Ph.D. Student Fellowship
Department of Ecology and Environmental Science
University of Kuopio
Finland
Application Deadline: Friday, 16 December 2005
For further information, please contact:
Dr. Riikka Rinnan
E-mail: Riikka.Rinnan [at] uku.fi
Phone: +45 3532 2244
The University of Kuopio in Finland seeks a Ph.D. student to study
emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) from northern
ecosystems.
The Ph.D. position is part of a larger project assessing effects of
climatic warming and increasing UV-B radiation on BVOC emissions from
boreal and arctic mires and heaths. The position is based at the
Department of Ecology and Environmental Science at the University of
Kuopio in Finland (http://www.uku.fi/ekolog/english/) and includes
collaboration with the University of Copenhagen and The Royal Veterinary
and Agricultural University in Denmark. The Ph.D. work will concentrate
on identification and quantification of VOC emissions collected from
plants and the soil by chamber and branch cuvette techniques. It
includes field measurement campaigns at long-term field experiments in
northern Finland and Sweden (Sodankyla and Abisko research stations),
laboratory experiments in Kuopio, gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric
analyses of VOCs, and spectroscopic analyses of plant material.
Applicants should have:
- M.Sc. in environmental science, biology, chemistry, or a related field
- Enthusiasm for field work and for learning multivariate statistics
- Possibly some experience in gas chromatography
- Good written and spoken English
The fellowship is funded for three years beginning 1 April 2006. The
student will be granted a yearly tax-free stipend for pension and
insurance costs.
Interested candidates should send applications (in English) describing
personal qualities, research interests, and motivation for this
position, and a curriculum vitae including names and contact details of
two references.
The applications should be e-mailed by Friday, 16 December 2005 to:
Dr. Riikka Rinnan
E-mail: Riikka.Rinnan [at] uku.fi
Phone: +45 3532 2244