-2 and Nigeria Sat-3.

The student would be based at the University of Surrey and take part in the training available at the university. She/he would also be able to attend modules in CES and other departments, including the Surrey Space Centre. As an NPL-sponsored CASE student she/he would also be part of NPL’s Post Graduate Research Institute, which provides links between students at NPL. The student will learn a variety of skills in processing EO data, GIS, landscape ecology, indicator development, forest management, institutional dynamics and policy development/implementation. Of especial relevance in terms of skills development would be the communication of complex scientific data into forms that non-specialists can use to help make informed decisions. The student would gain fieldwork experience in Nigeria (Cross River State and the Federal Capital Territory).

This project would be suitable for students with an undergraduate and postgraduate degree in geography, environmental science/management, agricultural science, ecology or conservation with a strong interest in Earth Observation, indicator/index development and the social sciences. Experience of natural resource management, forestry, Earth Observation and/or agriculture/food security in Africa would certainly provide an advantage.

More information is available on the Scenario Doctoral Training Partnership Website.

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